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Government Shutdown Will Not Impact AgeWays Services

Monday, January 22nd, 2018

AgeWays plans to continue with business as usual during the government shutdown. Our first priority, as always, is serving the seniors who depend on our programs. Our services to seniors will continue without interruption

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Young People Give to Meals on Wheels

Monday, December 11th, 2017

Traditions. They stitch us together. They help create a sense of family and a sense of community. The Dads Club from Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills solidified a tradition this fall when a group of roughly 15 sets of dads and sons got together for the second year in a row to help seniors from Pontiac Meals on Wheels with some much-needed home maintenance  and home repair projects. The ...

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Help Local Seniors Have a Happy Holiday

Tuesday, November 28th, 2017

Donate Now to Holiday Meals on Wheels Most of us know how important Meals on Wheels is. It's a safety net for vulnerable, homebound seniors. It brings hot food and a warm smile to their doorstep--making sure they have something to eat, someone to talk to and someone to check in on them every weekday. It's a critical service, providing not only a meal but that human connection that all of ...

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All AgeWays Offices Closed Friday, August 11

Thursday, August 10th, 2017

All offices of AgeWays will be closed on Friday, August 11. Normal business hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Monday, August 14. AgeWays program participants who need immediate assistance may call  (800) 852-7795 to reach the agency's after-hours answering service.

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Draft Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Implementation Plan Now Available

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

A draft of the Annual Implementation Plan for fiscal year 2018 in now available for review. A public forum will be held at the AgeWays Southfield Office (29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 400, Southfield, MI) on Wednesday, May 10, at 9 a.m.  Older adults, family caregivers, professionals involved in caring for older adults, and all other interested parties are invited to attend. Those who cannot attend in person can participate by phone. For ...

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Public Invited to Forum on May 10

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Forum Gives Public a Voice on Spending for Aging Services AgeWays seeks recommendations on the distribution of state and federal dollars during Fiscal Year 2018 AgeWays is holding a public forum in order to get feedback on how approximately $22 million in annual federal and state funding earmarked for senior services in its six-county service region during Fiscal Year 2018 should be spent. The agency’s service region includes much of southeast Michigan, ...

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Volunteers Needed for AgeWays Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program

Monday, March 20th, 2017

MMAP Volunteers Help Seniors Understand and Access Benefits Southfield, Michigan (March 9, 2017) – AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services' Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) is looking for volunteers to become part of its team in Macomb County. The program is hosting two volunteer information sessions in Macomb County to help introduce potential volunteers to the program. The first session will be held on Thursday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at the Clinton-Macomb ...

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AgeWays Encourages People to Check on and Assist Seniors Without Power

Friday, March 10th, 2017

Many in the six-county region that the Area Agency on Aging serves are still without electricity as temperatures are expected to drop this weekend. AgeWays urges people to check on elderly loved ones or neighbors, disabled loved ones or neighbors or others who might be vulnerable. DTE Energy has pulled together a list of warming centers in the southeast Michigan and metro Detroit area. Some are operating 24 hours, while others ...

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Government Programs and Agencies that Can Help Seniors in Southeast Michigan and Metro Detroit

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017

Many seniors will reach a point where they need some extra support to help them stay living at home. Maybe they need some financial support because they are having trouble making ends meet. Or maybe they need help at home with some of those day-to-day activities that they can no longer do for themselves. Maybe driving is no longer an option and they need help finding transportation. Whatever their need might ...

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Special Meeting of Board of Directors Scheduled for January 5, 2017 Cancelled

Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

Public notification of nonregularly scheduled public meetings: Special Meeting of Board of Directors scheduled for January 5, 2017 has been cancelled.

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