GUEST COLUMN: At Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, aging is our business!

This month, people all over Ohio are proclaiming that aging is everybody's business! It is definitely OUR business! We at Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (CSSMV) take our responsibilities to the older population seriously. A test site and then an administrative agency for the PASSPORT Medicaid home care waiver since 1984, CSSMV loves seniors. Members of our dedicated staff make life easier for thousands of seniors every month of the year.

GUEST COLUMN: Lifelong Learning Can Add Life to Your Years!

As the Ohio Department of Aging's theme for Older Americans Month states, aging IS everybody's business!

At the Ohio Department of Higher Education, we view our older population as a valuable resource and are committed to helping Ohio's elders grow, thrive and contribute to their communities. One of the ways we do that is through our GIVEback. GOforward. pilot program in the Youngstown area. GIVEback. GOforward. allows adults 60 and older to volunteer with one or more education-based programs in the Mahoning Valley. Once a volunteer completes 100 hours of service, he or she will earn a three-hour tuition waiver to Youngstown State University or Eastern Gateway Community College. Volunteers may use the waiver to continue on their own educational path or they may gift it to a friend, family member or other current or prospective student at either school.

GUEST COLUMN: The gift of sight is important for Living "Well Beyond 60!"

What would you miss most if you lost your ability to see? I ask this question often as an icebreaker at training sessions I conduct on behalf of the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness. The responses often include:

• "Seeing the expression on my children or grandchildren's faces as they grow up."
• "Participating in my hobbies."
• "Driving or getting around on my own."
• "My independence."
• "Everything!"

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