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January 27, 2014

DCOA E*News At-A-Glance

Mayor's MLK Day of Service Makes Seniors Aware of Emergency Preparedness

Mayor Gray Visits Dunbar Apartments for Day of Service

Serve DC coordinated the Mayor’s signature Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service project, “It Takes a Village,” which deployed volunteer teams to 13 senior residence complexes across the District to raise awareness about emergency planning and assist those residents in completing emergency-preparedness plans.

Presented in collaboration with the D.C. Department of Health's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration (HEPRA), the D.C. Office on Aging and the D.C. Housing Authority, “It Takes a Village” was a complement to Serve DC’s ongoing emergency-preparedness-volunteer programs and the recent launch of the Mayor’s “Age-Friendly DC” Initiative, which aims to help influence the health and quality of life of older people in the District.


Upcoming DCOA Performance Oversight Hearing

The Committee on Health, chaired by Councilmember Yvette Alexander, will convene the Committee on Health FY ’14 Performance Oversight Hearing for the D.C. Office on Aging on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 10 am.  The hearing will take place in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

Persons wishing to testify may contact Ravna Smith, rsmith@dccouncil.us or by calling 202-741-2111.


Become a DCOA Ambassador

Becoming a DCOA Ambassador is an awesome opportunity for you, our community partners, to help move the agency forward as we seek to link seniors to services from the agency.  The DCOA Ambassador Program is an initiative to train community residents about the programs and services offered by the D.C. Office on Aging and its network of agencies.

The ambassadors serve as points of contacts for distributing information about the programs and services available to seniors, persons living with disabilities and caregivers in their wards and communities.

To find out how you can link your friends, neighbors and relatives with services to assist them, register to become a DCOA Ambassador today call 202-724-5622.


DCOA Hosts Bi-Weekly Web Chat for Caregivers

Long Distance Caregiver - Challenges and Solutions will be the topic for the next D.C. Caregivers Online Chat at Noon to be held, Tuesday, February 4 at 12 p.m. 

To participate, log on to www.dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiver-chat, bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 12 p.m. to get help with your caregiving responsibilities.  For more information contact Linda Irizarry at 202-535-1442.

Each chat provides the opportunity for caregivers to discuss their challenges and receive solutions, as well as provide an opportunity to ask questions and get feedback live. Interested persons, who are unable to join during the scheduled time, can hit replay at their convenience to find out what was discussed.


SAGE Metro DC and AARP DC Present The New Black Documentary

The New Black Documentary

The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar—the black church and reveals the Christian right wing’s strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda.

The New Black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.

Interactive Panel and Audience Discussion immediately follows film. Light Refreshments will be served.

Monday, February 24, 6:30 p.m.
AARP Headquarters
601 E Street NW, Brickfield Conference Center
Washington DC 20049
RSVP to Jackie Jordan at 202-434-7703 (by Feb 20) in order to gain entry to building.

For more information contact sagemetrodc1@gmail.com.

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DCOA in the Media

Age-Friendly DC Forum, 9/21/13

Washington Times article 9/26/13

Washington Post InBrief 9/19/13

Ms. Senior D.C. Pageant 2013

Washington Informer, June 26, 2013

The Washington Post Brief, July 3, 2013

The Washington Sun

Video: DCN-16 Coverage Ms. Senior D.C. Pageant 2013

Mayor's Second Annual Senior Symposium

Video: DCN-16 Coverage Senior Symposium

WJLA-TV article

Washington Informer Silver Alert article

Washington Informer Symposium article

27th Annual Salute to DC Centenarians media coverage links

Washington Post article and photo gallery

WJLA/News Channel 8, article, video and photo gallery

Fox5DC article and video coverage

WTOP article and photo gallery

WAMU 88.5FM How to Live to be 100 in DC

Other Media Links

Washington Post article DC Program Reflects National Trend Toward Moving Older Americans Out of Nursing Homes 1/2/2014

Washington Post article Alzheimer's First State Plan 11/19/2013

Washington Post Brief Smart911 Presentations 11/20/2013

DCOA Interview WHUR 96.3 FM Insight Segment on the  "Daily Drum" 2/19/13

Video: DCN-DCOA Performance Oversight Hearing 2/21/13 Part I

Video: DCN-DCOA Performance Oversight Hearing 2/21/13 Part II

Video: DCN-DCOA Performance Oversight Hearing 2/21/13 Part III

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