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<br /> <br />Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act by one additional year. <br /> National Aging Services Network <br />(“National Aging Network”, ACL, 2020). <br /> <br />The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has <br />designated ACL to carry out the provisions of the OAA and to <br />administer the OAA programs. The department also provides <br />funding for the OAA programs. As the primary federal agency <br />responsible for administering the OAA programs, the <br />Administration for Community Living (ACL) authorizes grants to <br />SUAs and AAAs to act as advocates on behalf of older persons <br />and to coordinate programs and services for older persons. The <br />ACL supports the collaboration with the aging services network, <br />consisting of the SUAs, AAAs, tribal organizations, and local <br />service providers. (Source: Administration for Community Living <br />(2022). Overview of Older Americans Act Title III, VI, and VII <br />Programs: 2020 Summary of Highlights and Accomplishments. <br />U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://acl. <br />gov/aging-and-disability-in-america/data-and-research.) <br /> <br />2020 ACL OAA Title III Program Results data show services are <br />reaching the most vulnerable older adults in the nation—those <br />most in need of services to remain independent. Specifically, the <br />data reported by service recipients show that Title III services <br />reached the following populations in 2020: <br /> <br />■ Older adults living in poverty—over one third of service <br />recipients <br />■ Older adults living alone—almost half of service recipients <br />■ Older adults living in rural areas—about one third of service <br />recipients <br />■ Older adults who require assistance with activities of daily <br />living (ADLs) or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)— <br />more than half of service recipients requiring assistance with <br />ADLs, about three out of four requiring assistance with IADLs <br />■ The oldest of the older adults—almost a quarter of service <br />recipients age 85+ <br /> <br />(Source: Administration for Community Living (2022). Overview <br />of Older Americans Act Title III, VI, and VII Programs: 2020 <br />Summary of Highlights and Accomplishments. U.S. Department <br />of Health and Human Services. https://acl. gov/aging-and- <br />disability-in-america/data-and-research.) <br /> <br />The State Unit on Aging in Hawaiʻi is the Executive Office on <br />Aging. The 2020 amendments to the Older Americans Act <br />require the Executive Office on Aging (EOA) to plan for and <br />offer leadership at both the state and local levels in the <br />coordination and delivery of access, home, and community <br />2 <br /> <br />