TO: Northwest Focal Point Senior Center District Board
FROM: Terry Lieberman, Project Director
DATE: February 4, 2026
Title
APPROVE AND ACCEPT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF BROWARD COUNTY AND NORTHWEST FOCAL POINT SENIOR CENTER DISTRICT TO PROVIDE COUNSELORS TO ASSIST CLIENTS UNDER THE SHINE PROGRAM.
BACKGROUND: The Florida Department of Elder Affairs, through the SHINE program, trains and certifies a network of Medicare and health benefit counselors, mostly volunteers who provide information, counseling and assistance regarding health insurance and health benefit options. These services are free of charge or obligation and provided to elders and their families. Regional SHINE programs, operated under contract through the state’s eleven Area Agencies on Aging, supervise and support local SHINE counselors.
RECOMMENDATION: To approve.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to the Center.
CONTACT PERSON: Terry Lieberman, Project Director 954-973-0300