With a grant from the Administration on Aging within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) partnered with Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University of Ohio to conduct an online survey that…
The Food is Medicine Advocacy Toolkit
God’s Love We Deliver recently partnered with the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School to publish The Food is Medicine Advocacy Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to support the efforts of food and nutrition services…
Dispelling Myths: Support Public Policy for Greater Impact and Sustainability
Dispelling Myths: Support Public Policy for Greater Impact and Sustainability is the result of a year-long research project funded by the Retirement Research Foundation, aimed at increasing senior nutrition programs’ understanding of the opportunities and limitations that exist within the aging…
Feeding Grandpa – ND 2015 Awareness Raising Campaign
Feeding Grandpa is the North Dakota Senior Service Providers 2015 campaign to educate legislators in North Dakota about the Nutrition Program they provide to older adults and why it is important to support these programs. There is a campaign titled…
Event: Writing Effective Proposals: Tips for a Strong Application
The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will present the webinar—Writing Effective Proposals: Tips for a Strong Application—on March 3, 2016. Participants who attend this webinar will: 1) learn how to read a grant or contract announcement to identify…
2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines is designed to help Americans eat a healthier diet. Intended for policymakers and health professionals, this edition of the Dietary Guidelines outlines how people can improve their overall eating patterns — the complete combination of foods…
2016 NRCNA Mini Grant Initiative FAQs
The National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging (NRCNA) announces a new mini-grant initiative for community-based Senior Nutrition Programs to participate in a national learning collaborative. This initiative will not only provide funding to the successful applicants, but will also…
2016 Request for Applications: Building the Business Capacity of Senior Nutrition Programs
The National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging (NRCNA) announces a new mini-grant initiative for community-based Senior Nutrition Programs to participate in a national learning collaborative. This initiative will not only provide funding to the successful applicants, but will also…
Advocacy
There are many other organizations that work to keep aging services professionals and advocates informed about a diversity of public policy issues, opportunities for public engagement and advocacy, in addition to emerging legislative issues. A selection of these organizations is…
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits
This report focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility (traditional, work-related and special cases of eligibility) and the form and function of benefits. The report also outlines the rules for SNAP benefit allocation, issuance and redemption.…
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