Social interaction is essential for physical and mental health and well-being. The health benefits of human social interaction are plentiful; delaying memory loss, improving mood, stimulating appetite, and decreasing mortality. Aging experts have known the value of socialization for a…
Options for Contracting Meals During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has created food production challenges for senior nutrition programs across the United States. Congregate meal sites have closed and are no longer able to provide on-site nutritious meals and socialization to older Americans. Displaced congregate attendees have…
Reopening Guidance for Senior Nutrition Programs
On April 16, 2020, President Trump unveiled the three-phased Guidelines for Opening Up America Again. Developed as a collaborative effort between the National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, National Council on…
Nutrition Requirements – DRIs/DGAs Under COVID-19
This FAQ document helps to answer nutrition requirement questions around DRIs/DGAs under supplemental funding due to the COVID-19 emergency. For more information on DRIs/DGAs, see document Nutrition Requirements of the Older Americans Act (OAA) as of April 3, 2020 available…
Calorie Intake Requirement During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused nutritional standards (i.e. DRIs and DGAs) to be waived for emergency meals. COVID-19 has made these provisions applicable for funds awarded under Supplemental #3, Supplemental #2 and the regular Older Americans Act during the period…
Volunteer Engagement and Recruitment Resources
Volunteers have always been critical to the success of senior nutrition programs. They help to support the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) critical mission to keep seniors independent as they age. For many years, across the Nation, volunteers have helped…
Tips for Purchasing Meals During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to SUAs, AAAs, and local nutrition providers who deliver services to vulnerable older adults. Congregate meal sites have closed as a result of social distancing and these older adults are now served by…
Guide to Working with Restaurants and Grocery Stores for Meals
The COVID-19 public health crisis is disrupting the ways in which businesses traditionally operate. Crises such as these open new avenues for community-based organizations to establish new partnerships, rekindle lapsed relationships and leverage a negative situation into an opportunity. Senior…
Fiscal FAQ – COVID 19 Emergency
This document published by the Administration for Community Living covers fiscal frequently asked questions around the Older Americans Act Funding, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), CARES Act, and Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2020 Updates during COVID-19 times. These…
Expediting Expenditures at the State Level in Responding to the COVID-19 Emergency
On Friday, March 13, 2020, the President declared that the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an Emergency determination under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance…
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