Heritage Advocacy Bus Trip scheduled for Feb. 13th

SAVE THE DATE AND RSVP TODAY! Heritage Area Agency on Aging Legislative Advocacy Bus Trip to the capitol in Des Moines Please join us for a Heritage Area Agency on Aging Legislative Advocacy Bus Trip to the capitol in Des Moines on Monday, February 13, 2012. There is no cost to participate, only an interest [...]

Make A Senior Smile event was a success

Recently, The Heritage Agency and the Cedar Rapids Sam’s Club collaborated to host the first “Make A Senior Smile” campaign. This event gave Sam’s Club customers the opportunity to support the local providers of congregate and home delivered meals by donating some of the most needed supplies used to produce meals for the senior nutrition [...]

Proffitt receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Service to Older and Disabled Iowans

Russell Proffitt of Cedar Rapids Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Service to Older and Disabled Iowans  Des Moines, IA. – The Iowa Department on Aging awarded Russell Proffitt, of Cedar Rapids, with the Betty Grandquist Lifetime Achievement Award during the Centenarian Honors Celebration Luncheon held in Des Moines on October 3, 2011. Russ received the [...]

10th Annual Caregiver Wellness Day to be held on Nov. 18th

Heritage Agency Sponsors the 10th Annual Caregiver Wellness Day November 18 event to honor and support caregivers in the region The Heritage Area Agency on Aging is hosting its 10th annual caregiver wellness day event, “A Celebration of Caregivers,” to give support and encouragement to informal caregivers of older adults in East Central Iowa. This [...]

Critical Legislative Advocacy Event on Nov. 2nd

You are invited! Critical Legislative Advocacy Issues Facing Seniors and People with Disabilities Wednesday, November 2, 2011    1:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Kirkwood Center Ballroom B & C 7725 Kirkwood Boulevard S.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 Free and open to the public Target audience: older adults and people with disabilities and their advocates, providers, [...]