Writer:
Please adhere to APA guidelines, 6th edition.
Title page
Running head
Headings for each paragraph
Conclusion
Reference page
Only cite credible sources such as government website, journals, etc.
Assignment
Volunteers and political officials in local communities often campaign to improve conditions and provide services to increase the well-being of individuals and families living in those communities. If you are the parent of young children, you might focus on improving the local school or creating safe places where children can play. If you are an individual in later adulthood or a caregiver for an individual in later adulthood, what community resources might be important to you? For this week’s Assignment, you evaluate the resources that your local community provides for its older members.
To prepare for this Assignment, research the resources available in your local community to support the issues and concerns of the older population. Note any gaps in these services and consider what improvements might be made to existing services as well as what services should be added.
Submit a paper that includes the following:
A description of the services in your local community that support individuals in later adulthood * New Haven, Connecticut is my community
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the services you identified
A description of service gaps you identified
An explanation of how to improve existing services
A description of services that should be added, and why