On Feb. 28, 2017, 71 Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) delegates from all over Missouri met at the Capitol in Jefferson City, for a regular meeting of the Board of Directors and to personally deliver their message to their respective Legislators. Delegates highlighted the SHL’s past achievements, as well as its current priorities, using the new 2017 SHL brochure.
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SHL delegates came together last fall for their 43rd Annual Conference. Those delegates, including Walter Burnett, Daviess County, chose these issues as their Top Five Priorities to support for the 2017 legislative session:
Senior Services Growth and Development Program
Increase funding for the Home Delivered and Congregate Meals provided by Area Agencies on Aging
Expand Mo HealthNet (Medicaid)
Provide financial assistance to seniors for medically-necessary hearing aid devices, vision services and dental care through MO HealthNet (Medicaid)
Reauthorize funding for MoRX Program
Anyone who is interested in learning further details about the priorities of the Silver Haired Legislature is encouraged to call or e-mail Freda Miller, NWMO Delegation Coordinator, 660-240-9400, [email protected] or John Murphy, NWMO SHL President, 816-449-5759, [email protected]
Missouri’s Silver Haired Legislature was founded in 1973, the first such organization in the nation after the Older Americans Act was amended to include advocacy groups. The SHL is composed of fifteen volunteers from each of the ten statewide Area Agencies on Aging. These 150 senior advocates, elected by their peers, identify and advocate for issues critical to older Missourians.