03-15-2010
National Relief Charitites (NRC) is a nonprofit dedicated to serving Native Americans on remote and poverty-stricken reservations in the Plains and Southwest in order to increase their quality of life. Their mission is “To help Native American people improve the quality of their lives by providing opportunities for them to bring about positive changes in their communities.”
For over 20 years, NRC has worked extremely hard to deliver material aid, educational support, and onsite services that afford immediate relief to those in need. In fact, NRC ensures that needs are met with a “highly effective warehouse and distribution system,“ that has allowed them to truck over 4 million pounds of material aid each year! The goods NRC ships make it directly into the hands of the Native American people who need them the most because NRC is able to distribute to the most remote reservation communities.
Materials donated range from, but are not limited to, food, water, produce; personal hygiene items such as shampoo, toothpaste and soap; household cleaning products, toilet paper, and laundry detergent; linens and blankets; coats and winter clothing; and school supplies, and all shipping costs are covered by NRC. Monetary donations are always welcome, as these donations are used to purchase similar goods.
For more information on how members in your community may benefit or how you can donate to increase the living standard of Native Americans, please visit http://www.nrcprograms.org/.
03-08-2010
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An award of $20,000 will be given to partnerships of community agencies and caregiving researchers working to improve the health and well-being of caregivers at the community level. Click here for more information.
Posted on February 19, 2010
Deadline: July 1, 2010
03-04-2010
Think you already know everything about baby boomers?
In a quandary about how to save money without laying off staff?
Are measurable outcomes another hoop-jumping exercise for you and your program staff?
The National Human Services Assembly recommends the following prescription for these conundrums:
• A series of webinars for you and your network
• National expertise on the changing nature of communities and practice
• Experts coming directly to your laptop
• Savings on travel and its associated hassle factors
02-22-2010
Compassionate Allowance Conditions
- Alstrom Syndrome
- Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
- Ataxia Spinocerebellar
- Ataxia Telangiectasia
- Batten Disease
- Bilateral Retinoblastoma
- Cri du Chat Syndrome
- Degos Disease
- Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
- Edwards Syndrome
- Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
- Fukuyama Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Glutaric Acidemia Type II
- Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), Familial Type
- Hurler Syndrome, Type IH
- Hunter Syndrome, Type II
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa, Lethal Type
- Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses
- Leigh’s Disease
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease
- Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Mixed Dementia
- Mucosal Malignant Melanoma
- Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses, Infantile Type
- Niemann-Pick Type C
- Patau Syndrome
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
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- Walker Warburg Syndrome
- Wolman Disease
- Zellweger Syndrome
02-22-2010
Sponsored by the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
March 3, 2010
This Webinar will provide an introduction to Lifespan Respite, including Lifespan Respite legislation, AoA's role in implementation, best practices in State Lifespan Respite Programs, and information to help you plan for a Lifespan Respite System in your state. The Webinar is open to Lifespan Respite Grantees, representatives of state governmental agencies, State Respite Coalitions, ADRCs, respite providers, and national, state and community-based organizations who would like an introduction to the concept of Lifespan Respite. The Webinar will be open to the first 200 registrants and will be archived at www.archrespite.org for later viewing.
For more information or to register click here
02-16-2010
February 3, 2010
TO: Title VI Directors
FROM: Director, Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Programs
SUBJECT: Needs Assessment
We are just about to begin the final year of the current Title VI grant period. The Administration on Aging will publish a Federal Register announcement for new Title VI applications in the fall of 2010, with applications being due late December 2010 or early January 2011. Copies of this announcement will be mailed to you once it is published.
This memo is a reminder that a new needs assessment is required as a part of your new application. You may want to consider beginning this process now so you can use the information from your needs assessment in developing your new program objectives. As most of you are aware, the
Twyla Baker-Demaray
Center for Rural Health
University of
Phone: 701-777-3265 or 800-896-7628
Fax: 701-777-6779
E-mail: twyla_baker@und.edu
02-04-2010
ATTENTION:
The Older Americans Act is up for reauthorization in 2011. The Administration on Aging will be holding three Listening Forums and accepting testimony in writing and online from national, state, tribal, regional or local organizations. Please take the time to review the information found on:
http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/OAA/Reauthorization/Index.aspx
This is your opportunity to be heard!
02-02-2010
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One in five American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) elders age 65 and older have fallen multiple times in the past year, the highest prevalence of any racial group, according to a new Center fact sheet that provides the first statewide California data on AIAN elder health.
Using data from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS ), the fact sheet looks at a range of issues associated with AIAN elder health, including diabetes, tobacco use and low rates of cancer screening. Among the most surprising findings: 22% of AIAN elders age 65 years and older have had multiple falls in the last year compared with 14% among all other races. Low-income AIAN elders are nearly twice as likely to experience falls, an incident closely correlated with declining overall health.
Although the data do not supply an immediate explanation for the high falls rate, the authors found that only one-quarter to one-third of any racial/ethnic group received a review of their medications by a health care professional following a fall. High rates of falls and other chronic conditions may be exacerbated by AIAN elder's lower-than-average access to health care.
