Beginning with Respect for You
to age at home, remain healthy, and stay active and connected to the community you know and love.
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Our Mission
Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA) is the leading expert and advocate in healthy aging for Central Vermonters. At CVCOA, we respect the wishes of aging persons to age at home, remain healthy, and stay active and connected to the communities they know and love. We offer programs and services for people age 60+, caregivers, and their families. Our mission is to support Central Vermonters to age with dignity and choice. We're grateful to all sponsors and donors who support this mission.
Monthly New to Medicare Workshops help individuals who are new to the Medicare system. Click here to learn about health insurance counseling options.
We're hiring case managers to support a growing need for services. Learn more and apply today!
Our Tasty Bites video and recipe series teaches you how to make inexpensive, nutritious recipes that feed one or two people in just a few minutes!
CVCOA Events
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Memorable Times Online
"Jingle all the way . . . to the kitchen!"
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Learn more about our work to make Central Vermont a great place to age
We're excited to welcome Patrick Flood, Legislature & Volunteer Coordinator for Third Act Vermont for a special presentation on how older Vermonters can assist in mitigating climate change!
Help us celebrate staff milestones, our volunteer of the year, and more!
Continental breakfast will be provided.
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Memorable Times Online
Memorable Times Online
"Jingle all the way . . . to the kitchen!"
Join us on Zoom:
December 6
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Memorable Times Online is the virtual memory café offered by Central Vermont Council on Aging in partnership with the ABLE Library of the Vermont Department of Libraries. It meets the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. on Zoom. This dementia-friendly program is free and part of the memory café movement growing all around the world. Registration is required. Get in touch with CVCOA to find out more!
CVCOA Annual Meeting
Learn more about our work to make Central Vermont a great place to age
We're excited to welcome Patrick Flood, Legislature & Volunteer Coordinator for Third Act Vermont for a special presentation on how older Vermonters can assist in mitigating climate change!
Help us celebrate staff milestones, our volunteer of the year, and more!
Continental breakfast will be provided.
CVCOA News & Announcements
View AllShared Interests Lead to Connection
Read about how a shared interest reconnected high school classmates and led to new connections for CVCOA and STM Weather.
Celebrating 25 Years of Service to CVCOA!
This month, we say farewell to Christine Melicharek, who’s served CVCOA as a Case Manager in Lamoille county for a quarter century! I recently had a chance to chat with Christine about what she valued most in her career with CVCOA.
Winter Warmers!
As we move into the colder part of the year, we have compiled some resources to help you stay warm and safe!
Taking Care of Yourself as a Caregiver
As a caregiver, it's easy to focus all your energy on the person you’re caring for and forget about your own needs. Taking care of yourself is crucial -- not only for your own health and well-being, but also for the quality of care you provide to ...
Locally Run Memory Cafés Alleviate Social Isolation
One major way that CVCOA’s Family Caregiver Support Program helps address social isolation among caregivers and those they care for is through Memory Cafés.
CVCOA Expands Meals on Wheels Services with Therapeutic Meal Training Initiative
CVCOA is enhancing support for its 13 partner meal sites through specialized training in the production of Therapeutic Meals for the Meals on Wheels program.
I feel stronger and healthier. My balance is better. And my mental health has held up this winter. Some weeks this class is my major social interaction and I would miss it terribly if it was not available!
Taking care of Colman is a 24/7 challenge for me (spouse). Meals on Wheels ensures he receives one good solid meal per day. It is helpful as he has a very good appetite. It is wonderful to receive one healthy meal per day that doesn't require preparation.
After my wife received a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s it became clear that we needed to find outlets for socialization and mental stimulation. I was fortunate to be introduced to the Central Vermont Council on Aging where my wife has been able to participate in their quarterly in-person Memorable Times Cafe and weekly Jukebox zoom calls. My wife always comes back excited and rejuvenated from the discussions and activities these events provide and helps me in providing care for what would otherwise be a challenging situation. I am grateful for the support CVCOA provides.
A really lovely person delivered the kit to me – right to my front door even! It is incredible that you do this for those of us who can’t go out much. The Drawing kit has been so much fun and has kept my mind active. I was able to try mediums I otherwise would not have ever tried. The fact that I could do these activities at home was so helpful for me as I can’t come and go as easily as I once could.
Every time when I talk about a problem I’m having, it’s just like boom, my agent is right there. He’s got the knowledge of what can be done and he knows how to help me with just about anything I present. He takes action right away. I think it’s such a beneficial thing for people, this whole program. I seriously do.
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