Administration for Community Living

During this webinar, participants will learn about the efforts of two ACL Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative grantees to create sustainable dementia programs. The various aspects of community, organizational and financial sustainability will be explored. Specific strategies and methods will be discussed, including the use of outcomes data, organizational fit, potential models and funding sources to sustain programs. Challenges will also be shared to highlight areas needing further exploration, analysis and pitfalls to avoid. At the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to:

This webinar will feature panelists with lived experience and the professionals who support them sharing their experiences with the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council’s projects to increase self-direction in housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The projects were designed to compel systemic change through individual experiences that demonstrate the power of resources being directed by the person with the guidance and support they need to find and make a home of their own.

SAR-TAC, the self-advocacy resource and technical assistance center funded by ACL and managed by Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) is hosting a new webinar series on accessibility and writing in plain language. The first webinar in the series is intended for government and nonprofits. The webinar will serve as a general overview of accessible formats, plain language, and basic principles for accessible writing. The webinar will also include a question and answer portion. 

This webinar will be held on Monday, April 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.

ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs is hosting a webinar to explore creative ways to fundraise for senior nutrition programs. Attendees will learn how fundraising contributes to a sustainable program. The webinar will also explore how to identify and evaluate fundraising activities and their target audiences as well as how to develop community relationships and partnerships.

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ACL is hosting a 3 part series on community-based housing options for people with I/DD. The webinars will explore barriers people with I/DD face in securing housing; highlight the limited range of housing options; and feature innovative strategies, resources, partners, and funding streams to help create more housing options for people with I/DD. The first webinar in the series will provide:

Join the Administration for Community Living for the next webinar in their series on strengthening advocacy in home and community-based services. The webinar will review Appendix E and participant directed models of HCBS. Participants will hear innovative new approaches to participant directed care, and how stakeholders can have an impact on the application of that care. 

Speakers: 

• Nancy Thaler, ACL 

• Katherin Murray, Applied Self Direction 

Commit to Connect, an ACL initiative, aims to increase the availability of evidence-based programs and services addressing social isolation and loneliness by better understanding the current impact programs and interventions have on social connection. Their new Community of Practice (COP) will allow multiple networks and organizations to partner with Commit to Connect and implement the Upstream Social Interaction Risk Screener (U-SIRS) tool. 

As part of Senior Nutrition Month, ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) is hosting a webinar to celebrate the 51st anniversary of the national Senior Nutrition Program, which is funded by the Older Americans Act. This virtual event will recognize the program's impact and discuss how to continue innovating to advance the critical services the program provides to older adults in communities across the country.

The Housing and Services Resource Center is hosting a webinar on the role of partnerships between housing, transportation, aging and disability, and health resources in supporting housing stability and community living for older adults and people with disabilities. The webinar will highlight effective collaborations with public transportation, share technical assistance resources that can be used to strengthen community transportation partnerships, and answer questions from attendees. 

This webinar will be held on Monday, February 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET. 

Join the Administration for Community Living for a webinar on person centered service planning and delivery. The webinar will review Appendix D, how person centered planning and service delivery in HCBS waivers can be applied and the impact taking a person centered approach can have on the quality of services received by individuals. Colorado will also present its efforts to design a more person centered approach across all of its waiver programs. 

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