Join us for the 3rd annual Age Positive: Ideas for an Age-Friendly Future conference on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Missouri.

Following the success of the 2017 conference, the 2018 Age Positive conference will once again offer a forum for innovative program ideas to enhance current older adult programming, develop new programs, offer workshops to help participants hone leadership skills. The theme for this year's conference is "Respect."

Hosted by a partnership of regional organizations, this conference is best suited for professionals and volunteers working in senior centers, community centers, libraries, park districts and other venues that offer programming to older adults.

The cost is $40 per person ($50 after April 1) and registration will open March 1. Limited scholarships will be available — scholarship applications will be available online. CEU credits are pending.

Visit www.marc.org/age-positive for more information.

Look for more information, including registration, workshops and presenters in another email after March 1.

Event partners: AARP Missouri; Clay County Senior Services; Coming of Age KC; Connecting for Good; Jewish Family Services; Johnson County K-State Research and Extension; Johnson County Park & Recreation District; Kansas City Parks & Recreation Department; Kansas City Public Library; KC Communities for All Ages; Liberty Parks and Recreation; MARC Department of Aging and Adult Services; Shepherd’s Center Central; Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City Kansas; University of Missouri Extension; Wyandotte/Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging; and YMCA of Greater Kansas City.