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Media Advisories

HHS to Provide Funds for Hurricane Recovery in Alabama

October 12, 2004
For Immediate Release

On behalf of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy G. Thompson, Josefina Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging, will hold a press conference to announce funding for Alabama for critical services to communities that continue to recover from the hurricane that hit the state this fall.

Who: Governor Bob Riley
Josefina Carbonell, Assistant Secretary of Aging, HHS
Irene Collins, Alabama Department of Senior Services

When: Friday, November 12, 2004
Time: 1:00 p.m.

Where: Grand Hotel
Fairhope, AL

Contact: Jeff Emerson
334-242-7150

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The AoA is a Federal agency dedicated to policy development, planning and the delivery of supportive home and community-based services to older persons and their caregivers through the national aging network of state and local agencies on aging, tribal organizations, service providers and volunteers.

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