MINNESOTA RIVER AREA
AGENCY ON AGING
Administrative Office
201 N. Broad St.
Suite 102
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507.387.1256
Fax: 507.387.6223
201 N. Broad St.
Suite 102
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507.387.1256
Fax: 507.387.6223
Provided through Older Americans Act funding from the Minnesota Board on Aging.
City of Kerkhoven Awarded $10,000 Age-Friendly Community Grant
/in Office News, Program Development, Press Releases/by Erica SchottMNRAAA will be working with the City of Kerkhoven to identify their age-friendly assets and desired assets through community-wide surveys and focus groups. Data from the surveys and focus groups will be used to develop and implement initiatives that will result in new and/or enhanced assets that have a positive impact on the age-friendliness of Kerkhoven and its livability for all ages. Kerkhoven will receive $10,000 to implement one of the identified initiatives.
City of Porter Awarded Age-Friendly Community Grant
/in Office News, Program Development, Press Releases/by Erica SchottMNRAAA will be working with the City of Porter to identify their age-friendly assets and desired assets through community-wide surveys and focus groups. Data from the surveys and focus groups will be used to develop and implement initiatives that will result in new and/or enhanced assets that have a positive impact on the age-friendliness of Porter and its livability for all ages. Porter will receive $10,000 to implement one of the identified initiatives.
Deadline Extended for AARP Community Challenge Grant Program
/in Press Releases, Other/by Erica SchottWe were recently informed that the AARP Community Challenge deadline has been EXTENDED and we wanted to share this information with all of the communities in our service area in southwestern Minnesota.
Notice of 2018 Title III Funding Cycle
/in Grants Contract Management, Program Development, Press Releases/by Erica SchottContact Information: Rhonda Hiller Fjeldberg Program Development & Grant Director Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging® 507-387-1256 ext. 105 or [email protected] Notice of 2018 Title III Funding Cycle Mankato, MN, […]
MNRAAA Annual Staff Retreat
/in Office News, Staff Announcements/by Erica SchottEvery President’s day MNRAAA staff come together to recharge, reconnect and participate in staff training. This year our all-staff training was held at Key Largo on February 20, 2017 in Slayton, MN. In the morning, we spent time discussing some recent “Theory of Change” work we are doing with Aurora Consulting as well as our upcoming plans to do strategic planning.
MNRAAA Volunteers: The Ripple Effect of Outreach
/in Medicare, Volunteer with MNRAAA, Senior LinkAge Line®/by Erica SchottRecently, one of our staff had the pleasure of receiving a message from a VERY satisfied consumer who had just learned she received a $6,000 grant to pay for one of her medications. This is after she had also found out a month earlier that she qualified to get one of her expensive medications for free from a patient assistance program. She was elated! This type of news is always so exciting for staff and volunteers at the Senior LinkAge Line®.
Living Well with Diabetes
/in Program Development, Classes and Training/by Erica SchottThe newest program training offered through MNRAAA is the Living Well with Diabetes program, otherwise known as Diabetes Self-Management Program. This program was added to the strong line-up of evidence-based program Leader Training that MNRAAA offers, due to the successful outcomes of the program.
Healthy Living as You Age Regional Summits
/in Program Development/by Erica SchottA total of 66 participants, representing health systems and community organizations, attended MNRAAA’s Healthy Living as You Age Regional Summits on April 5 in North Mankato and April 6 in Marshall.
The objectives of the Summit were to:
Spring Senior LinkAge Line® Outreach
/in Office News, Senior LinkAge Line®, Classes and Training/by Erica SchottSpring is the time of year that we can say good bye to cold dark winter and hello to those warm sunny spring days. This is also the time of year that our Senior LinkAge Line® staff and volunteers like to focus on community outreach. People look forward to getting out and enjoying various community events. I have heard some describe the free services provided by the Senior LinkAge Line® as the best kept secret in the state of Minnesota. These events give us an opportunity to share how we can help older adults and their families. Below is a sampling of events we will be hosting or attending this spring:
MNRAAA Theory of Change
/in Executive Director's Letter, Office News/by Erica SchottAre you familiar with Theory of Change? Has your agency or organization developed one? Through a grant from the Southwest Initiative Foundation, MNRAAA engaged Aurora Consulting to lead MNRAAA through the development of its Theory of Change. Aurora Consulting defined Theory of Change as “an organization’s story of how and why the world will be different because of what it does. It’s a map that shows how your organization creates change”.