State Government Workforce Development Offices

The Governor s Office of Elderly Affairs serves as a focal point for senior citizens in Louisiana and administers a range of home- and community-based services and programs through a network of more than 35 37 area agencies on aging. The agency works to promote the maximum possible degree of personal freedom, dignity and self-determination. Its Elderly Protective Services Program acts to prevent, remedy, halt and hinder the acts of abuse and neglect against a senior citizen in the community. The Governor s Office of Elderly Affairs is responsible for providing services that include counseling, transportation, nutritional education, information and assistance with daily living activities. It is governed by state of Louisiana.

The Louisiana Office of Community Service is a division of the Louisiana Department of Social Services. The Office of Community Services provides for the public child welfare functions of the state and administers the federal grants for services directed at meeting the special needs of Louisiana's most vulnerable citizens. Programs and services include adoption registry, adoption services, adoption petitions, family services, foster care services and foster parents. The office also operates the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund that serves as a catalyst for abuse and neglect prevention efforts in Louisiana. Among its responsibilities are the creation of a plan for prevention of child abuse, presentation of its annual review to the governor and legislature, and the funding of community-based child abuse and neglect programs to public and nonprofit organizations through its grant process. The Louisiana Office of Community Service is located in Baton Rouge, La.

Founded in 1980, Louisiana Commission for the Deaf promotes, coordinates and facilitates public and private services for individuals with visual and hearing impairments. The commission advocates for the needs and rights of people with speech disabilities. Louisiana Commission for the Deaf has more than 5 community-based regional centers that offer document and telecommunication interpretation, advocacy and referral services for more than 40,000 people annually. It offers telephones, telebraillers and amplification equipment. The commission is a part of the Louisiana Department of Social Services, Which offers child and foster care, independent living, rehabilitation and food services. Louisiana Commission for the Deaf maintains a presence in Baton Rouge, La.