Today is National Hunger Awareness Day : Let’s look at senior hunger in America and how you can help.

by Lindsay Felsing, LLMSW, Director of Economic Security One in six seniors in America face hunger every day. Food insecurity among seniors continues to grow: rates of senior hunger increased by nearly 6% from 2011-2013. In 2014, 7 million seniors relied on local food banks to put food on the table. One-third of seniors facing hunger have a disability and nearly one in five live … Continue reading Today is National Hunger Awareness Day : Let’s look at senior hunger in America and how you can help.

June 5, 2015June 17, 2015Leave a comment

MiCAFE, Staff and Volunteers

MiCAFE Works!

Hear what Lindsay Felsing, Director of Economic Security, and Tom Menacher, a MiCAFE Volunteer, have to share about the MiCAFE Program and how it assists seniors across Michigan! MiCAFE is supported by the United States Department of Agriculture, Michigan Department of Human Services, Office of Services to the Aging, and the National Council on Aging. MiCAFE partners with community based organizations to conduct outreach and provide application assistance … Continue reading MiCAFE Works!

elderlawofmiMarch 3, 2015March 3, 2015Leave a comment

Client story, donations, Elder Law of Michigan, FYI, Health, MiCAFE

Thank You Sears For Your Generous Donation!

Working with seniors through MiCAFE, Michigan’s Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly, we see many seniors over 60 who have trouble making ends meet and putting healthy food on their table. Every day, seniors struggle to not only purchase enough food to eat, but to actually eat a balanced diet. Even more problematic is that some seniors have problems chewing food. Over and over … Continue reading Thank You Sears For Your Generous Donation!

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Elder Law of Michigan, MiCAFE

Meet MiCAFE’s newest team member!

Patricia joined the Elder Law of Michigan (ELM) team in November 2014 and has volunteered as a MiCAFE Application Assistant since 2007. She is the new MiCAFE Community Partner Liaison and provides support to our community partners in Macomb and Oakland Counties. Prior to joining ELM, Patricia served 32 years with the State of Michigan as an employee for the Michigan Department of Human Services, as a social worker in … Continue reading Meet MiCAFE’s newest team member!

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015Leave a comment

Elder Law of Michigan, Employee of the Month, MiCAFE

Employee of the Month: Kim Hill

by Char Brooks, Project Healthy Living Coach and Attorney I knew it was time to honor Kim Hill as Employee of the Month, but interviewing her for this article was frustrating. Why? Because Kim is a woman of few words; she is honest and humble. However, as the second longest employee here, Kim is a treasure trove of all things ELM. We honor her as Employee … Continue reading Employee of the Month: Kim Hill

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Elder Law of Michigan, MiCAFE, Staff and Volunteers

Why I love working with MiCAFE Community Partners!

by Audra Ellis, MiCAFE Outreach Specialist I have the pleasure of working with a number of organizations in the tri-county area through my work with the MiCAFE (Michigan’s Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly) program. These organizations include senior centers, senior housing complexes, faith-based organizations, and community centers. They all actively help seniors apply for food assistance and other public benefits in partnership with our MiCAFE program. I … Continue reading Why I love working with MiCAFE Community Partners!

November 3, 2014November 3, 2014Leave a comment

Health, Nutrition

Eating with the seasons!

by Kellie Baker, MiCAFE Outreach Coordinator Eating healthy isn’t always easy, regardless of your budget. Often packaged, processed foods are less expensive, keep longer, are easily prepared and readily available. Unfortunately, eating these foods frequently comes with health consequences making it important to limit how often you eat these foods. Sometimes though, finding fresh foods, especially fruits and vegetables can be challenging. We are fortunate … Continue reading Eating with the seasons!

October 28, 2014Leave a comment

Elder Law of Michigan, Health, MiCAFE

Hunger Action Month may have ended, but the fight against hunger continues.

by: Lindsay Felsing, Director of Economic Security September was Hunger Action Month, a nationwide campaign bringing greater attention to the issue of hunger and mobilizing the public to take action on the issue. Throughout the month, we blogged about senior hunger and how we work to address the problem in partnership with other community-based organizations, we shared the voice … Continue reading Hunger Action Month may have ended, but the fight against hunger continues.

October 1, 2014Leave a comment

Health, MiCAFE, Nutrition

Let’s talk about Farmers Markets! What are they and how do they address hunger?

by Skye Felsing, MiCAFE Farmers markets have been around for a long time, but recently we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of markets in Michigan. According to the Michigan Farmers Market Association, there are now over 300 markets across Michigan. There were just 90 markets in 2001. So why have they become so popular? What advantages do they give us over our … Continue reading Let’s talk about Farmers Markets! What are they and how do they address hunger?

September 30, 2014September 30, 2014Leave a comment

Elder Law of Michigan, Health, MiCAFE, Michigan, Money and Finances, Nutrition

Repost in honor of Hunger Action Month: MiCAFE Helps Seniors Eat Healthy

This post was originally published on March 14, 2014 by Stuart White, PhD For more than ten years, the Michigan Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly (MiCAFE) program has paved the way for a select group of seniors in need of nutritional assistance. MiCAFE provides person to person assistance with preparing and submitting an application for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Formerly known … Continue reading Repost in honor of Hunger Action Month: MiCAFE Helps Seniors Eat Healthy

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014Leave a comment