Aging Events

This program helps people with arthritis or related conditions reduce pain; increase strength, flexibility and balance; prevent falls and improve mobility. Instructors also focus on breathing techniques, and improving physical and mental balance.

Classes meet for one hour two days a week for 16 sessions: Mar. 24 - May 19, 2025

Location

Excelsior Springs Community Center
500 Tiger Dr., Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

This workshop combines Bingo, exercise and/or health education to improve strength, balance and range of motion as well as cognition, nutrition knowledge and social engagement. A fun way to get moving!

Classes meet for 45-60 minutes two days a week for 20 sessions: Jan. 28 - Apr. 4, 2025

Days: Tuesdays and Fridays 

Location

PACE KC
4141 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64130

Each year, Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) in Missouri submit area plans to the state for the coming year. The MARC AAA planning and service area (PSA) covers five counties in Missouri (Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, and Ray). The MO State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026 MARC Area Agency on Aging draft area plan, is available for comments.

This program helps people with arthritis or related conditions reduce pain; increase strength, flexibility and balance; prevent falls and improve mobility. Instructors also focus on breathing techniques, and improving physical and mental balance.

Classes meet for one hour two days a week for 16 sessions: Apr. 15 - Jun. 5, 2025

Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Location

The Palmer Center
218A N Pleasant St, Independence, MO 64050

The AMP program combines goal-setting, daily practices and peer support to help participants make meaningful changes in their lives to impact health and well-being.

Classes meet for 1 1/2 hours once a week for 10 weeks: Apr. 22 - Jun. 24, 2025

Location

The Palmer Center
218A N Pleasant St, Independence, MO 64050

The annual Age Positive: Ideas for an Age-Friendly Future conference provides a forum for innovative program ideas to enhance current older adult programming, develop new programs and offers workshops to help participants hone leadership skills. The conference brings national and regional presenters together to discuss best practices in their fields. This conference is best suited for professionals and volunteers working in senior centers, community centers, libraries, park districts and other venues that offer programming for older adults.

The annual Age Positive: Ideas for an Age-Friendly Future conference provides a forum for innovative program ideas to enhance current older adult programming, develop new programs and offers workshops to help participants hone leadership skills. The conference brings national and regional presenters together to discuss best practices in their fields. This conference is best suited for professionals and volunteers working in senior centers, community centers, libraries, park districts and other venues that offer programming for older adults.

This program helps people with arthritis or related conditions reduce pain; increase strength, flexibility and balance; prevent falls and improve mobility. Instructors also focus on breathing techniques, and improving physical and mental balance.

Classes meet for one hour two days a week for 16 sessions: Jul. 8 - Aug. 28, 2025

Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Location

The Palmer Center
218A N Pleasant St, Independence, MO 64050

This program helps people with arthritis or related conditions reduce pain; increase strength, flexibility and balance; prevent falls and improve mobility. Instructors also focus on breathing techniques, and improving physical and mental balance.

Classes meet for one hour two days a week for 16 sessions: Sep. 16 - Nov. 6, 2025

Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Location

The Palmer Center
218A N Pleasant St, Independence, MO 64050