We'd like to say a big Thank You to our generous sponsors for sponsoring our 2022 Spirit of Service Awards. Your sponsorships help make our event a success and we appreciate your continued support. Platinum Sponsors Jody Lynn Gray United Healthcare Gold Sponsors Dash Realty Heavenly Care Home Health Mud Puppies Silver Sponsors Cindy Gunderson
This program emphasizes the skills needed in day-to-day pain management to maintain or increase activity and live a healthy life. You will learn: Techniques to deal with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolationMoving easy exercises and nutrition for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and enduranceAppropriate use of medicationsPacing activity and restCommunicating effectively with family, friends and
Vanessa Garza-Rodriguez is the Community Engagement Coordinator for engAGE. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Texas State University with a minor in Criminal Justice. She has an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from Austin Community College. Vanessa is in her fourth semester in her master’s degree in Occupational Leadership Development at
Starting September 1, 2022 the Coming of Age program will now be called engAGE Travis County. To better understand our name change, here is the history of our program and where we're headed next. In 1972, Travis County applied for a federal Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) grant. RSVP was established locally that same year
The engAGE/RSVP program is celebrating 50 Years of serving Travis County! We invite you all to attend our Spirit of Service Awards Virtual Volunteer Recognition on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 12 pm. Our favorite meteorologist, Jim Spencer from KXAN, will be joining as our Master of Ceremonies. If you have registered your email with
Coming of Age has a valuable partnership with Dr. Amy Walters at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to bring the A Matter of Balance workshops to the Travis county community. Workshops have been delivered virtually during the pandemic. Students who participate in this program volunteer more than double the hours required by
Adult Protective Services (APS) investigates abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults who are elderly or have disabilities and who live in the community. Any adult who has a disability or who is age 65 or older that is in a state of abuse, neglect, or exploitation may be eligible to receive adult protective services. Victims
Larry and Bev have been volunteering with Meals on Wheels Central Texas since January of 2016. Larry and Bev are the perfect team as Bev is great at navigating and Larry loves to get his exercise running meals up to the door. They love that this is something they can do together. Bev and Larry
It’s time to kick off our first annual SOCKtober service project. Throughout the coming months, the engAGE Travis County Board and Advisory Council will collect various styles and sizes of new socks and donate them to shelters and partner organizations serving the homeless in Travis County. You can help by purchasing socks from our Amazon wish
While summer brings us warmth and bloom, prolonged exposure to excessive heat in summer months can be dangerous. This is especially true for older adults. Every summer, more than 600 Americans die of health problems caused by excessive heat and humidity. Older adults and individuals with chronic medical conditions are at high risk of developing
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