- Share facts about the mental, physical, and emotional health benefits of social connection and how it contributes to overall well-being.
- Promote resources that help older adults engage, like community events, social clubs and volunteer opportunities.
- Connect older adults with local services, such as transportation, which can help them overcome obstacles to achieving or maintaining meaningful relationships.
- Encourage partners to host a connection-centric event or program focused on older adult mentors to youth, peer-to-peer support or similar efforts.
- Challenge professional and personal networks to prioritize meaningful social connections and share the benefits.
- Inspire older adults to share what connection means to them on social media using the hashtag #PoweredByConnection.
Older Americans Month – May
Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). The 2024 theme is Powered by Connection, which recognizes the profound impact that meaningful relationships and social connections have…
Celebrating 50 Bermudaful ACS years!
“Now is the time to step off the sidelines. Get involved and change the game.” – Dr. Kenneth Manders, Bermuda Conference President Despite the look of paradise in Bermuda, there are real needs lying just…
ACS Director in Rocky Mountain holds CPR Training
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ACS Rebuilds in Guam
Represent wherever you go! Written by: W. Derrick Lea, Executive Director, North American Division ACS It was 6 months ago I received a call from our Federal Government asking if our ACS Rebuild teams…
Valdosta Adventist Community Services collecting supplies for Idalia survivors
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Maui Fire ACS Response Update
Update 8/24/23 - Actions speak louder than words...
Post Tornado Relief Update
After an EF4 tornado leveled the small town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023 it hopscotched across other cities in Sharkey County, plus Carroll, Humphreys, and Monroe counties. The tornado began near Rolling…
Empowered Students: Making an Impact through Community Action
In March, at the Southwestern Union Convention snack bags were made by attendees and sent for the service project ‘More Compassion’ in El Paso. Along with the snack bags, the older students from El Paso…
ACS COORDINATOR RECEIVES AWARD AT STATE CAPITOL
Carolyn Lipscomb, South Georgia Adventist Community Services (ACS) Coordinator, was recognized at the Georgia State Capitol for her work serving the older population in south Georgia on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. State Representative Noel Williams…
Updates on recent Tornadoes
ACS is continuing to support the community in the State of Mississippi after the horrific tornado hit last Sabbath morning. Currently, our Gulf State ACS team is on the ground assisting those whose homes and…