[Caregiving Listserve] from the National Alliance for Caregiving
Good afternoon, caregiving advocates! Updates on the White House Conference on Aging and the President's Budget.
2015 White House Conference on Aging
The regional forums have been announced and will kick off in Tampa, Florida onFebruary 19th. White House staff are currently sending out invitations to attendees and speakers. A webcast will be available as well. (Visit theconference website for updates.)
The remaining forums will be held in Phoenix, AZ on March 31st; Seattle, WA on April 9th; Cleveland, OH on April 27th; and Boston, MA on May 28th.
Executive Director Nora Super has also blogged about the initiatives in the President's Budget which affect older and aging Americans, available here. It is anticipated that the White House will create several policy briefs for the conference, open for public comment starting this spring.
As a reminder, we invite you to participate in the Family Caregiving Tele-Town Hall on February 26th at 3pm ET, with Ms. Super, Caregiver Action Network CEO John Schall, and our CEO, Gail Hunt. Save the date and submit questions to be featured in the discussion at caregiving.org/townhall.
FY2016 President's Budget
President Barack Obama released the FY2016 Budget on Monday which outlined several priorities of interest to older Americans and family caregiving advocates.
Increased Funding for Family Caregiver Programs The proposal reverses sequestration to increase funding for the National Family Caregiver Support Program to $150 million, Lifespan Respite Program to $5 million, and the Native American Caregiver Support Program to $7 million. The Aging and Disability Resource Centers funding would increase to $20 million (from $6 million in 2015).
New Family Caregiver Support Among the new initiatives is a proposal to create a Family Caregiver Support program through the Administration for Community Living. This would provide new resources for caregivers of older adults and persons with disabilities across the lifespan. The $15 million initiative would support education and skill development, emotional and social supports, and goods and services. Read more on page 105 of the ACL FY 2016 Justification.
A fact sheet of the President's aging and disability-related initiatives can be found here.
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We're interested in continuing the conversation on caregiving. If you have something to say, send it to Grace at gracewhiting@caregiving.org to be shared with this listserve.
National Alliance for Caregiving
Good afternoon, caregiving advocates! Updates on the White House Conference on Aging and the President's Budget.
2015 White House Conference on Aging
The regional forums have been announced and will kick off in Tampa, Florida onFebruary 19th. White House staff are currently sending out invitations to attendees and speakers. A webcast will be available as well. (Visit theconference website for updates.)
The remaining forums will be held in Phoenix, AZ on March 31st; Seattle, WA on April 9th; Cleveland, OH on April 27th; and Boston, MA on May 28th.
Executive Director Nora Super has also blogged about the initiatives in the President's Budget which affect older and aging Americans, available here. It is anticipated that the White House will create several policy briefs for the conference, open for public comment starting this spring.
As a reminder, we invite you to participate in the Family Caregiving Tele-Town Hall on February 26th at 3pm ET, with Ms. Super, Caregiver Action Network CEO John Schall, and our CEO, Gail Hunt. Save the date and submit questions to be featured in the discussion at caregiving.org/townhall.
FY2016 President's Budget
President Barack Obama released the FY2016 Budget on Monday which outlined several priorities of interest to older Americans and family caregiving advocates.
Increased Funding for Family Caregiver Programs The proposal reverses sequestration to increase funding for the National Family Caregiver Support Program to $150 million, Lifespan Respite Program to $5 million, and the Native American Caregiver Support Program to $7 million. The Aging and Disability Resource Centers funding would increase to $20 million (from $6 million in 2015).
New Family Caregiver Support Among the new initiatives is a proposal to create a Family Caregiver Support program through the Administration for Community Living. This would provide new resources for caregivers of older adults and persons with disabilities across the lifespan. The $15 million initiative would support education and skill development, emotional and social supports, and goods and services. Read more on page 105 of the ACL FY 2016 Justification.
A fact sheet of the President's aging and disability-related initiatives can be found here.
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We're interested in continuing the conversation on caregiving. If you have something to say, send it to Grace at gracewhiting@caregiving.org to be shared with this listserve.
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