The Wyoming Senior Services Board (WSSB) consists of seven voting members and a nonvoting, ex-officio member, as follows:
(i) The administrator of the Aging Division within the Department of Health or his designee shall serve as a nonvoting, ex-officio member;
(ii) One member of the advisory council on aging appointed by the governor;
(iii) Three persons who are senior citizens appointed by the governor;
(iv) Three members at large appointed by the governor.
The board, in consultation with the Aging Division, appropriates funding to eligible senior centers to provide services and meet the needs of older adults.
- Monthly Invoice
- WSSB Policies
- Grant Application
- Emergency Grant Information
- Meeting Minutes
- Rules and Regulations
- WSSB Toolkit for Directors and Boards of local Senior Centers
Below are the WSSB policies:
- WSSB Policy WSSB-021513-20 Appointed Board Member’s Attendance
- WSSB Policy WSSB-020113-19 Determinants & Reporting of an Eligible Meal
- WSSB Policy 102114-23 Conflict of Interest
- WSSB Policy 092211-15 Formula Determination
- WSSB Policy 092211-14 WSSB Board Compensation
- WSSB Policy 022013-21 Emergency Disaster Funding
- WSSB Policy 011513-18 Carry-over Funds
- WSSB Policy 010813-17 Grant Application Format, Submission, etc.
- WSSB Policy 010713-16 Problem Resolution Procedures
- WSSB Policy 051810-03 Determinants of an Eligible Meal Site
- WSSB Policy 052110-07 Emergency Grant Policy & Application Procedures
- WSSB Policy 081511-08 Non-Compliant Senior Center
- WSSB Policy 091611-09 Second Half Funding of Formula Grant
- WSSB Policy 091611- 10 Unexpended & Unobligated Funds
- WSSB Policy #091611-11 Budget Revisions
- WSSB Policy 092211-13 Board Elections
WSSB Toolkit for Directors and Boards of local Senior Centers – Entire Playlist
Module 1
1A – Introduction and Scope (17 mins)
1B – The History of WSSB (9 mins)
1C (Part 1) – Senior Center Related Acronyms (4 mins)
1C (Part 2) – List of Related Acronyms and Terms
1D – Board Member Duties / Board Handbook (8 mins)
1E (Part 1) – Board Orientation and Recruiting New Board Members (10 mins)
1E (Part 2) – Overview of Board Member Duties/Organizational Chart/Micromanaging (9 mins)
1F – Preparing for the Unknown (5 mins)
Module 2
2A (Part 1) – Budgeting Overview, Process and Rate of Change (12 mins)
2A (Part 2) – Wyoming Meal Cost Calculation Tool
2A (Part 3) – Meal Cost Tool Training Video (14 mins)
2B – Formula and Basic Grants (15 mins)
2D – Quarterly Reports (6 mins)
2E – Revisions of Grants (15 mins)
2F – Emergency Grants (5 mins)
Module 3
3A – Financial Statements for Senior Centers (17 mins)
3B – Profit and Loss Statement, Chart of Accounts and Depreciation (11 mins)
3C – Accuracy of Reports (14 mins)
3D – Accounting Systems (15 mins)
3E (Part 1) – Protecting Yourself from Fraud and Embezzlement (26 mins)
3E (Part 2) – Bank Reconciliation (26 mins)
Module 4
4A (Part 1) – WASPD and Networking as a Resource (10 mins)
4A (Part 2) – The Elevator Speech (2 mins)
4B – The Sunshine Committee and Quadrant Meetings, Acronyms (5 mins)
4C – The Local Governmental Liability Pool (2 mins)
4D – LGLP Human Resources, Risk Management, and Liability (18 mins)
4E – Grant Writing and Finding Grants (9 mins)
Module 5
5A – About the Wyoming Special District Handbook (2021) (4 mins)
5B – The Wyoming Special District Handbook (Oct 2021)
Module 6
6A – Test Your Acronym Knowledge! (Game)
6B – Title 3C Nutrition Programs (17 mins)
6C – Federal C1-C2 Programs — Monthly Invoices (11 mins)
6D – Federal C1-C2 — Quarterly Reporting (12 mins)
6E – WSSB Grants Supplement (Detailed and Step by Step) (68 mins)
Module 7