Assistance with building communities for a lifetime is available through Minnesota's regional Area Agencies on Aging and ElderCare Development Partnerships, and at the state level through project Transform 2010, in partnership with the Minnesota's Board on Aging, Department of Human Services Disability Services Division, and Department of Health.
The goal of this assistance is to help communities build a community for a lifetime by defining and pursuing their own vision, and by leveraging local leadership, partnerships and resources. The regional and state level initiative contacts listed below inform and support communities that wish to:
- Gather and interpret local demographic data
- Assess community assets, needs and opportunities
- Identify local and regional partners
- Connect with peers doing similar work in the region
- Answer questions about aging services
- Develop a planning and implementation process
- Identify regional, state, and national resources, including potential funding
Central Region
Counties served: Benton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lac, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, and Wright
Central Minnesota Council on Aging
Lori Vrolson, Executive Director
Lynn Rohman, ElderCare Development Partnership Coordinator
RohmanL@cmcoa.org
Dean Loidolt, Community Development Specialist
dean@cmcoa.org
Jon Knopik, Community Development Specialist
Jon.Knopik@cmcoa.org
320-253-9349
Metro Region
Counties served: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging
Dawn Simonson, Executive Director
Kate Houston, Planning Director
kate@tcaging.org
651-641-8612
SouthEast Metro Seniors Agenda for Independent Living
Nan Just
Nan.Just@co.dakota.mn.us
507-301-3370
Northeast Region
Counties served: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging
Catherine Sampson, Executive Director
Barb Caskey, ElderCare Development Partnership Program Coordinator
bcaskey@ardc.org
218-722-5545
Northwest Region
Counties served: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin
Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging – Fergus Falls
Mark Tysver, Program Manager
mtwcaaa@prtel.com
218-739-4617
Counties served: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Polk, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau
Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging – Warren
Darla Waldner, Aging Director
Danica Robson, Eldercare Partnership Development Program Coordinator
danicarobson@nwrdc.org
218-745-6733
Southeast Region
Counties served: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona.
Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging
Connie Bagley, Director
Dan Conway, Community Development
dan@semaaarochestermn.org
507-288-6944
Southwest Region
Counties served: Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine
Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging (Mankato Office, Slayton Office, Willmar Office)
Linda Giersdorf, Executive Director
Kate Selseth, ElderCare Development Partnership Consultant
kate.selseth@mmrdc.org
Elaine Spain, ElderCare Development Partnership Consultant
espain@rndc.org
Gail Gilman-Waldner, Program Developer
ggwaldner@rndc.org
Robin Weis, ElderCare Development Partnership Consultant
srlinkage@swrdc.org
507-389-8866
Statewide
LaRhae Knatterud, Project Consultant
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota Board on Aging
DHS.lifetime@state.mn.us
651-431-2606
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