These are the weather-related cancellations or closings for Friday, Jan. 24. We will make updates as we receive them.
Catch-a-Ride volunteer transportation services are cancelled for the day. Area Agency on Aging – Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels) will not be delivered today. Nutrition Centers are closed today.
Get the latest on any Johnson County Park and Recreation District cancellations and closings at this link.
Human Services
Housing: 913-715-6600
Central Office: 913-715-8800
11811 S. Sunset Drive, Suite 1300, Olathe, Kansas 66061
Johnson County’s Human Services department manages programs and activities that support the independence, dignity and self-sufficiency of Johnson County residents. These services and opportunities primarily target older adults, people with disabilities, low-income families, and other residents who require assistance.
The Minor Home Rehabilitation program assists eligible Johnson County homeowners with home repairs and provides limited accessibility modifications for eligible persons with a disability. Funds are available for Minor Home Rehabilitation projects in certain cities. For more information, please contact Sue Carter at (913)715-6612. Also see the Minor Home Rehabilitation web page on this site.
The recent Aging Services Community Forum featured a video called "Did You Know?' which offered some eye-opening facts and information about Johnson County Area Agency on Aging and senior services. Please click on the link above to enjoy the video produced by Gragg Advertising in partnership with the AAA to build awareness and support for the needs of seniors in our community.
The Johnson County Commission on Aging is sponsoring the 2019 Aging Services Community Forum on Monday October 21, 2019. at the Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf in Overland Park to identify areas of greatest need within the purview of the Johnson County Area Agency on Aging. Invited attendees representing a broad range of knowledge and experience related to aging services will brainstorm and discuss ideas on how to increase and improve services to Johnson County’s rapidly growing senior population.
Attendees for the forum will include members of the Commission on Aging as well as interested individuals selected to best represent and articulate the needs of seniors in Johnson County. Please see the Aging Forum Video* and Aging Forum Powerpoint Slides for more information about the growing senior population and the effort to brainstorm ideas to address senior needs in the community.
The AAA extends special thanks to the Commission on Aging, for their work and advocacy, including COA Forum committee members, Karen Weber, Pam Shernuk, Chuck Nigro, Paula Hurt and Kim Mann. Thanks also to Gragg Advertising, Ashley Bain, Account Manager, and Gregory Gragg, CEO, for their expertise and willingness to partner with the COA, Area Agency on Aging and Johnson County Government. And thanks to AAA staff, forum facilitators, and many community members and professionals of Johnson County for their input, involvement, and contributions to our efforts to identify and meet the needs of our senior community.
*The final slide of the presentation illustrates how you eat a whale, one bite at a time...and how you tackle large issues and meet large needs...one step at a time. Here is the accompanying poem:
Have you heard of tiny Melinda Mae, Who ate a monstrous whale? She thought she could, She said she would, So she started in right at the tail. And everyone said, "You're much too small," But that didn't bother Melinda at all. She took little bites and she chewed very slow, Just like a good girl should...
The Best Times News Magazine is printed every two months to inform and support Johnson County senior adults age 60+ and anyone interested in learning about a variety of issues, activities, services, and resources available for seniors in Johnson County, Kansas. It is available for free to seniors in Johnson County and for everyone else at a $20 annual subscription. Read the current issue online.
See subscription/contact information on page 4, information about the Area Agency on Aging on pages 6-7, a Senior Resource Directory overview list on page 8, stories about the county seeking Community for All Ages designation on page 11, diabetes prevention on page 12, the Take Me Home program to assist people with impairments when missing and found on page 21, travel the world with 50 Plus on page 22, SHL priorities on page 23, Home Safe Home on page 26, and the VITA tax assistance program on page 27. Also check out the classified ads on pages 28-29, and the calendar of events and activities on pages 29-31.
In this issue also read:
Are you interested in being a volunteer delivering meals on wheels?
- Volunteers deliver meals to homebound seniors once a week, once a month, or when available.
- Meals are delivered 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., Monday - Friday
- Meals can be delivered by:
• Individuals
• Civic & other groups
• Faith community teams
• Employee teams
- Routes are available in your neighborhood
- Children are welcome to accompany parent or grandparent on the route.
If you are interested or want additional information, please call Brandy 913-715-8859, e-mail Brandy.Hodge@jocogov.org or see our web page about Volunteer Opportunities
Have just one hour a week? Volunteer for Johnson County Meals on Wheels!
With just one hour, you will not only deliver a hot nutritious meal to a senior adult, but you will also brighten someone's day.
Meals on Wheels has eight different pick-up centers and we deliver M-F the lunch meal.
It's a great opportunity to give back! Fun for kids too!
What are you waiting for? Call Brandy today and get signed up to deliver meals next week 913-715-8859
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