On September 15th the Giles RSVP volunteers attended the Western Regional TRIAD Conference on Crime Prevention for Senior Citizens. Triad is a three pronged approach between law enforcement, senior citizens, and service providers to address crime prevention for seniors. The goal of TRIAD is to reduce the fear of crime and victimization among older Americans, increase awareness of scams and frauds targeting older citizens, strengthen communication between the law enforcement and senior communities, and educate older Americans on local and state resources that are available in their community. Today, Virginia has a total of 226 cities, counties, and towns with signed TRIAD agreements. Virginia TRIAD has also been recognized by the National Association of TRIADs, Inc. as having the highest number of active local groups nationwide and is the only state in the nation with a statewide coordinated office a the Executive Level of government.
Pictured Left to Right: Carol Adkins, Martha Sadler, Dan Level, Ann Lawson, and Pat Dennis
Left to Right: Captain Joe Shanks with the Giles Sheriffs Office, Pat Dennis, Martha Sadler, Ann Lawson, Carol Adkins.
This year the Western Regional TRIAD conference was held during the Roanoke Boomer and Senior Expo at the Roanoke Civic Center. Carol Adkins, Pat Dennis, Ann Lawson, Dan Level, and Martha Sadler attended. These individuals are all members of Giles RSVP and not currently active with TRIAD but wanted to learn more about the program and participate in the event. Giles TRIAD/SALT meets monthly on the third Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Giles Senior Center unless a special TRIAD activity is planned.
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