HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-153 RESOLUTION NO. 23-153
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING
COUNCIL ON AGING OF ST. LUCIE, INC.
ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN ST.LUCIECOUNTY,FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. (COASL) is celebrating 50 years of proudly serving the
senior residents of St. Lucie County and surrounding areas.
2. Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. was founded in 1973 by 25 volunteers dedicated to
providing a daily hot meal to seniors.
3. Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. has grown in scope and size to now provide a number
of services including homemaking, respite care, adult day care, social senior services
and other programs to reflect the agency's mission of providing assistance in delaying
premature placement of seniors into long term care facilities.
4. Community Transit, a division of COASL, provides transportation for seniors within the
county for a myriad of senior programs.
5. COASL is the designated Lead Agency for St. Lucie County for Community Care for the
Elderly (CCE), Homecare for the Elderly (HCE) and Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADO)
state funded programs.
6. Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. provides essential services to senior adults that enable
them to age independently and safely in the comfort of their own home.
7. For the past 50 years and currently,the mission of the COASL has been to seek, develop,
coordinate and administer community-based programs and in-home services for senior
persons of St. Lucie County and adjoining areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida that this Board does hereby recognize and congratulate Council on Aging of St. Lucie,
Inc. on its 50th Anniversary in St. Lucie County, Florida
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 5th day of September 2023.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST LURE COUNTY, FL, RIDA
Cid . BY �-
DEPUTY CLERK CH R
APPROV D CORRECTNESS:
C UNTY ATT R,NEY