# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Let's Talk - Planning with Purpose: Understanding Choice & Advance Care Planning
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a thoughtful and empowering community conversation during Advance Care Planning Month.

This one-hour session is designed for community members who want to better understand how to plan ahead in ways that honor dignity, choice, and personal values. We welcome individuals with disabilities, older adults, caregivers, family members, and anyone supporting a loved one. Healthcare professionals such as nurses, social workers, case managers, and others working in the field are also encouraged to attend and deepen their understanding of advance care planning.

Whether you are planning for yourself, supporting a loved one, or working with individuals in your professional role, this program offers accessible information and practical tools to help you take the next step.

During this session, you will learn:

- What advance care planning means
- Why it is especially important in the aging and disability space
- Tools available in Maryland, including Advance Directives, Five Wishes, conversation guides, and information about the Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) form
- How to begin conversations with loved ones
- Where to turn for support

Planning ahead is one of the greatest ways to protect your independence and reduce stress for yourself and your loved ones.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/lets-talk-planning-with-purpose-understanding-choice-and-advance-care-planning/200029881331657
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.servicecoord.org/lets-talk/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=takoma+park-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Takoma Park
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Takoma Park Community Center (7500 Maple Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912)
- **lat**: 38.98112
- **long**: -77.01036
- **full address**: Takoma Park Community Center (7500 Maple Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912), 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912-4998, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Service Coordination, Inc. (https://allevents.in/org/service-coordination-inc/26167118)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Takoma Park Community Center (7500 Maple Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912), 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912-4998, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Service Coordination, Inc.
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Let's Talk - Planning with Purpose: Understanding Choice & Advance Care Planning ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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