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Get online. • Online communities like the Family Caregiver Alliance offer valuable resources and connections with other caregivers in a variety of languages. • The Caregiver Action Network offers an online chat option through their Caregiver Help Desk. • The daily email group, AgingCare Caregiver Forum, has daily FAQs submitted by people living through similar situations. • The national Alzheimer’s Association and American Parkinson’s Disease Association offer a variety of helpful tips and online programming. Health Alliance offers support for Medicare beneficiaries during the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), scheduled this

year from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, when beneficiaries can change or select a health plan. AEP provides an important opportunity to review your healthcare needs or those for whom you provide care and to select the plan that’s right for you. Medicare Advantage plans offer a wide variety of additional services, which may include in-person care and support services for caregivers. At Health Alliance, we have Medicare experts who can assist with general Medicare questions or help find a plan that fits your unique needs. For more information, call (877) 686–1168 or visit HealthAlliance.org/Medicare.

2024–2025 Moon Scholarship Program Are you a superintendent or an aspiring superintendent?

Established in 1993 in memory of Dr. James V. Moon, a former superintendent at Morton High School District, the James V. and Dorothy B. Moon Scholarship program is committed to improving the education and qualifications of school administrators. Since its inception, 142 scholarships totaling over $335,324 have been awarded to current or aspiring superintendents. Practicing school administrators in Illinois qualify if they are college graduates pursuing an advanced degree in educational administration at an accredited college or university. Several scholarships ($2,500 minimum each) are awarded each year and are paid directly to the college or university to cover tuition, fees and/or textbook expenses. For more information on the application and awards process, click here or contact Jodi Gillespie at 217–753–2213 or email at jgillespie@iasaedu.org. Are you pursuing graduate study to become the best superintendent you can be? Do you know there are scholarships available through the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) to help offset the costs of your coursework?

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 19, 2024

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