During a critical time for getting services to older adults in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) awarded grants of $100,000 each to Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging, Central Minnesota Council on Aging, Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging, Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging and Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on […]
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Access to Services During COVID: helpolderadultsMN.org
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across Minnesota in mid-March and many avenues for receiving services closed abruptly, m4a member AAAs went into action to ensure that people had access to information in the evolving situation with helpolderadultsMN.org. As people isolated themselves to protect against the disease or lost jobs due to the hasty shutdown, many […]
Maintaining Social Connections in Challenging Times
As humans, we are born to connect. We have known for decades about the detrimental effects that forced isolation and loneliness can have on people.
Linda Giersdorf, Former AAA Director, Appointed to Minnesota Board on Aging
Congratulations to Linda Giersdorf, former Executive Director of Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, on her appointment to the Minnesota Board on Aging by Governor Tim Walz. Giersdorf brings more than 35 years of experience in the field of aging. She retired from the Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging in 2018. Linda was raised […]