Aging Articles

On Friday, Jan. 15, the Mid-America Regional Council honored the cities of Grandview, Missouri, and North Kansas City, Missouri, for becoming more age friendly.

The new $8.1 million public and private funding will provide continued support for the Double Up Food Bucks program, which has provided healthy food incentives to SNAP recipients in Kansas and Missouri since 2015.

Double Up Food Bucks is once again available in the area, allowing those using SNAP (food assistance) benefits to double their food dollars for fresh fruits and vegetables.

To address the increased demand for home-delivered meals, MARC staff have found new resources and formed new partnerships.

KC Communities for All Ages awardees are recognized for their work to ensure that older adults are valued, understood, respected and involved in creating and sustaining a high quality of life in their communities.  

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trained professionals who serve as a bridge between patients and health or social services agencies. Since they’re usually from the communities they serve, they understand and can represent the needs and interests of their clients, helping them to communicate better with health care providers and to self-manage their health conditions.

Health departments around the metro area are urging parents to make sure their children are up-to-date on their childhood vaccines before school starts. 

“Alexa, I need carrots.”

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, see what local communities are doing to support the cause.

Nearly 175 professionals and volunteers who work with older adults attended the fourth annual Age Positive: Ideas for an Age-Friendly Future conference at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on May 8. Attendees learned innovative ideas to enhance the programming at their organizations