"These findings document the importance of public health and primary care provider vigilance about screening older adults for falls and chronic conditions, and the need to take well-known preventive measures when appropriate," said the fact sheet's co-author, Center Research Scientist Delight Satter.
The fact sheet will be followed in February by a policy brief that further examines AIAN elder health issues.
Read the fact sheet: American Indian Elder Health: Critical Information for Researchers and Policymakers
"Three Questions for the Expert": Delight Satter discusses why AIAN elder health has implications for all senior citizens.
Learn more about the Center's AIAN research through our Health Disparities Program.
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01-28-2010
ATTENTION:
http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/OAA/Reauthorization/Index.aspx
This is your opportunity to be heard!
01-27-2010
Pepsi is giving away millions in grants each month to fund great ideas.
01-25-2010
Are you on facebook? If so, keep up to date on the latest information from University of North Dakota's National Resource Center on Native American Aging by becoming a fan of them on facebook! Click here.
01-21-2010
In advance of the 2011 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, the Administration on Aging (AoA) plans to convene a series of Reauthorization Listening Forums early in 2010 to get input from the aging network, stakeholders, policymakers and the public (in particular older Americans) on key issues that will impact our growing aging population and their families. The dates and locations have just been decided, and we wanted to share this information with you. Dallas (Regions IV, VI, VII and Title VI representatives) on February 18th; Washington, DC Metro Area (Regions I, II, III, and V) on February 25th; and San Francisco (Regions VIII, IX, X and Title VI representatives) on March 3rd. In addition, a separate listening forum will be held at the NCOA/ASA Annual Conference in Chicago on March 16th. As more information on these forums becomes available, we will immediately share it with you. In the meantime, please Save the Date(s)! Additional information can be found on AoA’s web page: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Press_Room/News/2009/12_17_09.aspx
01-13-2010
Check out more information on the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), which serves as a resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment.
Click Here for more Information
01-13-2010
This funding is being provided through a partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) through a joint agreement. The purpose of this funding is to combat all types of abuse including: drug, alcohol, domestic, elder, physical, mental, and, also, suicide amongst Native Americans through the development of volunteer programs in Native American communities.
Using established VISTA and Corporation for National and Community Service networks serving Native American communities, grants of $1,000 will be awarded to interested communities.
01-06-2010
11-13-2009
The WELL (Wise Elders Living Longer) Balanced program focuses on assisting native elders within tribal communities. Its goal is to help elders:
• Increase their physical strength
• Improve their ability to prevent falls
• Manage diabetes, arthritis, and hypertension
• Engage in social activity and
• Increase their level of exercise
The WELL Balanced program relies on volunteers that will train and organize 16 classes over an 8 week period. These volunteers will attend a FREE training session on the course and receive a jacket for their participation and dedication to helping out within their communities. To learn more about the program, please click here.
If you are interested in this FREE new program, the program is taking applications for pilot sites. Please contact Jacob Davis, the National Resource Center on Native American Aging Project Coordinator at (701) 777-6780 or jacob.davis@medicine.nodak.edu.
09-01-2009
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08-20-2009
08-12-2009
- All reports must be submitted via the internet on the national reporting web site – www.federalreporting.gov
- Your reports must be entered into the national reporting system beginning on October 1, 2009 through October 11, 2009. If you will be unable to submit your report via the internet, please let me know immediately.
- You must register on the web site in order to submit your report. You can start registering beginning on August 17, 2009. In order to register, you must have a D&B DUNS number and a CCR number. You already have a DUNS number since you have to include it on your Title VI application. However, you may not have a CCR number. Ask your finance office if your Tribe has a CCR number. If you do not, you can obtain a CCR number at http://www.ccr.gov.aspx.
- Before October 11, 2009 you will be receiving further information from me on exactly how to fill out the report.
07-15-2009
06-29-2009
06-24-2009
Dear ARRA Grant Recipient:
Earlier this year you received a Notice of Award for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Nutrition funding from the Administration on Aging (AoA). At the time this award was issued, one of the Standard Terms and Conditions read as follows:
Not later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, starting with the quarter ending June 30, 2009 and reporting by July 10, 2009, the recipient must submit quarterly reports to HHS that will be posted to Recovery.gov.
Since we issued these awards, the timeline for submitting reports has been updated. The 1st reports are expected to be cumulative from the beginning of the receipt of funds through September 30, 2009 with a reporting deadline of October 10, 2009. Thereafter reports will be due quarterly 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter.
As you may know, Federal ARRA reporting requirements have not yet been finalized. AoA will keep you posted on any updates as we learn of them. You may also want to periodically visit www.federalreporting.gov for information updates.
Sincerely,
Greg Case
Office of Grants Management
06-18-2009
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2009
"Kim Teehee will be a tremendous asset to our team as we work to strengthen and build on the Nation-to-Nation relationship between the United States and tribal nations," said President Obama. "She is rightly recognized as an outstanding advocate for Indian Country, and she will provide a direct interface at the highest level of my Administration, assuring a voice for Native Americans during policy making decisions."
