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Insights for Aging Services Professionals

Two Ways to Celebrate the Aging Services Network at Age+Action
From May 28-30, the Age+Action conference will put aging services professionals like you in the spotlight. Bring your expertise to the fore by stepping up to present about a topic that excites you. Presentation proposals are due January 17, so don't wait. Submit a proposal now [[link removed]]. We're also accepting nominations for our Trailblazers in Aging Awards. Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their work in aging? Take 5 minutes to nominate them today.

Propose a presentation by Jan. 17
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Nominate a Trailblazer in Aging by Feb. 28
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Funding and Learning Opportunities

Innovation in the direct care workforce
Join NCOA for a panel discussion about successes, lessons learned, and strategies for supporting the direct care workforce amid shifting policies and budgets.
Register for the Jan. 29 webinar
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Falls prevention funding opportunity
NCOA is excited to announce the first dedicated funding opportunity for cultivating State Falls Prevention Coalitions. There are two options applicants can choose from, each designed to accommodate your state's current circumstances.
Learn more and apply by Feb. 21, 2025
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Feedback needed about Do More, Feel Better
NCOA is leading a study of Do More, Feel Better, a late-life depression self-management program. If you’re directly involved in social services or if you directly serve older adults, we want to hear from you.
Fill out and share the survey
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Upcoming Efforts to Support Your Work

Studying best practices in benefits outreach from Florida and Texas
Older adults in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Duvall County, Texas, are enrolled in benefits at a much higher rate than the national average. What do those counties do that others don't? We're conducting a study to find out.
Here's what we'll study
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Our 2025 advocacy priorities support you
We're planning to focus our advocacy work on three federal policies that support older adults: the Older Americans Act, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
See how your work is affected
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What the last funding bill did and didn't do
The continuing resolution passed by Congress in December did keep the government open and extend funding for key aging services programs. But none of that support was permanent. Advocates must be ready to push the same issues in a few weeks.
Read our full analysis
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