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According to the American Association for Retired People (AARP) 22.4 million households provide care to a family member over fifty. And a report on assisted living by a Georgia State University professor reveals nearly 93 percent of African American seniors are cared for by children or relatives living at home. Meanwhile many older Americans living on their own struggle to cover expenses for basic needs like food and tolerable indoor temperatures during the cold winter- and hot summer-months. AARP says about10 million adults age 65 and older are "low income and the National Council on Aging reports nearly one-third of Americans over 60 are living at or below the federal poverty level. For older black women the number is as high as 50 percent. With these numbers it's important to know what services are available to help. Program guests talk about services available through Community Action Agencies to help meet the needs of families from the oldest members to the youngest. GUESTS Marie Watson - Executive Director of Johnson-Lee-Harnett Community Action and Board member for the North Carolina Community Action Association. Dr. Marlee Ray Executive Director of WAGES (Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency Inc.) NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION