Eligibility Criteria and BeneficiariesThe OAA generally serves individuals aged sixty and older. People must actually need the services. The person may be as young as fifty-five; Title V provides part-time employment assistance for individuals age fifty-five and older who earn low income and have poor employment opportunities. Those covered by the law include American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, tribal organizations, and individuals with disabilities. The law focuses on providing services to individuals in this country who have the greatest economic need. State and local government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations and institutions are eligible under the law (Department, 2006) provided they provide funds. for older Americans. The law also states that a tribal organization for an Indian tribe is only eligible if the organization represents fifty individuals sixty years of age and older and demonstrates an ability to provide support services, including nutritional services. Likewise, an organization representing Native Hawaiians must also serve fifty individuals sixty years of age or older and must demonstrate the ability to provide supportive services, with an emphasis on nutritional services. (Kirst-Ashman, 2013). Services vary greatly from location to location as the emphasis is on coordinating services and not prescribing what should be provided. Administration and Funding The federal government is responsible for administering and funding the Older Americans Act. All federally administered programs are administered by the Administration on Aging (AoA), except Title V, Community Service Opportunity for Seniors...... middle of paper ...... t ; 9th edition. California: Brooks/Cole. 2013. O'Shaughnessy, Carol. (2012). The Basics-Older Americans Act of 1965: programs and funding. Retrieved from: www.nhpf.org/library/thebasics/Basics_OlderAmericansAct_02-23-12.pdfS. 1562--113th Congress: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014. (2013). At www.GovTrack.us. Retrieved from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1562HistoricalSocial Work Speaks: Policy Statements from the National Association of Social Workers; 9th edition. Washington, DC: NASW Press. 2012-2014. Takamura, JC (1999). Preparing for the 21st Century: America's Aging and Older Americans Take Action. Health and Social Work, 24(3), 232-8.Veciana-Suarez, Ana. Boomers, it’s time to reevaluate our heritage. January 15, 2014. Excerpted from: The Morning Call. “Welcome to LVCIL.” - Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, 2012. Np.