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Federal Policies and Local Realities: The Case of Appalachian Senior Programs
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Nash, Bradley, Jr.; Bradley, Dana Burr – Educational Gerontology, 2006
National senior service programs have had a long and relatively successful history. Emerging at the intersection of federal aging and poverty policy initiatives in the early 1960s, projects such as the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the Senior Companion Program (SCP) have expanded in size and scope over the last several decades. These two…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Local Issues, Older Adults, Federal Programs