News

May 11, 2023 | Posted in Aging & Health
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MARC's new toolkit, How to Care for Caregivers: A Toolkit for Improving Workplace Policies and Practices, provides guidance to employers on best practices for supporting family caregivers.

May 11, 2023 | Posted in News
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The region’s public health directors are reminding Kansas City area residents to continue slowing the spread of COVID-19 as the federal public health emergency declaration ends this month.

May 10, 2023 | Posted in Environment
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Weather or Not presents outlook

May 1, 2023 | Posted in Economy
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Data show that the Kansas City region faces an affordable housing gap of almost 64,000 units for low-income renters. MARC's housing program explores who this reality most acutely impacts, including people of color, households with young children, households with aging adults and people with disabilities. 
 

April 27, 2023 | Posted in Aging & Health
AAS 50th celebration - cake

Aging services staff, regional partners and friends came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of MARC’s Area Agency on Aging and the department of Aging and Adult Services. 

April 27, 2023 | Posted in Aging & Health
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On April 25, the seventh annual Age Positive: Ideas for an Age-Friendly Future conference hosted more than 175 attendees.

April 27, 2023 | Posted in News
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This year's theme is "Building Civic Culture: Engagement, Trust, Impact."

April 21, 2023 | Posted in Aging & Health
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The Mid-America Regional Council honored Westwood, Kansas, at the April 21 First Suburbs Coalition meeting for becoming more age friendly.

April 19, 2023 | Posted in Environment
Earth Day KC 2023

Celebrate Earth Day in Kansas City with local opportunities to make a regional impact.