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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="10-1405" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024" title_number="10" title_name="Department of Aging" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program">
  <text>On or before September 1, 2027, the Montgomery County Village Consortium shall report to the Department on the implementation of this subtitle, including:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>comprehensive best practices for creating and operating a hub and spoke model, including:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>how to create a hub;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>establishing the relationship between the Montgomery County Village Consortium as the hub and the villages as the spokes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>establishing the responsibilities of the hub and the spokes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>describing the population that will be served by a hub;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>how to establish a board of directors;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vi">
      <text>how to identify resources within each hub community, including time, skills, and capabilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vii">
      <text>how to identify the capacity of each hub, including geographic and population capacity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="viii">
      <text>describing which services can be provided;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ix">
      <text>how to train volunteers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="x">
      <text>how to address overlapping needs of multiple villages’ unique senior communities, including:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>support and social activities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>health and wellness; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>education; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="xi">
      <text>how to work with villages, including:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>how to increase village capacity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>how to recruit new villages; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>how to expand offerings of developing villages; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>recommendations regarding how to support interested diverse and underserved communities with the development of villages.</text>
  </level>
</section>
