Notice of Funding Availability (RFPs) for American Rescue Plan Act funds. Approx $3m funding for ARPA/Title III services for our 8-county region. Applications due by 5pm 5-5-23. Bidders conf 4-14-23 at 10am. Full details & documents are available at coaaa.org/cms/our-agency….

Difficult, but important presentation topic with AgeFriendlyOH's Anthony Traver and AARP Ohio. As more older adults face homelessness, new ideas & interventions are needed.

Thanks Alissa Widman Neese for including COAAA and Katie White in your article: How Central Ohio plans to help our aging population axios.com/local/columbus…

We provided testimony yesterday on the proposed state budget to raise direct care worker pay from $10-$12/hr to $17-$18/hr. Thanks to the House Finance Comm. Don Jones asked a Great ?! “What is personal care & why is it important?” See our answer in the video!

Social Worker and RNs are invited to COAAA's graduation & job fair on 5/17. Meet program staff, learn about our mission and benefits, and interview with an HR rep. Free parking, refreshments, and more. Contact [email protected] to RSVP or for more info.

Thank you Sherrod Brown, Sen @JDVance1, Congressman Troy Balderson for your time during USAging Hill visits this week. We appreciate your time to discuss the need to invest in home and community-based services for older Ohioans.

AAA9 CEO, Jim Endly with reps from other Ohio Area Agencies on Aging met with Rep. Troy Balderson, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Sen. JD Vance this week in Washington DC. The purpose of this trip is to advocate for investing in crucial services provided by the Older Americans Act.

And we are off! ✈️ #AgeFriendly leaders, alongside @ColumbusCouncil, COAAA, and Columbus Foundation will spend a week with JCIE engaged in mutual learning around best practices to build age-friendly communities in the USA and Japan. #Aging #Resilience

Social Cognitive Theory, Driving Cessation, and Alternative Transportation in Later Life - Read the full article in @sgsmgr: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…… @lecronefields Holly Dabelko-Schoen Katie White Marisa Sheldon caokaty The Ohio State University College of Social Work UTA School of Social Work