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"Eat Right When Money's Tight"
(Separate Website)
See this website for tips about food programs and menu planning to stretch your food dollar. Check out the recipe finder and information about federal nutrition assistance programs like the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, once called the Food Stamp Program), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
"We Can" Ways to Enhance Childrens' Activity & Nutrition
(Separate Website)
This is the home page for the "We Can" program, which has information and tools to help you and your family have a more healthy diet and lifestyle, even on a tight budget.
By: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
10 Ways to Cut Your Grocery Bill
(Separate Website)
Making groceries? Here are tips for saving money on food bills.
By: AARP
11 Healthy Foods -- From the New York Times'
(Separate Website)
See this information about healthy foods from the New York Times -- a number of these top items are low in cost, too.
By: New York Times online
A Low-Cost, Healthful Holiday Meal
(Separate Website)
"A Low-Cost, Healthful Holiday Meal" with shopping price list from the Clemson University Cooperative Extension.
By: Clemson Cooperative Extension
A Memory Tonic for the Aging Brain
(Separate Website)
A Memory Tonic for the Aging Brain
By: The New York Times
AARP Grandparenting Information
(Separate Website)
See this area of the AARP site, aimed at grandparents and grandparenting issues.
By: AARP
AARP Longevity Calculator
(Separate Website)
Find out what personal habits may add or take years from your life. Information about nutrition, exercise and more.
Aging and Disability Resource Center Northwest Louisiana
Find out more here about this organization, which serves nine parishes in Northwest Louisiana.
1700 Buckner Street @240
Shreveport, LA 71101
318 676.7900
Toll free number: 1.800.256.3003
By: Aging and Disability Resource Center Northwest Louisiana
Aging Well Through Exercise
(Separate Website)
See this article from The New York Times with information that may help you stay fit as you age.
By: The New York Times
Alzheimer's Information and Help
(Separate Website)
Learn about Alzheimer's and how to get help. Fact sheets, links and other resources, including a 24-hour telephone helpline.
By: Alzheimer's Association
America's Literacy Directory
(Separate Website)
You can search this site to find literacy programs, reading programs and other resources to help people learn to read and to write. You can also search for information about the GED and about learning English as a second language.
By: National Institute for Literacy and Partners
Caddo Parish Council on Aging
Find out more here about the Caddo Council on Aging, which offers services to help seniors remain independent in their homes.
Caddo Council on Aging
1700 Buckner St. #240
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 676-7900
Website: http://www.caddocoa.org
By: Caddo Parish Council on Aging
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Choose My Plate -- Tips for Smart Food Choices, from the USDA
(Separate Website)
The food pyramid is out. The "plate" is in.
Check out what the federal government has to say about making smart food choices.
By: United States Department of Agriculture
City Assisted Evacuation Plan (CEAP)
(Separate Website)
If you think you may need help to get out of the city if there is an evacuation, see this information sheet from the City of New Orleans. Call the number on the sheet for updated information about how to register for this service and for pick-up locations.
By: City of New Orleans
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Councils on Aging
(Separate Website)
See this page for information about the Council on Aging near you.
By: Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
Digital TV is Here -- Learn More
(Separate Website)
Find out about the switchover to digital TV and how you can keep your old TV working.
By: Federal Communications Commission
East Baton Rouge Parish Library Outreach/Delivery
(Separate Website)
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library's outreach program helps get library materials to people in nursing homes and other elderly people. See this page from the library's Web site for more information.
By: Baton Rouge Public Library
Elder care: More than
(Separate Website)
Guidance for special issues when caring for older parents.
By: American Psychological Association
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