Sep 15, 2020
Emergency Allotments (EA) for SNAP recipients were authorized by Congress under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) previously approved NYS’s plan to distribute EA...
Sep 11, 2020
Visits to adult care facilities can now resume once there have been 14 days without a new case of COVID-19, if the facility has filed a visitation plan with the NYS Dept. of Health and meets other criteria. Facilities were shut down to visitors this spring, and when...
Sep 4, 2020
Mardell Reed, who lives in Pasadena, California, volunteers for Advocates for African American Elders — an organization that helps Black seniors in Los Angeles advocate for their health and mental health needs. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) This story also ran on CNN. This...
Aug 31, 2020
Please view our 2020 Convention documents below. If you would like to become a StateWide member or to renew your membership, CLICK HERE. Speakers and Bios Convention Schedule 2021 DRAFT FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021 DRAFT STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SLATE OF...
Aug 26, 2020
OPINION Times Union, by Maria Alvarez, Aug. 25, 2020 When the first American deaths were reported in Seattle nursing homes, I feared the worst. We knew that COVID-19 would most threaten the lives of seniors and people in congregate settings. With an average age...
Aug 25, 2020
ACL’s COVID-19 Resources: What’s New COVID-19 resource page The latest from CDC: Guidance for shared or congregate housing providers Updated information on risk factors for a severe COVID-19 illness. Resources for tribal communities Guidance on disaster sheltering of...
