
OUR STORY
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Committed to serve
In the fall of 1969, Lois Brown Dale secured a small federal demonstration grant to open
senior centers in several communities throughout the county.
Lois was a pioneer in the development of services for older adults. In 1979, she created a
nationally unique program called Gaining Assistance in Necessary Skills (GAINS). Lois
realized that stroke survivors could not easily participate at the senior centers, but they
needed a center where they could enjoy activities within the scope of their abilities. The
GAINS program provided therapies and activities that encouraged participants to maximize their physical and cognitive abilities. The GAINS program evolved into the Adult Day Services program we offer today.
Lois Brown Dale
After a decade of operation, Lois saw that meeting the future needs of Clermont’s older citizens would require a significant growth in resources, and, once again, she had both a vision and a plan.
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It took several years of lobbying and hard work, but in November 1982, Clermont county
passed Ohio’s first countywide Senior Services Levy. Other counties followed her lead, and
today over 70 Senior Service Levies throughout Ohio provide community-based care for
older adults.