Kimberly K. Teehee, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, White House Domestic Policy Council
Since January of 1998, Teehee has served as a Senior Advisor to the House of Representatives Native American Caucus Co-Chair, Congressman Dale Kildee (D-MI). A member of the Cherokee Nation, she has also served as the Director of Native American Outreach for the Presidential Inaugural Committee for President Clinton’s second Inauguration. Prior to that, Teehee was the Deputy Director of Native American Outreach at the Democratic National Committee. She has also held various positions with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, including serving as a Law Clerk in the Division of Law and Justice. Teehee received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Northeastern State University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa, College of Law. While in law school, Teehee was honored with the Bureau of National Affairs Award and served in leadership positions in the National Native American Law Student Association and the Iowa Native American Law Student Association.
President Obama’s taped remarks to the National Congress of American Indians Mid-Year Conference follow:
Good morning everyone. I appreciate this opportunity to speak with you today and to express my admiration and support for the critical work NCAI does advocating for the rights and aspirations of American Indians and Alaska Natives. I’m also pleased to have the chance to acknowledge your President, Joe Garcia, for his outstanding leadership in this regard.
As you all know, our nation is at a defining moment, facing challenges unlike any in our lifetime, both at home and abroad. And as we work to rebuild our economy, strengthen our security and ensure that our children have every opportunity to fulfill their dreams, we’ll need every American and every community to get involved.
That is why I am committed to strengthening and building on the Nation-to-Nation relationship between the United States and tribal nations. That commitment started with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which provides over $3 billion in funding for Indian Country. And it extends to our work to empower Native communities to address their pressing local priorities, starting with significant increases in the 2010 proposed budget for health care, law enforcement and education. I recognize that this budget proposal does not make up for past deficiencies, but it does reflect my determination to work with you to reevaluate our spending priorities and include Native Americans in the national policy debate.
These efforts will not be easy. At times the pace of progress will be frustrating. But I am confident that we can bring the change we need, particularly given the outstanding team of leaders and experts whom I’ve chosen to join my Administration. Individuals like Larry Echo Hawk as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Yvette Roubideaux as Director of the Indian Health Service; Mary Smith as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice; and Hilary Tomkins as Solicitor of the Department of Interior.
I am also pleased to point out that Jodi Gillette of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, who is a member of my White House Intergovernmental Affairs staff, is with you today. And I am delighted to announce that someone many of you know -- Kim Teehee -- will soon be joining the White House Domestic Policy Council.
As we move forward, I want you to know that my staff and I are eager to engage with Indian Country on your priorities – to listen to you and learn from you. I am particularly looking forward to meeting with many of you at the Tribal Nations Conference we will hold at the White House later this fall.
Again, I thank you for your commitment. I wish you much success in your discussion today, and I look forward to hearing about it from Jodi when she returns to Washington later this week.
06-11-2009
Dear Title VI Director,
05-05-2009
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05-05-2009
03-19-2009
The White House
Office of Media Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Contact: Office of Media Affairs
Vice President Biden Announces Awards of $3 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Support Senior Nutrition Programs in Indian Country
Vice President Joe Biden announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services will award $3 million in Recovery Act funding to provide meals to low-income seniors in Indian Country.
“Across the country, older Americans depend on senior centers and home delivery programs for regular, healthy meals. Today, more senior citizens are in need, but the programs they depend on are on the brink of reducing their services or closing down,” said Vice President Biden. “The Recovery Act will help ensure older Americans are not forced to choose between paying bills and buying food.”
Nationwide, the Recovery Act provides $65 million for congregate nutrition services provided at senior centers and other community sites and $32 million for home delivered nutrition services delivered to frail elders at home. $3 million for Native American nutrition programs will be made available in April. The funding will be awarded to 56 states and territories and 246 tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. States will award the funds to organizations that provide nutrition services in their communities. Funding for nutrition programs for seniors in the Older Americans Act was initially authored and championed by Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
The Recovery Act funding comes as budget constraints have forced states and tribes to limit community-based services and critical Older Americans Act related services, including home-delivered meals. Across the country, organizations that serve senior citizens have scaled back services and limited the number of meals served per week.
The economic downturn has also made it difficult for many seniors to afford the right foods to keep themselves healthy and active. Additionally, many seniors may be too impaired to prepare nutritious meals for themselves. Without regular nutritious meals, the health of many older Americans declines; they become more susceptible to illness; their ability to manage their chronic diseases is reduced, and they may lose their ability to remain at home, independent in their community.
For more information about senior nutrition programs and to see a state-by-state breakdown of funding for senior nutrition programs, visit www.hhs.gov.
The activities described in this release are being funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). To track the progress of HHS activities funded through the ARRA, visit www.hhs.gov/recovery. To track all federal funds provided through the ARRA, visit www.recovery.gov.
03-18-2009
Subject: HHS RELEASE--
Date: March 18, 2009
For Release: Immediately
Contact: HHS Press Office
(202) 690-6343
Headline: Vice President Biden Announces Release of Nearly $100 Million
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03-06-2009
