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Press Releases

• August 21, 2025: Historic Legislation Reintroduced to Expand Service Coordination and Serve More Residents in Federally Funded Affordable Housing
• January 16, 2025: AASC Celebrates HUD's Release of Nearly $40 Million in New Service Coordinator Funding
  
• March 27, 2024: AASC Calls on President Biden to Immediately Nominate a Strong HUD Secretary
• December 14, 2023: HUD Releases Historic Notice of Funding Opportunity for Service Coordinators
• October 3, 2023: AASC Releases In-Depth Salary Survey Detailing Service Coordinator Needs Nationwide
• December 21, 2022: American Association of Service Coordinators Joins National Initiative to Support Local Vaccination Outreach Activities 
• October 27, 2022: Report: Health & Independence of Older Adults Living in HUD Affordable Housing Negatively Impacted as Providers Struggle to Retain, Attract Staff
• August 25, 2022: National Advocates Urge HUD Secretary to End Delay & Release Essential Service Coordinator Funding to Prevent Forced Layoffs
• January 6, 2022: American Association of Service Coordinators Names New Chair and Officers for Its National Board of Directors
• October 6, 2021: Study Examines the Cost of COVID-19 for Low-income Seniors, People with Disabilities and Racial/Ethnic Minorities 
  
• September 1, 2021: American Association of Service Coordinators Announces Award Winners to Recognize Excellence in Service Coordination
  
• January 4, 2021: American Association of Service Coordinators Announces Michelle Missler as President and CEO
  
• December 4, 2020: New Harvard Study Reveals Service Coordinators’ Pivotal Role During Pandemic Response to Assist Vulnerable Residents at Affordable Housing Communities
  
• October 21, 2020: Founding President and CEO Janice Monks to Retire from the American Association of Service Coordinators at Year’s End

Media Mentions

• Service coordinator salaries present challenges for workers, providers, residents: report (McKnights Senior Living: October 5, 2023)
• Report: Service Coordinators Are Leaving Their Jobs in High Numbers (Affordable Housing Finance: October 28, 2022)
• HUD Funding Delays Erode This Program Serving Older, Low-Income Adults (Big If True: September 7, 2022)
• People in the News (McKnights Senior Living: January 11, 2022)
• Study Examines the Cost of COVID-19 (Social Work Today: October 19, 2021)
• New Study Sheds Light on Disparity of Internet Access (Ohio 24/7 Now: October 12, 2021)
• Tech, safety, food are challenges for affordable senior housing residents during pandemic: study (McKnights Senior Living: October 12, 2021)
• Affordable Housing Residents Lack Reliable Internet Access (Affordable Housing Finance: October 7, 2021)
• Nursing Education Beyond the Hospital Earns National Award (UC Davis Health: September 15, 2021)
• National Association Recognizes Rolling Oaks Nursing Intern Program in Rocklin (Gold Country Media: September 1, 2021)
• Holistic Property Management Will Likely Be a Legacy of the Pandemic (Midwest Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business: July/August 2021)
• Affordable Housing's Leading Women (Affordable Housing Finance: April 5, 2021)
• Technology Poses Vaccine Barrier for Seniors in Affordable Housing (Big If True: February 9, 2021)
• Service Coordinators Step Up During COVID-19 Pandemic (Affordable Housing Finance: January/February 2021)
• People on the Move (Affordable Housing Finance: January 22, 2021)
• People in the News (McKnights Senior Living: January 19, 2021)
• American Association of Service Coordinators has named Michelle Missler president and CEO (Columbus CEO: January 5, 2021)
• People on the Move (Affordable Housing Finance: October 26, 2020)
• On-Site Health Care Could Help Seniors Stay at Home (PEW’s Stateline: January 24, 2019)

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