1. Increasing SCSEP’s Visibility in Your Community Webinar for SCSEP Subgrantee Executives and Project Directors Wednesday, April 22, 2015

2. t Opportunities during Older Americans Month (May) t Examples of local activities conducted by our subgrantees t How can SSAI best help your organization’s SCSEP visibility efforts?

3. Increasing awareness of SCSEP in your community can-- t help you achieve your subgrant performance goals (such as finding unsubsidized jobs and recruiting new participants) t support national SCSEP advocacy efforts.

4. Update on National SCSEP Advocacy t Appropriations: Funding for SCSEP starting July 1, 2016 t (Re)Authorization for SCSEP under the Older Americans Act

5. Appropriations/Funding for SCSEP starting July 1, 2016 tFederal Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 tNo recent developments/actions in Congress tDifficult/challenging budget year

6. (Re)Authorization of SCSEP under the Older Americans Act t S. 192 introduced by Senator Alexander (R-TN), chair of the committee, 14 cosponsors (Rs and Ds) tPassed by committee unanimously with no amendments t66% chance of being enacted (www.govtrack.us)

7. Increasing SCSEP visibility has been an ongoing effort August 2009 email to subgrantees: “For several years, promoting the community service mission of SCSEP has been one of Senior Service America’s top strategic priorities. This summer, we have an excellent opportunity to make progress on this goal by participating in the President’s call to all Americans for a ‘Summer of Service’ through September 11.”

8. Increasing SCSEP visibility has been an ongoing effort. September 2014 email to each subgrantee: t customized draft press releases and customized letters to your Congressional delegation announcing PY2014 grant award t An infographic and fact sheet about SCSEP funding in 2015

9. Our first infographic….

11. t More than two-thirds of our subgrantees have participated in the SCSEP visibility campaign to date. tAbout a third of our subgrantees sent out the press release and/or the letter to their Congressional delegation

12. SCSEP Visibility Presenters Today: tChautauqua County Office for the Aging (New York) tGMN Tri-County CAC, Inc. (Ohio) tN.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation, Inc. (Wisconsin) tEast Side Neighborhood Services, Inc. (Minnesota)

13. How can SSAI best help your organization’s SCSEP visibility efforts? All politics (and news?) is local.