 White Plains, NY - The Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS) will present its four-year plan to enhance the lives of seniors in Westchester County and how it expects to allocate its resources to meet those goals at its annual public hearing on Oct. 30.
DSPS Commissioner Mae Carpenter will lead the hearing from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the County Center in White Plains.
Individuals, organizations and agencies will be able to comment on the DSPS proposal and present their own ideas on issues ranging from affordable housing to adult day care, in-home care, alternative transportation and new or expanded programming.
Carpenter said the need to address these and related topics has taken on added urgency in recent years as the population ages. One in five people in Westchester County is 60 years or older, the Baby Boomers have started to turn 60 and the number of people 85 and older in Westchester jumped 24 percent in the past two decades.
Carpenter said proposals at the hearing will be shared with policy makers, such as the New York State Office for the Aging and with legislators. An abstract of DSPS’ four-year plan for 2008 to 2011 is available at the DSPS offices on the 10th floor of the County Office Building at 9 S. First Ave. in Mount Vernon.
Registration is preferred but not required to speak at the public hearing. To register, call (914) 813-6406 or send an e-mail to
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A Speak Up program on older driver safety issues will immediately follow the public hearing at 11 a.m. Here, too, registration is preferred but not required. To register, call (914) 245-9167 or send an email to
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