West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging
QUINCY — Kay Califf sat in the entryway of the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center on Monday afternoon with a metallic pink walker at her side and a soft, sweet smile across her face. “It’s my birthday!” she gushed. “93 years old today.” It’s the fifth year she’s celebrated her birthday at the senior…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Efforts to form the West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging began in 1972 with a door-to-door surveying endeavor by 20 Quincy College students to determine what the aging population needed. The organization was founded two years later in 1974, according to a 1974 article published in The Herald-Whig, with Harold Voshall of…
Read Full Article QUINCY — A job fair will be held from 10 a.m.-noon on Friday, June 9, at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York. Experienced workers ages 50 and over, veterans and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to attend. All people seeking employment are welcome. There is no cost to attend. The job…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging is the host of a job fair at the Illinois Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York, from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 21. Mary Crawford, field representative for the WCIAAA, believes a stereotype exists around the over-age-50 job seeker. “Older workers are…
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