Category: Newsletter

Whenever you call Aging Ahead and have a question about resources, you will likely be transferred to one of our 19 lovely Community Options staff members. Our staff is friendly, experienced, and ready to help! We’re just a phone call away! What exactly can we help with? Just about anything, as an Information and Assistance…

Volunteer of the Year Award—Mary Evens Over the last 50 years, Aging Ahead has depended on dedicated volunteers to deliver millions of meals, provide wellness checks, and a friendly connection to homebound older adults. In honor of celebrating 50 years in the community, we wanted to recognize our wonderful volunteers who all truly deliver a…

50 Years of Supporting Countless Journeys! Aging Ahead is celebrating!  We have been supporting older adults for 50 years and we welcome you to join us as we mark this special achievement! As we kick off this year of celebrating, we want to share some information about the impact we’ve had in the communities we…

It’s our anniversary and we kicked off the celebration with a bang!  Aging Ahead hosted an Open House for staff, volunteers and community partners on Thursday, February 2nd.  The Lieutenant Governor, Mike Kehoe, sent a special video message and declaration recognizing Aging Ahead for an outstanding 50 years of providing essential programs and service to older…

Stop by Today Want a sure-fire way to beat the winter blahs?  Visit one of our Senior Center locations to learn, make friends, enjoy a delicious lunch, and have fun!  Most of our centers are now open at least three days per week for in-person activities! While the days vary by location, centers are working…

New law results in important changes for voters! What’s new this year? A new law that took effect August 28, requires voters to present a valid photo ID or vote a provisional ballot when casting a regular ballot in-person, allows no-excuse, early, in-person voting two weeks before an election and bans the use of drop…

When we think of autumn, we think about leaves changing color, crisp air, sharpened pencils, and the nostalgia of attending school classes. Learning is in the air at Aging Ahead this autumn! We’ve been lucky enough to partner with Lindenwood University and have launched a Cyber Seniors program to connect college students with older adults…

Join us as we return to cooking hot meals at our locations this fall! Many of our centers are already serving delicious, hot meals during the week. We will continue to prioritize hot meal service at all our centers five days a week.  Please be sure to check out the menus, available online through our…

Protect Your Health It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Medicare Open Enrollment! This can be a confusing time for older adults between October 15th to December 7th that may be filled with misleading commercials, scam-like calls increasing, and lots of questions from older adults. To help make this time a bit easier…

We are excited to announce that many of our centers are now open five days a week for in-person activities! Several of our centers are serving hot meals as well. Please contact your center to find out which days of the week meals are served. As always, the menus can be found on our website…