Board offers outreach help as staff says home-mod program has capacity for dozens more cases

Neighborhood Services staff said early demand for the home-modification program exceeded expectations but that the program still has room for more applicants, and board members volunteered to help publicize it.

"We're on track... we're a little bit probably ahead of it," Rosendo Moreno said, summarizing intake pace; when asked whether there was room for more projects staff said there were roughly "about 80, 90 more spots." Member David Tilzer offered a table at an Oct. 24 Sun City Night Out event that draws 400–500 residents and requested flyers and materials; staff agreed to provide them.

The board also discussed canvassing, community-center partnerships, referrals from existing city programs and outreach through ward newsletters as ways to reach seniors who may not use online services.