FY 2025 appropriations are finally done, but appropriations season is heating up again on Capitol Hill for FY 2026 funding, and we need you to act now!
Our collective goal is to ensure that members of Congress recognize that funding for the Aging Network’s programs and services needs to be protected and increased on a long-term basis for three reasons: to serve the rapidly growing numbers of older adults who need them, to meet the greater complexity of needs among the older adults you serve and to address the workforce challenges that are affecting older adults’ access to services.
USAging and W4A are urging Congress to protect and increase funding for all of the Older Americans Act (OAA), but to prioritize three subtitles of the Act in particular: Title III B (Supportive Services), Title VI (Native American Aging Programs) and Title III E (National Family Caregiver Support Program). Learn more from W4A.
STEP 1:
Call your US Representative (if you don’t know who that is, find them HERE). You can also reach them through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard 24/7 at: 1-202-224-3121.
ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO:
Please protect and increase funding for all Older Americans Act (OAA) programs – and prioritize Title III B, Title VI and Title III E.
STEP 2:
Call Senator Patty Murray: 1-202-224 2621 or email her HERE.
Call Senator Maria Cantwell: 1-202-224-3441 or email her HERE.
THANK YOUR SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO:
Thank you for being a champion of the Older Americans Act! Please continue to protect and increase funding for all Older Americans Act (OAA) programs – and prioritize Title III B, Title VI and Title III E.
STEP 3:
Attend any virtual events/town halls your Senators and Representatives are hosting during the upcoming Congressional recesses (House and Senate: April 14-25, May 26-30) and raise OAA funding during the Q&A!
Schedule Meetings and Visits with Your Lawmakers. Request virtual meetings or invite your lawmaker to an onsite visit when members of Congress will be in your district. Get on their local calendars NOW and engage them in local May Older Americans Month activities or other events! Individual site visits, even if virtual, are also a great opportunity to educate your elected officials.
(Tip: Put the request in writing. Call or email the DC office to ensure your request gets to the scheduler.)