Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging grants to KLGR-area organizations

Organizations that help older area residents maintain the lifestyle of their choice will be receiving grants from the Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (MNRAAA). As a state-designated Area Agency on Aging, MNRAAA administers OAA funds and is responsible for the development of a coordinated and comprehensive system of services for older adults and their caregivers in a number of southwest Minnesota counties.

The following KLGR-area grants have been awarded for 2023:

Central Community Transit (Kandiyohi, Meeker, and Renville Counties): CCT Senior Transportation Program for Transportation and Assisted Transportation

Essential Senior Services (Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock Counties): Essential Senior Services Chore and Homemaker for Homemaker and Chore

Generations Home Care Services (Sibley, Renville, and McLeod Counties): Generations Homemaker/Assisted Transportation Program for Homemaker and Assisted Transportation

Granite Falls Living at Home/Block Nurse Program (Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties): Connections for Better Living for Telephone Reassurance, Visiting, Outreach and Health Promotion – Non-Evidence Based

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties): LSS Older Adults Supportive Services Program for Counseling, Telephone Reassurance and Visiting

Prairie Five Community Action Council (Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties): Connections on the Prairie for Education/Training and Outreach

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (27 counties of MNRAAA service area): Legal Advocacy for Older Persons for Legal Assistance and Legal Education

United Community Action Partnership (Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock Counties): Assisting Seniors on the Go for Assisted Transportation

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties): LSS Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Programs

Prairie Five Community Action Council (Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties): Prairie Five Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Programs

A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota (Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock Counties): A.C.E. Evidence-Based Programs for Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs

Bethesda (Kandiyohi and Renville Counties): Connect Caregiver Alliance Network for Caregiver Counseling, Support Groups, Training, Supplemental Services – Chore, Supplemental Services – Homemaker, Supplemental Services – Assisted Transportation, and Supplemental Services – Transportation

Wellspring Faith in Action (Watonwan County): Family Caregiver Project for Caregiver Support Groups, Training and Respite-In Home