Annual Conference
on Aging Issues
Over two hundred
professionals attended Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging’s 31st
Annual Conference held September 17th , 2009 at The i-wireless
Center in Moline. Vendor displays filled the hallways and attendees
gathered informational resources to assist older adults and their
caregivers.
 More
information about the 2009 Conference
.The Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging is a
non-profit corporation created for the purpose of improving the quality
of life for older Americans. The specific objectives of the agency are
threefold: to enable older adults to live in their own homes as long as
possible with appropriate supportive services; to remove individual and
social barriers to economic and personal independence for older persons
including the provision of opportunities for employment and volunteer
activities; and to act as an advocate for older persons in developing
community resources for the aged throughout the ten county area while
providing a comprehensive service network. Counties included in the
agency’s jurisdiction are Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle,
McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, and Warren. E.O.E.
The Western
Illinois Area Agency on Aging is a planning and funding agency for
senior programs in Western Illinois.
We have sponsored training
conferences for over 30+ years to countless workers in the field of
aging. Through these conferences, we have provided a learning experience
for staff of our funded provider agencies, as well as other workers in
the field of aging, to remain up-to-date on developments that affect the
older population.
2009
Funding Provided by:
Major
Sponsor
Patron
Sponsors
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2009
For
more information:
email:
Marcia
Cox - Program Coordinator
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