Welcome to the Council on Aging, serving St. Clair County
What does the Senior Citizens Millage Provide?
For over 45 years taxpayers around St. Clair County have helped to meet the needs of its Senior Citizens through the Senior Citizens Millage. This 0.7983 mill renewal is on August 4, 2026 ballot.
The Millage is allocated to the following 12 agencies to help fund programs and services: Area Agency on Aging 1-B, Blue Water Home Care & Hospice, Blue Water Safe Horizons, Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, Council on Aging, Inc., Housing Matters Inc., Hunter Hospitality House, Lakeshore Legal Aid of St. Clair County, Life Skills Centers, Port Huron Housing Commission, Public Guardian, and Sanborn Gratiot Memorial Home.
The millage has helped the Council on Aging with its mission to enable seniors to remain independent and active as long as possible. With funds from the St. Clair County Senior Citizens Millage 2022-2025, some of the critical programs and services the Council on Aging was able to provide include:
- Senior Nutrition (Meals on Wheels) – 1,136,082 nutritional meals personally delivered to seniors at their homes and congregate sites with the addition of a new “Hot Shot” delivery truck to the fleet.
- Transportation – 197,493 rides were provided to seniors for vital medical appointments such as dialysis and chemo, shopping, visits, and personal business. The fleet includes lift-equipped buses for the handicapped.
- Personal Care/Homemaking – 189,181 hours of service assisting seniors with daily living activities such as bathing and dressing as well as housekeeping and laundry.
- Programs/Activities – 773,521 senior participants at our 4 multi-purpose senior centers with programming designed to promote socialization and recreation, exercise and develop balance and strength, increase education, and encourage independence.
- Community Liaisons – 36,751 visits with seniors to assess their needs and provide them with the information, resources, and services they need.
- Home Repair – 29,059 hours spent on home repairs to ensure the safety and security of seniors to help them remain in their homes – where they want to be.
- Chore Services – 24,281 hours spent on household chores such as cleaning gutters, lawn mowing, and snow shoveling to help seniors maintain a safe home with the addition of two new equipment vans.
- Adult Day Care – 31,531 hours of service provided at Starpath Adult Day Service. This service keeps vulnerable seniors safe and engaged while giving their caregivers essential respite time.
- Foster Grandparent Program – 204,958 hours of service provided by Foster Grandparents to assist and mentor at-risk children in schools, pre-schools, Head Start programs, summer schools, and other public, non-profit community settings.
- Eyeglasses & Hearing Aids – 51 pairs of eyeglasses and 67 hearing aids have allowed seniors to interact with their loved ones and the world around them again. This new program has been very well received.
