非盈利联盟开放357万美元资助申请 支持家庭照护者与长者居家独立生活
St. Louis——全美有超过6300万人正在照护家人或朋友。Community Care Corps 10月19日宣布开放2027年度提案征集（Request for Proposals），将提供约357万美元资助，扩大以社区为基础的志愿者项目，帮助家庭照护者、老年人和残障成年人安全、独立地留在家中生活。（GSM 据 Community Care Corps 10月19日发布编译）
Community Care Corps 经与联邦社区生活管理局（Administration for Community Living，ACL）的合作协议设立，由全国性非盈利组织 The Oasis Institute 与 USAging、Caregiver Action Network 和 Altarum 共同管理。该项目自2019年启动以来，已支持全美各地的社区组织按本地需求建立和扩展志愿者服务项目。
本轮资助中，150万美元将专门用于志愿者陪护交通项目：志愿者陪同受助人往返非紧急医疗预约和门诊治疗，提供从家门到诊室的「门到门」陪伴支持；其余200多万美元将支持其他创新志愿项目，提供陪伴、家务协助等非医疗性质的日常帮助，让受助人能继续独立地在家中和社区生活。
The Oasis Institute 总裁 Paul Weiss 表示，可靠的交通是家庭照护者、老年人和残障人士保持健康、与社区连接并独立生活的关键，志愿者陪护交通能提供传统交通方式往往给不了的陪伴与全程协助。Caregiver Action Network 首席执行官 Marvell Adams Jr. 说，本轮资助的时间点正值11月全国照护者月（National Family Caregivers Month）之前，今年的主题是「Care Connects Us」（照护让我们相连）。USAging 首席执行官 Sandy Markwood 表示，一个人能否安全地在家养老，往往就取决于身边有没有一位愿意搭把手的邻居，这类支持给家庭照护者的喘息「真正能让他们撑下去」。
有意申请的机构须在2027年1月6日美东时间下午5时前在线提交申请，资格、金额与申请要求见 Community Care Corps 官网。据其资金披露，该项目由 ACL 与美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）资助，奖助总额15,644,280美元，其中75%来自联邦资金、25%来自非政府来源。
Community Care Corps Opens $3.57 Million in 2027 Funding to Support Caregivers, Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities
ST. LOUIS — More than 63 million Americans provide care for a family member or friend. On October 19, Community Care Corps announced the opening of its 2027 Request for Proposals, making approximately $3.57 million available to expand community-based volunteer programs that help family caregivers, older adults and adults with disabilities remain safe and independent at home. (GSM, compiled from the Community Care Corps release of October 19)
Community Care Corps was created through a cooperative agreement with the federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) and is managed by The Oasis Institute, a national nonprofit organization, in partnership with USAging, Caregiver Action Network and Altarum. Since launching in 2019, the program has supported community-based organizations across the country in developing and scaling volunteer programs tailored to local needs.
Of the 2027 funding, $1.5 million will be dedicated to volunteer chaperone transportation programs, which pair transportation with volunteer assistance and companionship to help individuals safely access nonemergency medical appointments and outpatient procedures. More than $2 million will support other innovative volunteer programs providing nonmedical assistance, such as companionship and help with household tasks, so people can remain independent at home and in their communities.
"Reliable transportation is essential to helping family caregivers, older adults and adults with disabilities stay healthy, connected and independent," said Paul Weiss, President of The Oasis Institute. The opening comes just ahead of National Family Caregivers Month in November, led by Caregiver Action Network under this year's theme, "Care Connects Us." Marvell Adams Jr., CEO of Caregiver Action Network, said the theme reflects what makes caregiving possible. Sandy Markwood, CEO of USAging, said the ability to live safely at home often comes down to a neighbor willing to help, and that the respite such support provides can truly sustain family caregivers.
Applications will be accepted online through 5:00 p.m. ET on January 6, 2027, with eligibility and application details at Community Care Corps. According to its funding disclosure, the project is supported by ACL and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a financial assistance award totaling $15,644,280, with 75 percent funded by ACL/HHS and 25 percent funded by non-government sources.
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