September 9, 2024 Press Release - ACL Awards $5 Million to Community Care Corps for Program to Support Family Caregivers

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has invested $5 million to support Community Care Corps—a national volunteer program that assists family caregivers, older adults, and individuals with disabilities age 18 and older. This program is poised to have a profound impact on empowering individuals to maintain their independence and live with dignity within their communities. Read More...


August 8, 2024 - Community Care Corps (C3) Program Impact and Alignment with National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers Report

In 2022, a National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers was developed by the Advisory Councils of the RAISE Family Caregiving Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act. This Strategy includes nearly 350 actions to ensure that family caregivers have the resources they need to maintain their own health, well-being, and financial security while providing crucial support for others. In the National Strategy, Community Care Corps has been identified as an effective action that specifically impacts Goal 3: Outcome 3.6 which states - Volunteers of all ages and abilities are trained, vetted, and ready to assist family caregivers. We have found that Community Care Corps aligns with all five goals identified in the Strategy.
Read the C3 Program Impact and Alignment with National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, which outlines Community Care Corps’ alignment with all five goals identified in the Strategy. 


April 22, 2024 Press Release

This year’s National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, is an opportunity to raise awareness about the many benefits of volunteering and the importance of supporting these initiatives. The Oasis Institute and its partners Altarum, Caregiver Action Network, and USAging entered into a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to develop a new informative tool for designing and implementing nonmedical volunteer programs to assist family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities to maintain independence.. Read More...

September 5, 2023 Press Release

Community Care Corps is pleased to announce the funding of thirty new innovative local models across the
country helping family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities using volunteer nonmedical
assistance to maintain independence in their own homes. Read More...

May 8, 2023 Press Release

Community Care Corps has announced a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers, older adults, or adults with disabilities with nonmedical care to maintain their independence. The RFP is now available for review. Read More...

September 6, 2022 Press Release

Community Care Corps is pleased to announce the funding of innovative local models across the country using volunteers to help family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities with non-medical assistance to maintain independence in their own homes. Read More...