National Kinship Care Month is an opportunity to help bring attention to the experiences of kinship and grandfamilies, highlight their strengths and challenges, and recommit to building stronger systems that recognize and support them.

The aging and disability networks are encouraged to review the proposed redesign and share their perspectives. Input from organizations that represent and serve older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and their communities can help ensure the NHIS continues to provide relevant, accurate, and useful information for the populations we serve.

During Malnutrition Awareness Week, ACL joins the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) in raising awareness about prevention, early identification, and treatment.

Behavioral health is important to overall health and well-being. This Suicide Prevention Month is an opportunity to highlight ACL’s ongoing work to address depression, substance use, social isolation, and other factors that can affect mental health and suicide risk among older adults and people with disabilities.

Throughout September, ACL and organizations across the country are raising awareness about how many falls can be prevented and promoting practical strategies that help older adults maintain their health, independence, and well-being.

Join ACL's Commit to Connect initiative for a webinar on how transportation programs can improve mobility, social connection, and health outcomes of older adults and people with disabilities.

The NPRC provides people living with paralysis, their families, caregivers, service providers, and community organizations with information, resources, and support to promote health, independence, and community participation.

Sustainable community gardens can improve health, reduce isolation, and increase access to fresh food, but many remain inaccessible to people with disabilities and older adults, particularly in rural, frontier, and Tribal areas. Phase 1 is your opportunity to submit an accessibility change plan that addresses these barriers.

Hear from USAging, an NCSC grantee, and two area agencies on aging as they share examples of successful innovation and actionable steps other aging network organizations can apply to their own work.

Presenters will provide an overview of Oakwood's mission, the communities it serves across Arizona, and its expanded commitment to supporting caregivers of people living with dementia.