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AgeLinc can help family members raising relative minors access resources for financial, legal, and benefit assistance. New date and Location!
Join AgeLinc on Friday, August 27th from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm at the AgeLinc office to meet with other relative caregivers of children, select back to school supplies and hygiene supplies, and hear about available assistance in your community, such as TANIF Benefits/The Child Only Grant, DCFS Support for Relative Caregivers of Children and Legal Assistance..
Pre-registration is required by August 15th. A boxed lunch will be served to participants. Registration is requested.
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217.787.9234 and Ask for Lydia
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Advance Care Planning 101: Evening Edition
Advance Care Planning involves an open discussion with patients, family, and their healthcare providers about their healthcare wishes. Having conversations with loved ones about your healthcare wishes, before a crisis occurs is one of the most challenging and important pieces to your healthcare journey.
Join us as we discover the value of Advance Care Planning, discuss the Advance Care Planning process, and give you the tools and resources to have meaningful conversations with the goal of documenting your healthcare decisions using advance directives.
Advance Care Planning 101 will be held Tuesday, August 10th, at 5:30pm in the Conference Center of AgeLinc. Community Education Programs are held the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. They are FREE and open to the general public. Registration is requested.
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Often, times of trauma situations require dozens of red blood cells, platelets, plasma and even cryoprecipitate for a single patient. Donations remain at the lowest point since the COVID-19 Pandemic began.
Friday, August 13th, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm, AgeLinc will be hosting a Blood Drive. Masks and appointments are required. Call Cathy Boerke at AgeLinc or ImpactLife at 800.747.5401 with group code: 61375 to schedule.
Donors will have their choice of a performance pullover or a gift card.
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This month's Lunch & Learn date has been moved to Thursday, August 19th.
Beyond the Medical Center Programs
This month's Lunch and Learn is presented by Dale and Deborah Smith Center for Alzheimer's Research and Treatment at SIU Medicine.
Join the staff from the Dale and Deborah Smith Center for Alzheimer's Research and Treatment to learn about how they improve the quality of life for both patients and caregivers who may be affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions.
The staff will go over the variety of programs they offer including ‘Opening Minds Through Art’, ‘Art Express’, ‘What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting to be a Caregiver’, ‘Stepping Up’, 'Minds in Motion' and ‘Early Stage Memory Program’.
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The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program remains on hold until further notice. Please call before coming to the office to make sure the coupon books have arrived. We will post on our website and Facebook the availability when they are received at the office.
Get your book of $25 worth of farmers' market coupons in just two easy steps:
- Pick up an application at our office or download a copy here. Applications can also be found on our website.
- Bring the completed application AND your Driver's License/State ID to our office at 2731 S. MacArthur Blvd.
! If a proxy is designated, the proxy needs to bring the application, applicant's Driver's License/State ID, and proxy's Driver's License/State ID.
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AgeLinc will be at the Illinois State Fair in the Illinois Building From August 15 - 16. Please come by and visit us for questions and information. |
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Our very own, Carolyn Austin, has been nominated for the Not-For-Profit Small Business Award from the Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber honors people whose ingenuity, hard work, and innovation have created and promoted a successful and growing business in the Springfield area. Carolyn will be recognized August 24th.
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Save the Date!
GEN SILENT
Friday, September 10th, 7:00 pm
Parkway 8 Theater
2945 S Dirksen Parkway
FREE
Co-Hosts:
AgeLinc & Phoenix Center
Sponsors:
Illinois Assistive Technology Program,
Illinois Public Health Association,
John Kerstein - Keller Williams
Gen Silent follows the lives of six LGBT seniors living in the Boston area who must choose if they will hide their sexuality in order to survive in the long-term health care system.
Save the Date!
Mardi Gras Masquerade Gala
February 26th
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Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, Inc. (AgeLinc)
217-787-9234 or 1-800-252-2918 (Toll Free)
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