50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OLDER AMERICANS ACT

We’re celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Older Americans Act that was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 to provide much-needed services, like Meals on Wheels, to our seniors.

Over the past 50 years, the Act has provided a national network of aging services and funding that helps older adults to live and thrive in communities of their choice for as long as possible. These services include home-delivered and congregate meals, caregiver support, preventive health services, transportation, job training, elder abuse prevention, and so much more. This milestone anniversary is a time to celebrate the ways the OAA has impacted the lives of older adults and their families across the nation. But it also provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of OAA-funded programs, inclusive community living, and healthy aging.