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Tippecanoe County Council on Aging, Inc. is celebrating
thirty-five (35) years of service to older Hoosiers in July 2008.
- The Council opened its doors as an advocate for older
adults in July 1973.
- In 1974, it offered programs to the community with the
development of the Senior Center in downtown Lafayette and moved to its
current location at Jenks Rest in Columbian Park in 1991.
- In 1975, TCCA opened the first congregate meal site in
the county and began its health screening services.
- Care-A-Van, which offers specialized transportation for
seniors and/or disabled citizens, got on the road in 1979.
- We became a United Way agency in 1983 (25 years ago!).
- The Senior Housing Assistance Repair Program (SHARP),
which offers needed home repairs for senior homeowners, started in 1996.
- In 1990, the Cooperative Transportation Program (CTP)
was created by United Way to provide transportation to clients of United Way
agencies through the use of Care-A-Van vehicles and drivers.
Over the years, our vision has remained the same; for older
adults to lead healthy, productive lives and have meaningful involvement in a
community that views aging as positive, natural and purposeful. This healthy
lifestyle encourages the expansion of interests and activities and maintenance
of relationships as valuable keys to fulfillment.
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