$350 billion in unpaid care offered by household caregivers in Missouri final 12 months to sufferers with dementia

A brand new report out by the Alzheimer’s Affiliation sheds mild on the influence of caring for a member of the family with dementia.

2023 Alzheimer’s Illness Information and Figures finds that there have been round 220,000 caregivers of relations with dementia in Missouri in 2022. They offered 350 million hours of unpaid care valued at $650 billion.

The report finds that caregivers face vital emotional and bodily challenges on account of caregiving, together with stroke, coronary heart illness, diabetes and most cancers. Sixty p.c of caregivers reported at the very least one continual situation. In Missouri, 28 p.c of

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Springfield planning supervisor discusses Ahead SGF

Our weekly program, Making Democracy Work, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and the League of Girls Voters of Southwest Missouri. It is hosted and produced by volunteers from the LWV, and it airs every Monday morning at 9:45 a.m. on KSMU. 

On this episode of our native program Making Democracy Work, Maggie Castrey speaks with Bob Hosmer, planning supervisor with the Metropolis of Springfield.

Hosmer talks about 20-year plan for metropolis development-Ahead SGF- adopted within the fall of 2022. He talks about overarching targets this plan encompasses issues like neighborhood revitalization and hall enhancements. He encourages citizen involvement by

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WIC contributors will proceed to get more cash for vegetables and fruit

A brief enhance within the Missouri Ladies, Infants and Youngsters program or WIC has been prolonged.

The extension of the short-term enhance of the money worth profit for fruit and vegetable purchases went into impact Thursday.

The brand new quantities might be $25 per thirty days for baby contributors, $44 per thirty days for pregnant and postpartum contributors and $49 per thirty days for breastfeeding contributors. Earlier quantities ranged from $9 to $11.

Eligible contributors should contact their native WIC company to schedule an appointment to load the extra advantages to their eWIC card earlier than redeeming any January advantages.

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Modification vacating some sentences for marijuana possession handed in November 2022, however what does that imply for Missouri courts?

Our weekly program, Making Democracy Work, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and the League of Ladies Voters of Southwest Missouri. It is hosted and produced by volunteers from the LWV, and it airs every Monday morning at 9:45 a.m. on KSMU. 

On this episode of our native program Making Democracy Work, Lisa Langley speaks with Scott Pierson, Springfield lawyer working with a free expungement clinic and a statewide facilitator offering workshops on expungement regulation.

Pierson talks about Modification 3, which went into impact December 8, 2022. It vacates previous sentences for marijuana possession underneath 3 kilos. He talks about

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$1.2M in tax credit introduced for senior housing on Kalamazoo’s Northside

KALAMAZOO, MI — A partnership to create reasonably priced senior housing in Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood will obtain a $1.26 million enhance in tax credit, the governor’s workplace introduced.

The tax credit will assist pay for the development of 36 items within the first part of a growth at 730 N. Westnedge Ave.

The Kalamazoo undertaking was one in all a number of to obtain low earnings housing tax credit on this spherical of funding introduced Friday by the governor’s workplace.

Hollander Improvement and its subsidiary, Republic Improvement, LLC, plans to develop Zion Place underneath a three way partnership with Mt.

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