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On March 21, LeadingAge responded to a request from Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), along with other senators, for feedback on the upcoming reauthorization of the OAA. LeadingAge’s response outlines the crucial importance of continued and increased funding for OAA. LeadingAge’s comments stress the need for increased funding for OAA programs that support aging in place, the role of SHIPs and post-acute care, support for the Strategic Plan on Aging Act and ICC on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities as pathways to an office on aging policy in the White House, and support for funding for intentional coordination on older adult homelessness. 

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Kylee Childs
Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her husband and two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.

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