The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a division of CAPCOG, was the only Texas organization to attend the Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington D.C., hosted by the National Alliance for Caregiving, in October to discuss caregiver advocacy.…
The City of Elgin used Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) funds to improve the walkability, accessibility and connectivity through historic downtown and to other parts of the city and future developments. The $500,000 in CDBG…
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, is conducting its first Spanish language health and wellness program for older adults in Caldwell County, when volunteer instructors will lead the eight-week Matter of Balance program…
The Area Agency of Aging of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG division, is drafting its 2024-26 Area Plan after receiving an outstanding number of input from stakeholder meetings held in each county and online surveying done throughout May. The plan,…
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a division of CAPCOG, is conducting a community needs survey for input on what matters most to older adults and caregivers who live in the 10-county region and to develop…
Public education and outreach efforts are underway for this year’s Ozone Season which started in March and lasts through October. This is when conditions have the greatest chance of producing harmful ground-level ozone pollution according to CAPCOG’s Air Quality Program…
CAPCOG, in its capacity as the Capital Area Emergency Communications District, will recognize the community service emergency telecommunicators perform for the region during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week — April 9 through 15, and support National 9-1-1 Education Month —…
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) — a CAPCOG division — and the Aging Services Council of Central Texas are hosting a conference to educate caregivers and care management providers about sharing their lived experiences to…
CAPCOG’s Air Quality program had already started to study and plan for reducing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) before the Environmental Protection Agency announced its proposed new standard for the air pollutant in January which could threaten the region’s National Ambient…
CAPCOG has partnered with the Clean Air Force and Austin FC|Atlas to provide classrooms with air quality monitors to help educate students about the environment while also collecting data on particulate matter (PM) in the region. The Be Air Smart,…
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