Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.

Baby it's cold outside but that did not stop our Designated Exemplary Kinship Navigator Program team from making sure our kinship families are ready for Christmas! They braved the cold yesterday dancing, singing and handing out hundreds of meals from Mobile Meals of Toledo to grandparents & relatives raising grandchildren in our area! This is one of the many celebrations they host for the families they serve! Happy Holidays!

Thank you State Rep. Michele Grim! Standing behind the Area Office on Aging we were selected to receive funding from a 540 thousand dollar grant from the Ohio Department of Development! This will continue to support Northwest Ohio Seniors receiving home delivered meals as well as support the Ability Center's Home Accessibility Program! Read more about this grant here: https://ow.ly/R1tS50UosKu

Congratulations to Lucas County Children Services for being selected for a $463,802 grant from OneOhio Recovery Foundation! Aiming to provide needed services for our youth, this grant will also help our Kinship Navigator Program to stabilize the home environment and provide additional evidentce-based programming to educate caregiver. Learn more about how this funding will help our entire community in this Toledo Blade Article: https://lnkd.in/grMBA3FP

What a blast at this years 60+ Holiday Party! A major THANK YOU to our wonderful MC 13 ABC"s Sashem Brey, the Bluewater Kings Band for keeping us all dancing, The Premier for hosting our event and our generous sponsors and exhibitors! Alert Medical Alarms Aetna Better Health of Ohio Majestic Care of Toledo Buckeye Broandband City of Toledo Public Utilities Lucas County Auditor's Office OakStreet Health Pathway We are already in planning for all our events for 2025 so keep and eye out of informaiton.

Make a difference this #GivingTuesday This year, your gift can help Northwest Ohio seniors 60+ age in place in their homes, and help those in need receive the critical & life-saving services the Area Office on Aging provides. Your support will also gift kinship families, grandparents & relatives raising children with much needed assistance. Your donation, of any amount, to the Area Office on Aging Foundation will help older adults live Better & Longer. Click the link here to donate now! https://lnkd.in/gKmugKyb You can also give back back to our community through volunteering, just give us a call to see what opportunities are available! 419-382-0624 #SeniorServices #IndependenceForSeniors #SupportLocalSeniors

Hi Friends! We want to take a moment to express our gratitude to each and every one of you. Thank you for your continued support. Today and always, we wish you and your loved ones a holiday season filled with peace, joy, and the warmth of togetherness. 💛 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Area Office on Aging! 💛

Thank you to United Way of Greater Toledo, Palmer Energy Company and Christ Child Society of Toledo for helping us to give 148 winter coats and 250 book bags with school supplies to our Kinship Families! It was a truly a great day to help out children being raised by grandparents or relatives. Our Kinship Navigator Program is Exemplary Designated by the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network (A National Technical Assistance Center) supporting grandparents and family relatives raising children in Lucas County when the biological parent is unable or unwilling to do so. This program provides helpful information and community resources to meet the vital needs of kinship families.

Aging is cool everyone is doing it! Learn more from the President/CEO Justin Moor, about what aging here in Northwest Ohio really means to the Area Office on Aging and how we are working toward better assisting all generations to age well and in place Better & Longer.

What a wonderful time celebrating caregivers at the first ever Honoring Caregiver Recognition dinner! It was truly an honor to be in the room with so many hard-working, amazing, caring and dedicated people! Thank you to our sponsors & exhibitors and to keynote Diana Patton for raising up our caregivers and appreciating their worth! We are looking forward to next years honors!

You can no stream the latest Better & Longer podcast episode! President/CEO Justin Moor sat down with Bishop Daniel Thomas to discuss "Aging through the eyes of faith." Watch here https://lnkd.in/gF_mZryS on Youtube, and WGTE media!