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Oakland County encourages neighbors to check on elderly and vulnerable after flooding

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

  Aug. 14, 2014, Pontiac, Mich. – Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson urges residents to check on vulnerable family members and neighbors in the aftermath of Monday night’s storms. Vulnerable individuals include seniors and those living with a disability or chronic illness. “We have received reports from some of our impacted communities letting us know they are getting calls from elderly residents looking for assistance. They are in need of help ...

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MMAP Volunteer, George Wojdacki, Receives the BCBSM Claude Pepper Award

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

[caption id="attachment_8126" align="alignleft" width="235"] George Wojdacki shows off the check he received on behalf of AgeWays as the winner of the Claude Pepper Award.[/caption] Southfield, Mich. (June 4, 2014).  George Wojdacki, a volunteer Outreach Specialist with the AgeWays Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP), was presented with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Claude Pepper Award for Senior Volunteer on June 3, 2014 at Older Michiganians Day on the lawn of the ...

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AgeWays Welcomes Six County Commissioners to Board

Monday, July 1st, 2013

Southfield, MI (June 10, 2013) – AgeWays, a large nonprofit serving a six-county region in Michigan, announced the recent appointment of five new county commissioners and the reappointment of a sixth county commissioner to the agency’s Board of Directors. Commissioner Kathy Crawford of Oakland County, Commissioner David Domas of Livingston County, Commissioner Andrew LaBarre of Washtenaw County, Commissioner Tom Reilly of St. Clair County, and Commissioner Jason Turner of Monroe ...

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Regional Transportation Authority Seeks Older Adult Advisory Committee Members

Sunday, June 30th, 2013

The newly formed Southeast Michigan Regional Transportation Authority is seeking interested older adults and persons with disabilities to participate in a Citizens Advisory Committee. The goal of the Southeast Michigan Regional Transit Authority is to create a public transit system that addresses the transportation challenges and opportunities facing our region.  Achieving this goal will require the active involvement of a Citizens Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Regional Transit Authority-Citizens Advisory ...

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AgeWays Expands Services to Help Seniors Remain at Home

Friday, September 7th, 2012

AgeWays has funding available through the Community Living Program (CLP), which connects older adults to services to help them remain living in their own homes safely and independently.  This one-time funding is for fiscal year 2012, which ends September 30, 2012, and is targeted to assist individuals, 60 years of age and older and family caregivers, who live in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties.  Older adults ...

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