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Meals on Wheels America Grants Support CICOA Seniors and their Beloved Pets

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions is a recipient of a 2023 Meals on Wheels Loves Pets Regional Cohort Grant, made possible by PetSmart Charities, in the amount of $7,500.00. CICOA also is receiving a Pet Program Ambassador Award and will...
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Grant Helps Seniors Live at Home Longer with Accessibility Modifications

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions has received a grant of $10,000 from the Hoover Family Foundation to provide home safety and accessibility modifications for low-income senior homeowners through CICOA’s Safe at Home program. The modifications completed by CICOA’s Safe at...
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Getting to Know You

How well do you know your neighbors, friends, coworkers or others in your social circles? What does it take to truly know the people in your life? At a basic level, I think it starts with interest and effort. As...
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FSSA Grant Supports Aging in Place for Adults with Mental Illness

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions has received a grant of $1.5 million from the Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health & Addiction. This funding for Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) will support aging in place by providing...
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UWCI Grant Provides Access to Food, Transportation, Housing

United Way of Central Indiana has awarded a Basic Needs Fund grant of $360,000 to CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions. United Way funding will help thousands of CICOA clients in Central Indiana gain access to healthy food, transportation and safe...
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Knowledge Is More Than Power, It’s a Lifeline

More than 9,000 people called CICOA’s Aging & Disability Resource Center in May. It’s a new record for incoming calls. We’ve been setting records at our call center every month since July 2022. The “silver tsunami” is real. Our community...

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