ONTARIO — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. Board of Trustees has selected the 2023 Scholarship Program award recipients. Scholarships are made possible by the Agency’s annual meeting sponsorships. Paige Danuloff, of Richland County, is pursuing a field of study that focuses on the advocacy and health care of older adults. Danuloff […]
From the Area Agency on Aging, Special to Richland Source
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Idea Works among 17 local businesses to receive social isolation grant from Area Agency on Aging
MANSFIELD – Idea Works, home of Richland Source, was one of 17 Mansfield-area businesses to be honored with a grant from the Area Agency on Aging, it was announced via a press release on Tuesday afternoon. It’s been over three years since the U.S. went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The complexity of […]
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Public invited to welcome home veterans Sept. 11 from Honor Bus trip
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. is the location for the departure and arrival home of the Richland County Veterans Honor Bus trip. Members of the community are invited to welcome area veterans as they arrive home from Washington, D.C. on the night of Sept. 11 at Hawkins Corner located […]
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Area Agency on Aging to host special “Senior Day” festivities at the Richland County Fair
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. is excited to host its second annual Senior Day at the Red Barn as a part of Senior Citizen Day at the Richland County Fair. Senior Day at the Red Barn will be on Monday, Aug. 8 (Senior Citizen Day) in the Red Barn […]
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Area Agency on Aging announces new 2022 corporate board members
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. announces the appointment of three new members, Robert Gagnon, Margie Tasseff, and Leanne Smith, to its Board of Trustees and will serve as the Wyandot County representative, At-Large representative, and Seneca County representative, respectively. Gagnon is the Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Lands’ […]
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Area Agency on Aging announces 2 new corporate board members
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging has announced the appointment of two new members, Amanda Paez and Brigitte Coles, to its Corporate Board of Trustees. Paez will serve as the Huron County Representative and Coles will serve as an At-Large Representative from Richland County. Both will fill the unexpired terms left […]
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Ben & Theresa Williams honored as 2021 Richland County Outstanding Senior Citizens
ONTARIO – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. is proud to announce that Ben and Theresa Williams have been selected as the 2021 Richland County Outstanding Senior Citizen Award recipients. They were honored on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 2131 Park Avenue West in Ontario, surrounded by Area Agency on Aging staff and […]
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USAging announces appointment of Duana Patton to Board of Directors
ONTARIO — Duana Patton, CEO of the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc., has been appointed to the USAging Board of Directors. Patton will represent Region V and serve as a member of the Public Policy Committee of the Board. The announcement was made at the most recent USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow, […]
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Summer crisis program opens July 1 to help Ohioans
ONTARIO – The 2021 Summer Crisis Program (SCP) will provide eligible households with a one-time benefit to assist with electric utility bills, central air conditioning repairs, and air conditioning unit and/or fan purchases. Household income must be at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines and household’s must have at least one additional eligibility […]
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Mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at Hawkins Corner on April 8
MANSFIELD — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. in partnership with the Ohio Department of Aging, The Ohio National Guard, and Third Street Family Health Services will launch a mass COVID-19 Vaccine clinic on Thursday, April 8 at Hawkins Corner located at 2131 Park Avenue West, Ontario. Anyone 18 and older, and […]