Registrar of Contractors recognized for service to seniors by Area Agency on Aging
Registrar of Contractors recognized for service to seniors by Area Agency on Aging
Registrar of Contractors recognized for service to seniors by Area Agency on Aging
PHOENIX – Israel G. Torres, director of the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC), received the Area Agency on Aging’s 2005 Dr. R. Alice Drought Caring Spirit Community Award of Excellence for developing programs that provide assistance to older adults.
The Area Agency on Aging in Phoenix provides services for seniors (60 years and older), adults (18-59 years) with disabilities and long-term care needs, persons of any age who are HIV positive, and family caregivers. Torres accepted the award at the Area Agency on Aging’s 24 th annual award luncheon on Oct. 7.
“It’s a tremendous honor for our agency to receive this Area Agency on Aging award dedicated to service to older adults,” said ROC Director Israel G. Torres. “The ROC has collaborated with many other organizations, such as our own licensed contractors and AARP Arizona, to reach out and have a positive impact in our community. We are committed to partnering with other organizations to offer service programs that make Arizona a better community for older adults.”
In presenting the award to Torres, the Area Agency on Aging noted, “Mr. Torres recognizes the need to address issues facing older adults and possesses the insight to develop programs that provide quality of life improvements.”
New ROC programs affecting older adults in Arizona include:
Helping Hands for Seniors Program
This program provides free home repairs and independent living modifications for low-income seniors so they can continue to live independently in their own homes. In its inaugural year, the program assisted 50 senior households in Phoenix and Tucson with more than $60,000 in home modifications.
Project Cool Aid
This program provides free cooling system repairs and replacements to Arizona residents, including older adults and those most susceptible to suffer heat-related illnesses by the extreme temperatures in central and southern Arizona. In the three years since the inception of this program, the ROC and its partners have helped approximately 150 families statewide totaling more than $200,000 in labor, materials and supplies.
Neighborhood Outreach and Consumer Education
The ROC makes neighborhood outreach and consumer education a priority through its Neighborhood Ambassador Program and the New Homeowners’ Seminars. Door-to-door unlicensed contracting scams are prevalent in Arizona, often targeting the senior population. In the past two years, approximately 4,500 Arizonans have lost nearly $50 million to scam artists who prey specifically on older adults. These programs focus on equipping homeowners with information and resources to protect themselves and their neighborhoods from becoming victims of unlicensed contracting scams.
Registrar of Contractors recognized for service to seniors by Area Agency on Aging
PHOENIX – Israel G. Torres, director of the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC), received the Area Agency on Aging’s 2005 Dr. R. Alice Drought Caring Spirit Community Award of Excellence for developing programs that provide assistance to older adults.
The Area Agency on Aging in Phoenix provides services for seniors (60 years and older), adults (18-59 years) with disabilities and long-term care needs, persons of any age who are HIV positive, and family caregivers. Torres accepted the award at the Area Agency on Aging’s 24 th annual award luncheon on Oct. 7.
“It’s a tremendous honor for our agency to receive this Area Agency on Aging award dedicated to service to older adults,” said ROC Director Israel G. Torres. “The ROC has collaborated with many other organizations, such as our own licensed contractors and AARP Arizona, to reach out and have a positive impact in our community. We are committed to partnering with other organizations to offer service programs that make Arizona a better community for older adults.”
In presenting the award to Torres, the Area Agency on Aging noted, “Mr. Torres recognizes the need to address issues facing older adults and possesses the insight to develop programs that provide quality of life improvements.”
New ROC programs affecting older adults in Arizona include:
Helping Hands for Seniors Program
This program provides free home repairs and independent living modifications for low-income seniors so they can continue to live independently in their own homes. In its inaugural year, the program assisted 50 senior households in Phoenix and Tucson with more than $60,000 in home modifications.
Project Cool Aid
This program provides free cooling system repairs and replacements to Arizona residents, including older adults and those most susceptible to suffer heat-related illnesses by the extreme temperatures in central and southern Arizona. In the three years since the inception of this program, the ROC and its partners have helped approximately 150 families statewide totaling more than $200,000 in labor, materials and supplies.
Neighborhood Outreach and Consumer Education
The ROC makes neighborhood outreach and consumer education a priority through its Neighborhood Ambassador Program and the New Homeowners’ Seminars. Door-to-door unlicensed contracting scams are prevalent in Arizona, often targeting the senior population. In the past two years, approximately 4,500 Arizonans have lost nearly $50 million to scam artists who prey specifically on older adults. These programs focus on equipping homeowners with information and resources to protect themselves and their neighborhoods from becoming victims of unlicensed contracting scams.
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