National Resource Center on Nutrition & Aging moves to seniornutrition.acl.gov

Several new funding opportunities from the

Applications due March 16. ACL's National Paralysis Resource Center (managed by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation) is announcing new funding opportunities for organizations and agencies that serve people living with any type of paralysis.

Yesterday, ACL joined the CTA Foundation’s Partner Day at CES 2021 to announce the winner of the MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge and to ask attendees to Commit to Connect by visiting our web pages to:

Here's what's new on our COVID-19 resource page:  The latest on vaccines: As millions of Americans begin to receive one of the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines, we've created a new "Vaccination Information" section on our COVID-19 page with up-to-date resources, including:

Submissions due February 5, 2021 Visit the submission webpage.

As the number of people and communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so do the scams associated with it. Scammers use public health emergencies as opportunities for new fraud schemes, and because older adults and people with disabilities are at greater risk for serious illness from COVID-19, they may target these populations.

Adapting to Serve Communities ACL programs address behavioral health, prevention of injuries and illness, chronic disease self-management, and more. During the pandemic, grantees have adapted services and outreach to serve and connect their communities safely. Here is a sampling of stories from the Aging Network. Click on a title to read the full article.

For many of us, the holidays are a joyful time, filled with opportunities to celebrate with friends and family. For people who are socially isolated, the holidays can bring opportunities to reconnect with loved ones, as families who live far apart and extended family members find ways to celebrate traditions.   For far too many others, though, the holidays stand as stark reminders of disconnectedness, which can make feelings of loneliness and symptoms of depression worse than ever. 

Updates from the RAISE Family Caregiving and Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Advisory Councils