Leading Toward a Better Minnesota

The Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging (MNLCOA) coalesces the resources and power of consumer, advocacy, social and health service organizations to advocate boldly to positive systems change for older adults and their families in Minnesota.  Sixteen leading nonprofit organizations form the Council. Together these organizations represent or serve more than 300,000 seniors and family caregivers.

For the Council, leadership in aging has taken many forms.  Current efforts focus on assuring that health reform in Minnesota addresses the needs of seniors and their families, with promotion non-institutional care.  In 2009, a key initiative of the Council was Communities for a Lifetime, a law passed to promote better local services and infrastructure for seniors in Minnesota.  The Council's Web site serves as a valuable portal to information about aging issues in the state.

Link to Minnesota Heath Reforms Affecting Seniors