ma4 is the statewide association of Missouri’s ten Area Agencies on Aging. We are Missouri’s Trusted Voice on Aging. ma4 provides resources for information, services, and advocacy to improve the lives of aging Missourians. We advocate at the local, state, and federal level for services and supports that enhance the lives of older adults in the state of Missouri. ma4 is committed to building networks, collaborating with partners, and developing coalitions to support the needs of adults who are aging and adults with disabilities.
Missourians deserve to age with dignity, independence, and choice. Together with Missouri’s ten Area Agencies on Aging, ma4 works to make Missouri a place where we can all age well.
Our network of Area Agencies on Aging work in every county throughout Missouri to provide critical resources and support for adults who are aging, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers, to help them remain in the homes of their choice, for as long as they choose.
We advocate at the local, state, and federal level for services and supports that enhance the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities in the state of Missouri.
ma4 actively advocates for and with adults who are aging and adults with disabilities to:
- To promote opportunities and resources to sustain continued physical, social, and economic self-sufficiency.
- To support the capacity of aging adults to pursue choice, independence, and dignity in daily living.
- To protect aging adults from fraud, exploitation, neglect and abuse
- To advance social and policy changes that empower adults to age where they choose, as they choose
Whether on the federal, state, or local level, ma4 advocates on behalf of – and along with – aging Missourians so that they have the resources, services, and opportunities to live their best possible lives in the homes and communities of their choice.
2026 ma4 Advocacy Priorities
- Protect Missouri’s Homebound with Full Funding for Medicaid Meals
- Protect Critical Funding for Area Agencies on Aging
- Safeguard Missouri’s vulnerable senior home residents by dramatically strengthening Ombudsman funding to ensure robust advocacy and protection.
Stay up to date on the issues that ma4 is tracking during the 2026 Legislative Session –
View the 2026 ma4 Missouri Legislative Tracking Report
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2025 ma4 Advocacy Priorities
- Protect Critical Funding for Area Agencies on Aging
- Enhance food access and nutrition for older adults*
- Creation of Tax Incentives for Home Modification and Accessibility
- Protection to support the health and safety of older adults at risk of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation
- Expansion of the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit
2024 ma4 Advocacy Priorities
- Expansion of the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Credit
- Expansion of Shared Care Tax Credit
- Explore Incentives for Home Modification
- Support Voter Protection Rights for Aging Missourians
2023 ma4 Advocacy Priorities
- Full funding for the Senior Growth and Development Fund
- Expand Circuit Breaker Tax Credits and Eligibility
- Restoration of Full MoRx Program
- Protection of Voting Rights
- Expand Digital Inclusion – Access and Affordability
