( Louisville , KY ) (On March 27, 2009) Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) presented ElderServe, Inc. with $225,000 for crime prevention services for Louisville seniors. Congressman Yarmuth secured the funding in FY09 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, which President Obama signed into law earlier this month.
ElderServe offers a network that coordinates existing services to help prevent elder abuse and neglect and offer care to seniors who are victims of crime. The organization will use the funding to expand the programs, giving them the ability to provide seven day-a-week preventative services and crisis intervention requests to homebound elderly, as well as a “safe house” for crime victims.
In addition to this funding, last month, the House passed Congressman Yarmuth’s legislation to expand ElderServe’s Emergency Crisis Response Teams program to a national level.
