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Insights for Aging Services Professionals

Programs of Excellence Award Winners Show How Senior Centers Raise the Bar
The work senior centers do is as important as it is unique. We honor outstanding efforts by senior centers offering innovative, creative, and impactful programs through our annual Programs of Excellence Awards. 16 winners were chosen from seven categories, each one a testament to the important role senior centers play in their community.
Learn from the inspiring programs of our winners!
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Memorial Day is a Reminder to Engage Veterans in Evidence-Based Programs All Year Long
Much like the general population, millions of older veterans have chronic conditions and ongoing health issues. The agencies and organizations supporting veterans should be viewed as potential collaborators and avenues for your work. Learn more about the health concerns veterans face, and use these proven strategies to maximize your program's impact.
Get tips and strategies for reaching veterans
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School is almost over. Congress will soon go on recess. But NCOA is just getting warmed up.
From Senior Center Month to Falls Prevention Awareness Week and critical advocacy for proper FY25 funding of aging services programs, we need your support to keep going strong. Take the next step in your support of NCOA with a gift today!
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Summer Brings Unique Needs for Benefits

The financial circumstances of older adults often change with the warm weather. Storms can damage homes, grandparents may provide childcare once school is out, and u tility costs can spike as air conditioning use increases. Thankfully, benefits programs can help ensure older adults stay healthy and comfortable. Use these resources in your benefits outreach this season!

6 important disaster assistance programs
Tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes will continue to put older adults at risk. Learn about the programs that provide nutrition assistance, tax relief, shelter, housing, energy assistance, and disaster loans to help older adults get back on their feet.
Here's what to know
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Using SNAP during the summer
Now is a good time to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach and enrollment efforts. From use at farmers markets to benefit increases that support childcare responsibilities, SNAP can help make ends meet.
Use our resources to support your work
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The power of a free BenefitsCheckUp®
An estimated $30 billion in benefits to eligible older adults goes unused each year. BenefitsCheckUp® can help close that gap. It gives free, confidential results about eligibility. Help a client complete a screening, or empower them to do it on their own!
Share BenefitsCheckUp®
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4-Webinar Series from the National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging will Focus on Building Successful Partnerships
Addressing senior hunger is bigger than any one organization. That makes partnerships a vital tool in solving the problem. A new, 4-part webinar series will explore the value of partnerships and provide strategies to cultivate them. The series begins June 12 @ 1 p.m. ET.
Register for free
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