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Jean Jackson

Meals & More Brings Peace-of-Mind to Indy Activist, Researcher and Caregiver

Jean marched with Martin Luther King in Washington D.C., was the first African American to work in the chemistry lab at Methodist Hospital, put two sons through college, has been chased by the Ku Klux Klan, met four U.S. presidents,...
Healthy eating begins with good planning

Healthy Eating Begins with Good Planning

Have you ever felt sluggish after a meal and then scolded yourself for overindulging or choosing the fries over a side salad? Those spur-of-the moment choices often are what get us in trouble. We all know that when you eat...
Karen Laine

Co-owner of Two Chicks and a Hammer Shares Her Thoughts on Home Accessibility

Almost everyone has a CICOA story, it seems. “I have a personal relationship with CICOA,” confessed Karen E. Laine, who along with her daughter Mina Starsiak, co-hosts HGTV’s Good Bones, a home renovation show based in the Fountain Square neighborhood...
Safe at Home Volunteer Event to Help Seniors in Indianapolis

CICOA Makes Homes Safer for Seniors in Martindale-Brightwood Neighborhood During Ninth Annual Safe at Home

When Pearl worked at the Martindale-Brightwood Community Development Center, she used to help CICOA identify seniors who needed a helping hand during CICOA’s annual Safe at Home event. This year, she got a little help at her own home. More...
Fat Matters if You Want a Healthy Heart

Fat Matters if You Want a Healthy Heart: 4 Tips to Help You Get the Fat You Need

Remember the no-fat, fad diets that promised how much weight you’d lose if you’d just cut out all the fat in your life? Like most fad diets, it didn’t work. In fact, we ended up packing on pounds, not shedding...
Caregiving and Your Financial Future

Caregiving and Your Financial Future

What happens when a loved one’s needs increase and you, as a caregiver, are faced with the daunting responsibility of providing extensive care? Perhaps caregiving started with transporting the loved one to doctor appointments or the supermarket, and now the...

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