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ORGANIZATION: Detroit Area Agency on Aging

  • 8 people are interested

You MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.
Volunteer to be trained to facilitate workshops to help people with chronic conditions learn skills to improve their health.

Training is four days and leads to certification.
Tuesday, February 19
Thursday, February 21
Tuesday, February 26
Thursday, February 28
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Trained facilitators will teach:

  • Techniques to deal with pain, fatigue, depression
  • Healthy eating
  • How to communicate effectively with family, friends and professionals.
You must facilitate one workshop a year to maintain certification.

You MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.

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About Detroit Area Agency on Aging

Location:

1333 Brewery Park Blvd., Suite #200, Detroit, MI 48207, US

Mission Statement

OUR MISSION To educate, advocate, and promote healthy aging to enable people to make choices about home and community-based services and long-term care that will improve their quality of life. OUR VISION To create a community that cares for the vulnerable and advocates for the well-being of our constituents.

Description

WHO WE ARE

Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) is a nonprofit agency that serves older persons, adults with disabilities, and caregivers residing in Detroit, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park & the 5 Grosse Pointes. We are one of 16 Area Agencies on Aging in the state of Michigan and 622 in the nation.

WHAT WE DO

We assist older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers by removing social, economic, physical, and psychological barriers and creating aging-friendly neighborhoods through nutrition, health and wellness, and senior independence.

  • Information & Assistance
  • Nutrition Services
  • Health & Wellness
  • Home Care Services
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman
  • Medicaid-Medicare Assistance Program

  • Senior Community Service Employment Program
  • Community Wellness Service Centers
  • Grand Parents Raising Grandchildren Committee
  • Advocacy

CAUSE AREAS

Health & Medicine
People with Disabilities
Seniors
Health & Medicine, People with Disabilities, Seniors

WHEN

Tue Feb 19, 2019 - Thu Feb 28, 2019
09:00 AM - 04:30 PM

WHERE

1333 Brewery Park BlvdSuite 160DetroitDetroit, MI 48207

(42.34349,-83.04053)
 

DATE POSTED

December 27, 2018

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Orientation or Training

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