Baltimore County, MD Time of Your LIfe, 27 Feb 2018

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From YouTube: Community Resources 2018: A New Regional Resource

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Debbie Orlove, MA, community Business Liaison, Baltimore County Department of Agjng.

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Welcome to the time of your life with the baltimore county department of aging., I'm your host, ethel rasmussen..

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Today's show keeps you in the know, by conveying important and interesting information about the contemporary topics that impact you, our viewing audience..

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This show is devoted to the many resources and information available at the baltimore county department of aging..

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We believe that resources represent the foundation for good decision-making.

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On the show, today is michelle marseilles, manager of the nfcsp caregivers program at the department of aging.

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Michelle shares information about the caregivers program and the resources they provide.

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also on the show is michelle mills, division chief of the individual.

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And family services at the department of aging.

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michelle, provides information about maryland access point also known as map.

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Stay tuned to learn more about the services map, offers.

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Debbie orlove, community business liaison at the department of aging will open the show with information.

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About community resources, 2018, bcda's annual regional publication.

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As well as close, the show with information about senior center travel,.

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Senior box office and what's happening at your local senior center.

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Let's start the show. welcome to the show, debbie. thank you, ethel, for inviting me.

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The department of aging creates and establishes an annual regional directory called community resources..

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Can you share information about this publication?, so this is a regional directory that we publish annually.

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This year,, we are very proud to say that we've raised the quantity.

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To 90,000 copies and it's just a wonderful book.

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That really everyone in baltimore and surrounding areas can gain.

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A lot of information in order to make important decisions.

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Why is it so important to the baltimore region?.

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Well,, it offers a lot of information for whether you're a caregiver.

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Or whether you're seeking some place to exercise,, whether you're looking for a new apartment.

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Just about caregiving options, travel, options.

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If you have a child with a disability., so it really covers a lot of different areas in which our population is so diverse.

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And everyone has very different needs., so this book really, I want to say,- covers every situation. Pretty much.

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I know you work hard every year to update it.

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What are some of the new features in 2018??

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So the one thing I would like to mention and it isn't a new feature.

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But I would like to mention it., so this book is printed in partnership with baltimore city government.

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And so it's regional, as I mentioned previously, but the one thing that the department of aging is very proud of this year- is that we've added another partner.

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And that is the department of planning.

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And the baltimore county commission on disabilities.

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So everything in their resource book that they published every three years.

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Is now incorporated into our book.

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So you're going to find a lot of new information for children with disabilities.

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You're going to find increased information with cross-referencing.

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Because everyone looks for information in a different way and we want to make sure that we were able to really adhere to everyone's needs..

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The publication is also revenue-producing..

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Can you explain that to our viewers? yeah., so this publication supports a volunteer luncheon.

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That we have every year in which we honor about 1,200, older adults,.

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For their volunteer services and we sell sponsorships in the book.

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And you can be a sponsor whether you are, if you want a highlighted listing.

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Or a large listing,, it's a great way if you have a business and you want to showcase your services or products to really a target population., it's a wonderful opportunity to not only support the department of aging.

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We love to have your support, the business community's support.

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But also to add to the content of the book.

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So for those businesses, non-profits and other professionals that are listening,.

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How can they get involved in this publication in the future or other opportunities with bcda?.

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So I would be happy to talk with them.

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They can call me at 410-887-2012, or they could email me directly.

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At dorlove@baltimorecountymd.gov.

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So this is a wonderful resource and I just want to show the cover.

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So people can pick it up, but where can they find complementary copies of the community? Resource directory?.

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So that is a wonderful question, because this book is in the community for one year.

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So they can find it at any baltimore county senior, center,.

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All of baltimore county libraries and I'd also like to mention.

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That the book is available online and we thought this was very important for professionals and long distance, caregivers.

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So they could actually access the book at.

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Www.Batimorecountymd.Gov/ communityresources.

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And it's also available in an accessible format., so for those that need special consideration for identifying important resources,.

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They could access the book online.

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Thank you for sharing information about this valuable resource, and I look forward to seeing you in a little bit about sbo and senior center activities and travel.. It's my pleasure.. Thank you, again..

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In keeping with the theme of today's show, remember, to connect with bcda via social media.

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friend bcda, on facebook to stay in the know about bcda's events.

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And other information through multiple daily posts, as well as instagram and flickr., we're going to take a short break. when we return, learn about caregiving and the resources that are available to you..

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