It’s no small feat to bring employers, educators, and workforce partners together for student learning opportunities. Doing so this summer has been rewarding for the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging and SCRUBS Camp participants. AAAA co-coordinated SCRUBS Camps for students entering grades 9–12 to learn about careers in healthcare. The camps were created with Fond […]
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Small Towns Becoming More Age Friendly in Southwest Minnesota
Thirteen communities in southwest Minnesota are engaging residents and taking action to make their communities more age friendly. Led by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging in partnership with Southwest Initiative Foundation, these communities are completing small projects that make a big difference. In Milan, community members worked together to build a pergola as a gathering […]
Stauber, Craig Introduce Federal Legislation to Support Volunteer Drivers
The Volunteer Driver Coalition is proud to announce that Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) have introduced the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2023 (H.R. 3032). The act increases the federal tax deduction mileage rate for volunteer drivers from its current rate of 14 cents per mile to equal the IRS’ […]
Advocate for Meals for Seniors Now
Our Meals for Seniors advocacy efforts are paying off. Meal funding has been added to the House and Senate Omnibus Human Services bills. We need to raise our voices now for legislators to adopt the higher funding level in the Senate bill. Suggested copy for social media: Act now! We have made good progress on […]
Funding Levels Update
Below is the breakdown of funding/grants for the senior meals in current bills. Senior Nutrition Program Appropriation House total is $4.948 million for the bienniumSenate total is $32 million for the biennium HF2847 – Actual grant funding for senior meals is $4.5 million in 2024 (for the biennium) due to carve-out funding for 2 FTEs /admin from the […]
March 15 Hearing in Senate Human Services Committee
Wednesday, March 15th, the Meals for Seniors bill, SF 2244, will be heard in the Senate Human Services Committee meeting. The meeting starts at 3 p.m. and we anticipate that the video or audio may be available online via the following links: Upcoming media events March 15 Senate Human Services Committee