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perseverance is necessary to bring about change in Watch Your Mailbox <br /> service delivery. She feels that services should be <br /> Your agency will soon be receiving a survey from <br /> family-based and neighborhood-based and the Area Agency for the Generations Project. <br /> recognize the ethnic diversity and different family <br /> Your response is extremely important and we are • <br /> structures in our society. Families need to in on looking forward to receiving the information. <br /> the planning being done. Finally,Senator Berglin Thank you in advance for your efforts. <br /> recommended an accountability model for block <br /> grant funding to ensure appropriate and successful Other Agency News <br /> outcomes. 1 <br /> Another project recently launched by the <br /> Luanne Nyberg,Director of the Children's Defense Metropolitan Council/Metropolitan Area Agency <br /> Fund in Minnesota,explained that what we need is on Aging is called the National Eldercare <br /> a change in paradigm from "services" to Campaign. Initiated by the U.S.Administration on <br /> "connection". We need to do everything possible Aging,it is a nationwide effort over the next three <br /> to build up the natural support systems of Y�Ts to mobilize a wide range of individuals, <br /> individuals. She warns that previous attempts have agencies, and organizations to address the unmet <br /> failed because service redesign or integration has needs of today's older person and prepare for the <br /> degenerated into coordination.Nyberg suggests we challenge of an aging society. Broadening the base <br /> attempt to make service family-based and of support and involvement of government, <br /> business and labor, the education and religious <br /> community-based,building on the natural support communities civic and other voluntary <br /> system. Flexibility at the local level is vital to the <br /> success of service integration. organizations holds great potential for promoting <br /> independence for older persons across the nation. <br /> Gloria Thomas,Associate Director of Model Cities If you have any questions or want to find out more <br /> of St. Paul, Inc., expressed her view that systems about the National Eldercare Campaign, please <br /> and services need to be redesigned to provide a call Gary Kelsey, Eldercare Initiative Coordinator, <br /> more comprehensive approach. Service delivery at 291-6481 <br /> linkages need to reflect a coordinated approach <br /> involving all of the agencies that one family or one • <br /> individual might need. We need to be ready for From the Editor <br /> multi-problem families or individuals. We can't do please feel free to reproduce portions of <br /> something about one problem and not another. p <br /> Therefore, planning is very important and, to be this publication in your own newsletter or <br /> efficient providers,we must have a vision and plan. to pass it on to others you feel will be <br /> We need to start working more collaboratively. interested. If you have any questions about <br /> or suggestions for the newsletter, or if you <br /> Conference Tapes Available would like someone to speak to your <br /> Audio and video tapes from the May 15 conference organization about the Generations Project, <br /> featuring Dr.Kahn are available for rental,for one please call me at (612) 291-6543. <br /> week, with a deposit fee. The deposit will be Jody Swanson <br /> reimbursed upon return of the tapes. Please call Editor <br /> Jody Swanson at (612) 291-6543 if you are <br /> interested. <br /> • <br /> Generations Project July 1992 Page 4 <br />