Southern Maine Agency on Aging receives $500k grant to promote and assist vaccinations for older adults and adults with disabilities
Thanks to a significant grant, the Area Agencies on Aging will work to ensure older adults and adults with disabilities have increased access to vaccines. The Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA) received a $500k grant from USAging’s Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative (ADVC). The grant will support vaccinations for older adults and adults with disabilities in Maine. SMAA will administer the grant in partnership with the other four Maine Area Agencies on Aging.
Clinics & Outreach
The Maine Area Agencies on Aging will conduct vaccination clinics, outreach, and education events. In addition, they can provide education materials to over 10,000 older and disabled individuals statewide. Beginning this summer, the grant will support efforts taking place through April 2024. This includes the flu season and the Medicare Open Enrollment period – when older adults are encouraged to get up to date on vaccinations.
“This funding will enable us to offer an additional level of outreach to communities that are underserved,” said Megan Walton, CEO of Southern Maine Agency on Aging. “We’re not only educating, but actually hosting clinics, helping to provide in-home vaccinations when necessary, and generally overcoming a lot of the barriers that older adults and adults with disabilities face in accessing the resources they need to stay healthy.”
For More Information
To learn more about these efforts, join The Exchange: Southern Maine Alliance for Older Adults on March 29th. The Exchange is a networking opportunity for organizations and businesses working on behalf of older adults and adults with disabilities.
To learn more about The Exchange, visit www.smaaa.org/TheExchange.html.
For more information on Southern Maine Agency on Aging, visit www.smaaa.org.
