Wheelchair Ramp Program
Wheelchair Ramp Program
Contact Person: Scott Courson, Director of Aging Services
Agency Name or Parent Company: Southern Georgia Regional Commission's Area Agency on Aging
Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Wheelchair Ramp Program
Address: 1725 South Georgia Parkway, West, Waycross, GA 31503
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone Number: 888-732-4464
Homepage/Website: www.sgrc.us/aaa.html
Established: 2005
Target Population: Aged 60+
No. of Persons Served/Year: 50
No. of Paid Staff: 3
Services Provided:
- Minor home modifications (e.g., grab bars, raised toilet seats, handheld showers, handrails, lever door handles)
- Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
- Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
- Raise consumer and/or professional awareness
- Advocacy for home modification policies and funding
- Participate in task forces/coalitions or planning activities with other agencies
- Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs
- Partners with state or local non-profit home modification programs (e.g., Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity, etc...)
Funding Source(s):
- State Block Grants (e.g., Social Services)
- State General Revenues
- Private Pay
- Fundraising
Total Budget: $89,000
Is your organization Non-Profit?: no
