Aging Articles

This informative webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 9, explored affordable housing choices for older adults in the Kansas City region.

As the KC Regional Community Health Worker Collaborative celebrates its fifth anniversary, it’s a good time to reflect on the region's accomplishments of the last five years.

The virtual session provided an overview of the 2022 Kansas and Missouri state legislative sessions and the impacts on aging residents.

Are you a caregiver? We want to hear from you!

On Wednesday, May 18, about two dozen people gathered at the Country Mart grocery store in Salem, Missouri, to learn about the Double Up Food Bucks incentive program and celebrate the program becoming part of the Town and County Supermarkets system in southern Missouri.

On Friday, April 15, at the First Suburbs Coalition meeting, the Mid-America Regional Council honored Peculiar, Missouri, for becoming more age friendly. Peculiar earned Silver Level status in the Communities for All Ages recognition program, which required conducting a self-assessment of age-friendly policies and actions.

MARC honors Excelsior Springs, Mo., Grain Valley, Mo. and Merriam, Kan. for becoming more age friendly.

This season, we are thankful for many things including our region’s local public health departments for their commitment to keeping our communities safe.

New funding will support program expansion to reach more SNAP recipients.

Homeowners in our region have a new tool to help them with ideas to renovate their homes as they get older and/or their abilities change.