Administration for Community Living
Government programs for aging & disability
Healthy aging through caregiving support and community services
Administration for Community Living (ACL) is a U.S. government agency within HHS that funds and coordinates programs supporting older adults and people with disabilities so they can live independently, stay connected, and access services in their communities. For midlife women, ACL becomes relevant through the “in-between” realities that often intensify in this season: caring for aging parents, navigating disability in the family, balancing work with support roles, and finding reliable local help before burnout sets in. ACL doesn’t offer lifestyle advice; it offers structures—how the aging network works, what services exist, and how supports such as caregiver programs, nutrition, transportation, and community-based assistance are organized. Its reports and frameworks are practical for understanding what’s available in the U.S., what questions to ask, and where to look next. Use ACL when your audience needs trustworthy orientation to public programs, caregiving support, and aging-in-community resources that reduce isolation and keep families functioning.
Trusted Voice resources
A National Framework for Healthy Aging
A national aging plan begins with four connected goals: healthy longevity, age-friendly communities, coordinated services and economic security. The framework turns broad aspiration into policy direction.
See how a national aging framework connects health, community and security.
National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Caregivers are treated as a population needing infrastructure, not private heroes coping alone. The national strategy coordinates federal actions around recognition, access, respite, training and financial wellbeing.
See how national caregiver strategy turns private strain into shared systems support.
Services Funded by the Family Caregiver Program
Through state grants, the NFCSP funds information, counseling, caregiver training, respite and limited supplemental services—practical supports designed to sustain unpaid care without erasing the caregiver.
Understand which practical caregiver supports the NFCSP funds through states.
