(60 ILCS 1/220-20)
Sec. 220-20. Purpose of senior citizen services. Any service, activity, facility, or guidance center for which township funds are expended or distributed under this Article shall be maintained and operated, in addition to any other purpose, for the following purposes:
(1) To decrease the sense of isolation and dependence
that often accompanies old age.
(2) To enrich the social and intellectual life of
older adults.
(3) To help older adults meet practical problems
attendant on aging, such as health, diet, adjustment to changed circumstances, and finances.
(4) To help older adults contribute to community
well-being as effective and useful citizens.
(5) To help persons approaching retirement to
appropriately plan for it.
(6) To organize community interest in generally
improving the climate of living for older adults.
(Source: P.A. 79-816; 88-62.)
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