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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…

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,…

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…

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….

As the number of older Missourians increases, demand for programs serving older adults and people living with disabilities has grown dramatically. However, the availability of and funding for these services has not kept pace. See the Missouri Budget Project Report which provides an overview of state programs serving older adults and people living with disabilities…

Over the last few decades, Missouri and other state governments have funded Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) as a more affordable alternative to nursing home care, enabling aging adults to remain in their homes. Recent HCBS Cuts threaten the availability of in-home care in Missouri. See Public News Service 11/28/2022