Governor's Coordinating Office on Problems of
the Aging. The Commission on Aging was reas-
signed both as an advisory and as a policy-making
board to the Director.

The Director on Aging is appointed by and re-
sponsible to the Governor and serves on the Gov-
ernor's Executive Council. To evaluate the service
needs of elderly persons in the State and establish
priorities for meeting these needs, the Director
chairs the Interagency Committee on Aging
Services (Chapter 101, Acts of 1982). The Direc-
tor also represents the interests of the elderly by
serving as an advocate at all levels of government.

The Office on Aging consists of five divisions:
Management, Nutrition and Community Services,
Long Term Care, Housing and Continuing Care,
and Planning and Evaluation.

The Management Division is responsible for
budgeting and financial management, public infor-
mation, personnel, training, procurement, general
administration, and management of an automated
data processing system.

The Nutrition and Community Services Divi-
sion gives statewide direction to the local adminis-
tration of aging programs and services. These in-
clude nutrition, transportation. Gateway I
(information and referral), employment, health
promotion, physical fitness, legal assistance devel-
opment, and senior center operations and con-
struction. The Division monitors and gives techni-
cal assistance to a network of eighteen area
agencies on aging. These agencies receive grants
of federal and State funds from the Office on Ag-
ing to provide services to the elderly in their re-
spective areas. Area agencies encompass all coun-
ties and Baltimore City. Funding sources for
grants include Title III of the Federal Older
Americans Act, Section 700 of the federal Food
and Agriculture Act, and State general funds.

Gateway I is a coordinated statewide activity to
facilitate access to information and services for
older persons. The Gateway I project is operated
by an agency in each local jurisdiction or area of
the State as a single point of contact for older per-
sons seeking services and benefits from public and
private agencies.

GATEWAY I SITES

Allegany County
Cumberland Senior Citizens' Center
19 Frederick St.
Cumberland 21532 Telephone: 724-1141

Anne Arundel County
Arundel Center North
101 Crain Highway, N.W.
Glen Bumie 21061 Telephone: 1-800492-2499

Baltimore City
Waxter Center for Senior Citizens
861 Park Ave.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 396-1341

Baltimore County
Baltimore County Department of Aging
611 Central Ave.
Towson 21204 Telephone: 494-2594

Calvert County
Calvert Pines Senior Center
450 West Dares Beach Rd.
Prince Frederick 20678 Telephone: 535^606
D.C. Metropolitan area: 855-1170

Caroline County
Caroline County Senior Center
4th Street Armory
Denton 21629 Telephone: 479-2535

Carroll County
Westminster Senior Center
Old West End School Building
Schoolhouse Ave.
Westminster 21157 Telephone: 848-4049
from Baltimore: 876-3363, ext. 48
from Mt. Airy: 875-3342

Cecil County
Cecil County Senior Center
Holly Hall
P.O. Box 1182
703 South Bridge St.
Elkton 21921 Telephone: 398-7228

Charles County
Charles County Aging Services Office
P.O. Box B
LaPlata 20646 Telephone: 934-8080

Dorchester County
Cambridge MAC Center
614 Race St.
Cambridge 21613 Telephone: 228-0323

Frederick County
Frederick County Commission on Aging
520 North Market St.
Frederick 21701 Telephone: 694-1604

Garrett County
Oakland Senior Center
104 East Center St.
Oakland 21550 Telephone: 334-1330