Important News from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) urges Missourians of all ages to take precautions as heat and humidity rise to dangerous levels. Heat-related illnesses often affect the very young, the elderly and the chronically ill, but summer temperatures can also take a…
Read MoreSSGDP Fully Funded at Last!
Governor Parson signed the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget – including significant funding for the Senior Services Growth and Development Program. After nine years of persistent advocacy from ma4 members, supporters of Area Agencies on Aging, the Missouri’s Silver Hair Legislature, and others, the 2023 Missouri Legislature appropriated funding for the Senior Services Growth and Development…
Read MoreGive 5 – Civic Matchmaking for Retirees
Missouri is the first state to launch a statewide Give 5 Program. Give 5 connects skilled retirees with meaningful volunteer opportunities that match their skills and passions. Participants learn about the most challenging problems facing their communities and uncover ways they can help make a difference in addressing those social and systemic issues. Give 5 classes are…
Read MoreGov. Parson’s request for plan supporting older adults praised by Missouri agencies
Source: The Center Square Leaders in some of Missouri’s agencies serving older adults praised Republican Gov. Mike Parson for his executive order establishing a master plan on aging. “The time is right,” said Jay Hardenbrook, advocacy director for AARP Missouri in an interview with The Center Square. “I do think we’re a little bit overdue,…
Read MoreMissouri Alzheimer’s Task Force Recommendations
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – More than 120,000 individuals in Missouri are currently living with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. With the aging of the baby boomer population, that number will escalate to more than 130,000 by 2025. A recent report, Missouri Alzheimer’s State Task Force Report and Recommendations identifies areas with strategies for the State of Missouri to address…
Read MoreNew Missouri Master Plan on Aging!
JANUARY 19, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY — Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 23-01 to establish a Master Plan on Aging to help reduce age and disability discrimination, eliminate barriers to safe and healthy aging, and help Missourians to age with dignity. Currently, there are more than 1.1 million Missouri citizens over the age of 60….
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