Service Projects

Detroit Area Agency on Aging has contracted with Wayne State University’s Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research for a provider enhancement project that would build the knowledge and skills of older adult service provider staff in the Detroit area to meet the challenges they face in serving their client population.  It is the goal of DAAA to help their partners provide quality services and utilize business strategies to increase revenues needed to serve a growing aging population.  The target groups for this project are organizations funded by DAAA to provide Adult Day Services, Senior Centers and Community-based organizations.
The Center for Social Work Practice and Policy Research has designed a multi-pronged approach to build capacity for services and organizational development among these organizations. Using data from several assessment strategies conducted with target groups, WSU identified two areas of need in order for providers to meet the expectations of the DAAA objectives for growth: strategic alignment planning and business planning.
Sessions are being held to assess priorities and introduce steps, along with the provision of extended technical assistance,  that will help the service provider networks build their capacity to meet the challenges of "2020."