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…
Nutrition Requirements of the Older Americans Act (OAA)
This tipsheet provides an overview of the basic / nutritional requirements of the Older Americans Act, including concise introductions of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Dietary Reference Intakes and how they differ. This resource addresses key questions such…
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…
Nutrition Services Incentive Program of the Older Americans Act and States
This document published by the Administration for Community Living answers frequently asked questions around the Nutrition Services Incentive Program of the Older Americans Act and States. The questions covered include but are not limited to what the Nutrition Services Incentive…
COVID-19 Suggestions for Senior Nutrition Programs Offering Home Delivered Meals
Older people are more likely to have serious COVID-19 illness. This may be because immune systems change with age, making it harder to fight off diseases and infection. Older adults also are more likely to have underlying health conditions that…
Suggestions for COVID-19 Senior Nutrition Programs
States and localities can use the flexibility of the Older Americans Act to adapt their policies and procedures. While States may seek a major disaster declaration (click here to view the Administration Community Living’s Nutrition Services Emergency Management FAQ) to…
Evaluation of Senior Community Centers in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
This evaluation research project examined senior community centers in Pennsylvania to analyze challenges and opportunities that these centers face in providing services to a growing senior population. Specifically, the research: created an inventory of Pennsylvania’s rural and urban senior community…
Frequently Asked Questions Nutrition Services Emergency Management
This document published by the Administration for Community Living covers highlights from and updates to the nutrition services frequently asked emergency management questions.…
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