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ABOUT NWMOAAA
The
Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging has been serving the senior
population of the northwest eighteen counties of the state since
1973. Along with more than 600 other area agencies nationwide,
the Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging was the result of a designation
in the Older American’s Act. We are a non-profit, charitable
organization with a 501C3 designation. While
our funding comes from various federal, state and local sources, all of our
programs and services are designed to help older adults live as independently
as possible for as long as possible. The longer we can help an older
person remain in their own home, the happier they are. These home and
community-based services are also much more cost effective than institutional
care. All services are provided on a contribution basis; no one is
denied service because of inability to pay. That being said, we and our
contractors rely heavily upon contributions, donations and volunteers to
serve as many people as possible. The
philosophy of the NWMOAAA has always mirrored the Older Americans Act in that
we contract as many of our services as possible with local entities.
This keeps the ownership, support and loyalty at the local level and keeps
the area agency’s focus on assessing, planning, development, grant writing
and monitoring the services. A few services are provided directly,
either because of the nature or regulation of the service or lack of
sufficient funding to divide it up between multiple contractors. We
have ten full-time staff people and are governed by a nine member elected
board of directors. The board and staff are assisted by three advisory
councils as well as a nutrition council. You can find the staff and
board members by clicking on the links below. Staff Board of Directors Advisory/Nutrition Councils |