Connections Area Agency on Aging

Nutrition program: the Agency's nutrition program serves hot meals and frozen meals to seniors in the service Area, primarily those with low to moderate income as defined under title iii of the older americans act. The Agency serves meals throughout congregate meal sites located throughout the 20-county service Area and through home delivered meal programs it operates. The Agency provided a total of 182,466 meals to seniors during the year.

Information: the Agency provides information regarding available services to seniors in the service Area and to caregivers. This information can be disseminated via a telephone call, social media, print media, television, and public presentations.the Agency conducted nearly 9,017 such information activities during the year. Programs, etc. To assist the education community with those children that need some extra help and attention. The grandparents often fill a role in the children's lives that may not otherwise be there. In the same way, the children oftem become a huge part of the grandparent's lives and fill a spot that may be empty for that grandparent.

Transportation programs: the Agency contracts with various transportation providers in the service Area. These transportation providers take seniors to medical appointments, shopping and socialization. Many seniors would be quite isolated without this service. During the year, the Agency provided seniors with over 40,313 rides.

All other programs which include case management, care transitions, and home and community programs.