Thank you to the thousands of AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who lift up and build up our communities! |
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We plan to recruit, train and place 300 volunteers, 55 and older, to provide a break to caregivers in Tompkins, Cortland, Herkimer, Oneida, Lewis and Jefferson counties. This $3 million dollar initiative, funded by AmeriCorps, will expand respite to those who care for older adults and persons with disabilities while providing a stipend to the volunteers. Volunteers will also be eligible for additional workforce training if they are interested.
Volunteer Stations throughout the six counties will manage the training and support of local volunteers. |
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If this project interests you, we also have REMOTE employment opportunities within the designated counties! |
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NO COST Respite Provider Training Available |
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New York Stakeholders Meet to Create a Roadmap for
Successful Master Plan for Aging (MPA) |
The Stakeholder Advisory Committee, which includes Linda James and Ann Marie Cook from Lifespan and Doris Green from NYSCRC, met for the second time on February 22. Stakeholders are appointed by Gov. Hochul and tasked with providing input from leading experts and the public at large. Ultimately, they will help establish guidelines for age-friendly policies that provide opportunities for New Yorkers of all ages. |
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Proposed Federal Rule Would Support Kinship/Grandfamilies
within the Foster Care System |
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Generations United is very pleased to share that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has proposed that child welfare agencies around the country adopt licensing or approval standards for kinship/relative foster family homes that are different from the standards used for non-kin foster family homes. This is a significant move forward for the thousands of children who are placed with kin in foster care and yet do not receive monthly payments to meet their needs – payments that children with non-kin in foster care receive.
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This proposed change advances equity for children in kinship foster care, including the disproportionate numbers of children who are Black or Indigenous or living in underserved rural areas.
For more information, please visit https://www.childwelfareplaybook.com/kinship-caregivers/
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Keep the Spotlight on Funding for Kinship System of Care | | |
The people who make New York’s laws – our NYS Senators and Assembly members – receive hundreds of requests each year for policy changes or program funding. Elected officials and their staff members track the number of times they hear about an issue – by letter, email, phone call or in-person meeting. When they get input on an issue, they are better able to understand what matters to the people they represent when they're in Albany. You can help make a difference!
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Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce |
Direct care workers, also referred to as direct service workers, provide essential supports to older adults and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and behavioral health needs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an online training course and a series of resources that offer strategies and information on topics such as self-direction of home and community-based services, emerging strategies for states and strengthening the direct service workforce in rural areas.
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Caregivers: Learn to be an Ally and an Advocate |
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Working with doctors and other healthcare professionals can be an important part of being a caregiver. Some things caregivers may find especially helpful to discuss are: what to expect in the future, sources of information and support, community services and ways they can maintain their own well-being. Learn More
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ARCH Introduces Updated User-friendly, Resourceful Website |
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Family caregivers and respite providers should find the new ARCH website more efficient and informative. Features for caregivers include a more user-friendly national respite locator service, fact sheets, information on how to pay for respite and much more.
Providers will be able to source information on how to become a respite provider, training and evaluation. There are also new searchable databases and libraries. You'll also notice an updated ARCH logo for affiliate use! Visit the new and improved ARCH website |
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AARP's 2023 Community Challenge is on its way! Here's your opportunity to learn more about this nationwide, grant-based initiative aimed at improving communities for people of all ages. Application deadline is March 15, 2023
- 2023 engAGED and Commit to Connect: Virtual Social Engagement Summit
This collaborative two-day Virtual Summit will focus on social engagement and connectedness in rural communities and the needs of unpaid caregivers.
Tuesday, May 9, and Wednesday, May 10, from 1-4 PM EST
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Cancer and Careers' 13th annual National Conference on Work & Cancer is a free, virtual, daylong event that brings together patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, advocates, employers/HR, advocates and others touched by cancer to explore the complexities of balancing employment with treatment and recovery. Friday, June 23, 2023
- The Association of Aging in New York has announced that the 2023 Aging Concerns Unite Us (ACUU) Conference is scheduled for June 27-28, 2023, in Albany, NY
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Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center will hold its 37th annual conference, Spanning the Continuum of Care: Innovations in the Practice of Age-Friendly Care, Friday, September 29, 2023. Registration for this virtual event opens in July.
Plans for the 2023 NYSCRC Annual Conference are underway. Details will be coming soon! |
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Does your organization need to be added to the NY Connects Resource Directory?
Please use this link to request that your organization be added to the Directory. Please note, the entity must provide a service to caregivers, including but not limited to respite care. There are additional inclusion/exclusion criteria—your request will be reviewed by the local NY Connects program for inclusion in the resource directory.
To learn more, call 1-800-342-9871, or go to
www.nyconnects.ny.gov |
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This project is supported, in part by grant number # 90LRLI0043, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.
Also funded in part by the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program # U1QHP28738. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors/speakers and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, DHHS, or the U.S. Government.
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