Pennyrile Allied Community Services (PACS) is continuing to help area residents through the COVID-19 pandemic by offering services to those in need.
PACS Executive Director Harold Monroe says they are still open to empower individuals and families to become self-reliant through assistance, education, and accountability.
Monroe adds their aging department is among the most popular. The department oversees the senior centers in Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd, and Trigg counties. The centers provide food each weekday to seniors who want them, with the need for meals increasing 22% in the 2020 fiscal year, which ended June 30. Monroe attributes the increase to the pandemic.
Transportation services are also an important part of PACS. The agency operates Hopkinsville Transit and drives seniors to appointments through Medicaid. Monroe says with current restrictions they are only able to drive one senior at a time through the Medicaid program and can have up to six riders on buses through Hopkinsville Transit.
In big news for the transportation department, Governor Andy Beshear’s office announced early last week PACS would receive over $393,000 to purchase ten replacement vehicles.
Monroe spoke to the Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club last week about all of the services they offer to the region. The News Edge will highlight other services throughout the week.