News & Announcements

Looking Back on a Month of Honoring the Nation’s Family Caregivers

We hope you have enjoyed the ACL Updates, blog posts, and other information we have shared throughout 
Fri, 12/01/2023 - 09:18
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:18
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Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities Launches New Website

The Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities, a national resource center funded by ACL’s Administration on Disabilities (AoD), has 

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 09:18
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:18
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Participate in ACL’s Care Transitions ECHO Series

The U.S. Administration for Community Living invites you to join fellow community-based organizations, hospitals and health systems for a peer-based learning webinar series. The monthly meetings will leverage participants’ expertise to develop collaborative approaches to health-related social needs screening within health care settings, connection to community services and supports and transition support pre and post-discharge for older adults and people with disabilities. The series will run from January through August 2024.

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 11:00
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:19

2024 Annual NCIL Conference Call for Workshop Proposals

NCIL's 2024 Annual Conference Call for Workshop Proposals

Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:18
Sat, 12/30/2023 - 22:18

More than 4.5 Million Select Affordable Health Coverage in ACA Marketplace Coverage Since Start of Open Enrollment Period

With four out of five people eligible for coverage at $10 or less per month, the Biden-Harris Administration urges everyone to visit HealthCare.gov and sign up for high-quality, affordable health care

Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:10
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 16:00
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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps keep families safe and healthy during cold months by providing them with funds to reduce the cost of home energy bills and minor energy-related home repairs. Find out if you qualify today.

LIHEAP can help you stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer through programs that reduce the risk of health and safety problems that arise from unsafe heating and cooling situations and practices.

Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:10
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 16:00

Nominations Now Being Accepted for HHS Long COVID Advisory Committee

Last week, the U.S.
Tue, 11/21/2023 - 09:02
Thu, 11/30/2023 - 13:00
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Supporting Family Caregivers: A Key Issue for ACL and for Our Time

Alison Barkoff, Performing the duties of ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging

Each year, more than 53 million Americans provide a broad range of assistance to support the health, quality of life, and independence of an older adult or person with a disability. Another 2.7 million grandparents ­— and an unknown number of other kinship caregivers — open their arms and homes each year to children who cannot remain with their parents.

Mon, 11/20/2023 - 09:02
Thu, 11/30/2023 - 13:00
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