Executive summary rsvp is the sponsor by harvey county, under the supervision under the department on aging, with a 30 percent match of $19,409.00, which is also funded by cncs at $45,300 amount total…

Executive summary rsvp is the sponsor by harvey county, under the supervision under the department on aging, with a 30 percent match of $19,409.00, which is also funded by cncs at $45,300 amount total budget of $64,709.00. Healthy futures is the primary focus for harvey county rsvp. Additionally capacity building, opioid intervention and other community priorities are included in the grant. Support from the local seniors to volunteer helping in healthy futures help meet the outcomes and meet the needs of harvey county. Harvey county rsvp is located in newton kansas. The cities within the area harvey county are burrton, halstead, hesston, newton, north newton, sedgwick and walton. Harvey county, kansas, is a semi-urban county with an estimated population of 34,544 in 2017 according to the census.GOV website. According to the 2010 census.GOV the 539.75 square mile area of the county located 20 minutes north of the largest city in kansas is home to approximately 64 persons per square mile. Harvey county population is 19% of sixty-five and older twenty-two percent live alone. In this senior population 5.2 percent live under the national poverty level of $12,140 according to the US department of health and human services. Support of seniors through the primary focus area of healthy futures will continue to be a great community need. By supplying food and safety checks that lessen concern of individuals and their families for aged individuals seeking to remain independent, these individuals will be able to age in place. This will in turn create the outcomes of increased food security and perceived social support/social ties by the home-bound, older adults, and those with disabilities.