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2013AmeriCorps Partners with ACL to Increase Volunteer Opportunities**January 11, 2024**AmeriCorps and ACL have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate development of collaborative activities to help modernize the way public and private nonprofit organizations utilize volunteers — especially older adults and people with disabilities.
    New Opportunity for Support: Bridging Systems for Kinship Families**January 11, 2024**The ACL-funded Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network, the nation’s first federally funded technical assistance center for those who serve grandparents and other kin caregivers and the children they raise, has announced an opportunity for states, territories, and/or large counties to apply to work with the nation’s leading experts on kinship families.
    NCAPPS Webinar: Using Asset-Based Community Development to Support Children Involved in Mental Health and Child Welfare Systems**January 10, 2024**In this webinar, panelists will discuss how communities can get started with asset-based community development (ABCD) and outline how ABCD can be used to support children outside of formal service systems and keep them in the least restrictive placements with their families and natural supports.
    The Link Center Invites Partners to Shared Learning Group Virtual Gathering Series on Supports for Trauma**January 10, 2024**The ACL-funded Link Center invites you to participate in its quarterly Shared Learning Group virtual gathering series. January’s webinars are focused on the topic of supports for trauma. These groups are an opportunity to dive into important topics and tap into your expertise and experiences related to people with cognitive disabilities, including intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), brain injury, and other disabilities, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
    OMB Releases Digital Accessibility Guidance**January 9, 2024**The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released updated guidance requiring federal agencies to improve their digital accessibility for people with disabilities. Nearly half of the most popular federal government websites are not fully accessible, which prevents access to critical services and information for millions of Americans.
    NADRC Webinar on Care Navigators for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers**January 5, 2024**Care navigators are valuable members of interdisciplinary dementia care and support teams as they help people living with dementia and their caregivers connect with needed resources and provide important insight and information about their clients to the full dementia team. In this webinar, participants will learn about two programs using care navigators.
    Join HHS for a Webinar on the 2024 Inflation Reduction Act Benefits Available as of January 1**January 5, 2024**Join Center for Medicare Director Dr. Meena Seshamani and other White House, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials for a webinar briefing to discuss implementation of the President’s new lower cost prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act, including two new benefits available as of January 1.
    HSRC Webinar - Expanding Access to Service Coordination: Two Models of Braiding Funding**January 3, 2024**This Housing and Services Resource Center (HSRC) webinar will feature two models for braiding funding streams across sectors to maximize the use of existing resources and broaden access to service coordination in a sustainable way. Presenters will discuss program structure, funding and braiding process, partnerships, and outcomes.
    Senior Nutrition Program Anniversary: Get Ready To Connect and Celebrate**January 3, 2024**Every March, ACL recognizes its Senior Nutrition Program and the services it has provided to millions of older Americans since 1972. We celebrate accomplishments at the national and local levels, share information about nutrition’s impact on health and independence, and highlight critical topics in senior nutrition.
    FCC Announces Disability Advisory Committee Meeting**January 2, 2024**The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, from 9:00 AM until approximately 12:00 PM ET.
  
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