Aging Articles

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.

The 6th annual Age Positive: Ideas for an Age-Friendly Future virtual conference was held on May 11-13, 2021, offering a forum for innovative program ideas to enhance current older adult programming, develop new programs and offer workshops to help participants hone leadership skills. The theme for Age Positive 2021 was "Refresh — Restart — Renew."

On Friday, April 16, Johnson County, Kansas, became the first county in our region to be recognized as a Community for All Ages.

Free help is available to connect older adults to COVID-19 vaccines.

Following a kickoff on Feb. 23, 2021, Silver-Haired Legislature (SHL) delegates from all over Missouri are holding their first week-long, virtual Silver-Haired Advocacy Week. Through phone calls, video calls and emails, delegates are meeting with legislators to highlight SHL’s past achievements, as well as its current priorities.