Participants can learn how peer-to-peer educators are creatively conducting outreach with older residents, families, friends, and neighbors at the next meeting of the Commission on Aging
VANCOUVER – The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the challenges of connecting older adults to resources, information and each other. These connection challenges existed before the pandemic and will continue into the future.
Learn how peer-to-peer educators are creatively conducting outreach with older residents, families, friends, and neighbors at the next meeting of the Commission on Aging, 4:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 17. The meeting guest will be a representative from the Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS) initiative.
Meetings are currently held in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual participation options. Attend in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., or join by phone or computer through information provided at: https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/commission-aging-meetings.
The Commission on Aging, supported by the Clark County Council, is a nine-member volunteer group that implements the Aging Readiness Plan and provides leadership addressing needs of aging community members. For more about the commission, please visit www.clark.wa.gov/aging.
Commission meetings are carried on CVTV Channel 23/323 and online at www.cvtv.org. To see replay times, go to www.cvtv.org.
Information provided by Clark Co. WA Communications.
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