After 6 long years, President Obama signed the 2016 Older American Act (OAA) Reauthorization into law last month. This law authorizes programs that provide critical services to seniors in our local communities. Alliance on Aging's HICAP (Medicare Counseling), Ombudsman for Long-term Care, and Outreach & Benefits Checkup programs are among some of the local programs that receive funding. They provide critical services to seniors, ensuring access to Medicare information and optimum health care savings as well as advocacy to vulnerable residents in our local nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It funds outreach to seniors and families to help them access the resources and benefits that provide other kinds of support and financial relief.

Thank you for your generous financial support that helps Alliance on Aging leverage the Older American dollars that do not cover the cost of these vital services. And many thanks for your support for this ongoing reathorization effort. 

May is Older Americans Month. This year's theme is 'Blaze a Trail". Click here for tip sheets you can use to blaze your own trail to: Civil Engagement, Reinvention, Securing Your Finances and Wellness.