Veterans Services
only fully-accredited representative authorized to represent the NC Division
families. All services are free of charge and we continue to encourage all
veterans, dependants and surviving spouses to take advantage of all the
•
surviving spouses.
•
•
Senior Services Senior Services Department, a NC Senior Center of Excellence, provides quality
services, programs, activities and opportunities to promote and enhance the well-
In-Home Services 19,000 hours for 128 clients
Family C aregiver
Support
200 hours of in home respite for seven (7) clients
Thirty (30) days at Care Cafe for two (2) clients
Thirty (30) bags of incontinence supplies for eleven (11) families
Nutrition
13,670 meals served at four (4) congregate nutrition sites
28,893 home delivered meals delivered by volunteers on
fifteen (15) routes
Information &
Assistance
Provided assistance to 1,184 seniors and family members
Transpo rtation Provided funding for 11,363 one-way trips with SCUSA
Transportation
SHIIP (Senior
Health Insurance
Information
Program)
Ten (10) volunteer counse lors provided one-on-one
counseling and assistance about Medicare, Medicare
prescription coverage, Medicare Advantage and other
health insurance issues
AARP Tax Aide
Volunteers prepared approximately 400 income tax
returns, saving approximately $60,000 in tax preparation
costs
Average Daily
Visitors
Albemarle Site: Ninety (90)
Locust Site: Twenty (20)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
STANLYCOUNTYNC.GOV page 7
The Senior Center’s 90+ Birthday Party honoring the county’s 90+ year olds is
an exciting and well-attended event.
Soil and Water Conservation Service
The mission of the Stanly Soil and
Water Conservation District is to
provide education, information and
technical assistance to citizens of
Stanly County for the conservation
of our soil and water resources.
• Presented soil and water
conservation information,
environmental science
•
•
reduce soil erosion and improve water quality and quantity within the
county.
•
•
impacts to impaired streams.
Solid Waste
Materials Handled at Convenience Sites
2017 2018
Household trash 6,547 tons 6,564 tons
Recyclable materials 490 tons 510 tons
Used oil 10,335 gallons 7,178 gallons
Oil filters 14-55 gallon drums 3-55 gallon drums
Electronics 100,535 tons 51 tons
Household hazardous
50,834 tons 51,092 tons
waste
Save the Date!
Household Hazardous Waste Event
April 13, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
in the parking lot of the Agri-Civic Center
located at 26032 Newt Road, Albemarle.
Safely dispose of paint, pesticides, old
electronics, and more! This is a free event
for Stanly County citizens!
/STANLYCOUNTYNC.GOV