- Programme Overview
- Grantees In Action
- News & Reports
Collaborating on Transportation for Older Adults Across Geographies
Nine Irish and Bermudian organisations came together to share their ideas. More »
Increasing older adults’ sense of control over their chronic diseases
The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program is designed help people with chronic illnesses develop a sense of control and be more effective in managing their health. More »
Case Study: National Council on Aging
In early 2005, with funding from Atlantic, NCOA teamed up with the Bridgespan Group to develop a strategy for enrolling the greatest possible number of low-income seniors for the Medicare drug benefit. More »
News & Reports
09 Dec 2009
For Elderly in Rural Areas, Times Are Distinctly Harder
The New York Times
30 Nov 2009
Improving Access to Health Care for Older Adults
National Senior Citizens Law Center
14 Nov 2009
The Wall Street Journal
13 Nov 2009
Launching Startups in Retirement
Business Week
28 Oct 2009
Encore careers can be extra rewarding
Central Valley Business Times
28 Oct 2009
AGEnda for Action: Building a Movement for Elder Women's Advocacy
Women’s Foundation of California
Atlantic believes that all older adults have the right to health and economic security as well as to advocate for a better quality of life for themselves and others. In the three countries where the Ageing Programme operates – the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United States – older adults contend with social, structural and economic barriers that limit their full participation in society, often resulting in large numbers of older people with low incomes and poor health. To improve the lives of these older adults, Atlantic believes it is essential to identify and address specific structural barriers and support older adults and others who are challenging them and advocating for change.
The Programme focuses on key issues confronting older adults in each country, including poverty, gender, racial, religious and ethnic discrimination, frailty, and geographic location. The Programme engages a range of partners including older adults themselves, particularly those with low incomes and chronic illness. Specifically, the Ageing Programme supports efforts to:
- Strengthen the voice of older adults and more actively involve them in advocating on their own and others’ behalf
- Extend and protect the rights of older adults to health and economic security through lasting policy change
- Improve the health and economic wellbeing of older adults by strengthening organisations and identifying influential champions for ageing issues
- Sustain the capacity of organisations focused on aging issues to respond to future challenges.
Grantees in Action
View grantee profiles to find out more about some of the organisations we're funding through our Ageing Programme, or read brief summaries of all of our ageing grants.
News & Resources
The latest news and information on our ageing work can be found here, along with reports, publications and other ageing resources generated by our grantees and our staff.
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