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The Texas agency emphasizes resources in the older Texas month

The Texas agency emphasizes resources in the older Texas month

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Austin, Texas (Kauz) – The Commission for Health and Human Services in Texas turns to older Texans to help them deal with younger generations.

The older Texas month in the Lone Star State is the older Texan month and prompted HHSC to advertise its Foster large -parenting program, which gives the more experienced citizens Texas the opportunity to look after young Texans. The states of over 60 population with over 5.9 million, a main reason why Abbott older Texan Month.

“I love the program because we are a family and I found new friends while I helped children,” said Modesto Perez, a volunteer of Foster Grandelent Program in Abilene. “As a senior, we have knowledge, life skills and wisdom with which we can share with others. It is a great feeling that I differentiated the life of a young person.”

HHSC also outlined several other resources that are available to older Texans in one publication:

  • Aging and disability resources (ADRCS) help to provide people recommendations and access to long-term services and support.
  • Area agencies for aging (AAA) offer older adults, their families and caregivers, including home and assembly meals and evidence-based fitness programs.
  • The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) supports people in buying the food they need for good health.
  • Texcise offers free physical activity and nutritional resources to educate, motivate and engage adults aged 45 and over.
  • Age Well Live Well is a nationwide campaign that promotes simple ways to resources and emphasizes how healthy changes with three core amounts can be made: being healthy, being connected and informed.
  • The campaign of their neighbors helps Texans to form and maintain connections to older neighbors.
  • Alternence Texas Well is a strategic planning effort that checks guidelines on older Texans, who evaluates local and state willingness to meet the needs of older adults, and to promote the willingness of the community for growing older adults.

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