AZAging

AZAging leadership celebrating the career and retirement of Mary Beals Leudtka of NACOG Aging. You will be missed, Mary!

Congratulations to Mary Beals Leudtka for receiving the AZAging Lifetime Achievement award. Mary has worked for NACOG Aging for 33 years, with 20 of those years as director. When she began, she had 12 staff working in aging in northern Arizona. Now she has about 50 staff. Mary is an advocate at the state and national level, and has sat on the USAging and NANSP Boards of Directors. From 2017-2023, Mary was board chair of AZAging. Mary retires next month, and we are so appreciative of all she's done for older adults in Northern Arizona, statewide, and nationally. Congratulations, Mary.

AZAging is excited to join the Alzheimber's Association in celebrating these amazing legislative leaders. This year's state budget had significant funding for Alzheimer's research and support.

Are you interested in digital equity? Be sure to take part in a discussion to talk about internet access and technology across the state. Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/680183456027

Chair of our Board, W. Mark Clark, Past-Chair of our Board, Mary Beals Luedtka, and Director, Maddy Bynes, present about their innovative strategies to increase direct care work in Arizona at the USAging Conference and Tradeshow in Salt Lake City, UT.

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We are so fortunate to have the opportunity to speak with Governor Katie Hobbs at our Quarterly Meeting in Bisbee, Arizona. Talking with our elected officials about the needs of older adults in Arizona is core to our mission as defined by the Older Americans Act. Thank you, Governor!

Last week our members met with Members of Congress on both sides of the asile to talk about how the Older Americans Act impacts their communities. Thanks to USAging to hosting this Aging Policy Briefing.

We are back in Arizona after a fun week at the USAging Aging Policy Briefing. Thank you Raul M. Grijalva for meeting with us to discuss priorities for older adults in Southern Arizona. Shout out to our amazing advocates at Pima Council On Aging and Inter Tribal Council of Arizona!

The AZAging team enjoyed joining USAging for their Aging Policy Briefing. Thanks, Juan Ciscomani, for meeting with us to better understand the needs of older adults in our state.

Members of AZAging were in Washington DC this week advocating for funding for the Older Americans Act on Capitol Hill. Thanks to Senator Kelly for meeting with us and being a champion for older adult services in Arizona.

Happy Women’s History Month!

Happy Women’s History Month! Women are mothers, sisters, daughters—and represent 61 percent of the nation’s caregivers. They are also among the top groups contacting the Eldercare Locator to connect to resources for the local services and supports they and their families need to age well in their communities.