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VNA Community Services of Knox County has only been able to open its doors for 15 total days since March 2020. But that's changing on Monday. VNA Staff and volunteers were still working tirelessly to support area seniors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, serving well over 90,000 individual meals to the Knox County area with the help of community partnerships, and maintaining a majority of their programming. VNA's Exexcutive Director Michael John Bennett says it's exciting to be "so close to being open again" but says they "still want to be as cautious as necessary...

Are you or an older loved one dealing with social isolation that's intensified because of the pandemic? Seniors struggled with isolation even before the pandemic and now that folks are encouraged to stay home and isolated for the benefit of the community, it seems to have taken a greater turn for the worse. With those struggles in mind, the Volunteer Network on Aging has teamed up with several community members with expertise in a variety of topics and skills to provide virtual learning opportunities for seniors at home. The new engAGED Program that was created by the state will help batt...