RRF Foundation for Aging

Join the Ageism & Culture Advisory Council on Sept. 10 as we discuss how we can work together to celebrate Ageism Awareness Day on Oct. 9, 2024. Learn how to take action and combine our efforts to make a difference this year. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gueQnjp3 #TalkAboutAgeism

Congrats to Stacie Levine, MD, and her team of researchers at the University of Chicago on this important publication! The light they shed on the lack of training for community health workers (CHWs) in age-friendly care is pivotal to the future development of a curriculum that better prepares CHWs to meet the social and medical needs of our rapidly aging population. Read the full article below. We look forward to seeing what’s next from Dr. Levine and her team! https://lnkd.in/gRJddFrg    

Congratulations to our grantee partners at George Mason University, on this promising research. Thank you for your work to benefit family caregivers and older adults.

We're pleased to share that the Center of Concern will present a panel discussion about addressing social isolation and loneliness during its annual awards ceremony on September 9th. RRF Senior Program Officer Amy Eisenstein will participate on the panel. Other speakers will include Jennifer Hill (Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County), Diane Slezak (AgeOptions), and Kiran Joshi (Cook County Department of Public Health), moderated by Illinois State Representative Michelle Mussman. See details below. Thank you.

Congratulations to The National Center to Reframe Aging on receiving the 2024 ADvancing States Arthur Flemming Award! RRF Foundation for Aging is proud to support the Center's work, which is changing the narrative on aging. You can read more about it below. https://lnkd.in/gn6i69Q7

On Labor Day, we celebrate workers and their retirement security. Today is also the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the federal law that, for the first time, set important standards to protect the retirement and healthcare benefits of private-sector workers. ERISA has resulted in essential protections, but much remains to be done to improve retirement security. We applaud our grantee partner, the Pension Rights Center, for its tireless work to protect older workers' and retirees' pension benefits. https://lnkd.in/gnhcYfkF

Are you a Latina dementia caregiver, or do you know one? Researchers at Northeastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois Chicago want to assess a 10-week virtual educational health program aimed at Latina dementia caregivers in the Chicagoland area to develop health and wellness knowledge and skills. Online educational materials and community resources will be provided along with an opportunity to earn $150 in e-cards for participating in this research. Please see below for more details and eligibility information. https://lnkd.in/gSyrCMYR

Is your organization considering what it might look like to partner with another nonprofit? Are you in conversation about a possible collaboration? Could you use a bit of help? RRF Foundation for Aging is proud to support the Mission Sustainability Initiative (MSI), a fund for partnership development among nonprofits.  The MSI is Now Accepting Grant Applications! The deadline for applications is October 2, 2024. The MSI is providing flexible $5,000 grants to support strategic partnership exploration. The quick application can be completed in writing or through conversation with the MSI Director, and in addition to receiving grant funds, grantees will receive a one-year complimentary Forefront (Illinois) membership, an introduction to a nonprofit leader with partnership experience through Forefront’s Peer Skill Share program, and ongoing access to confidential conversations and guidance. Learn more about this opportunity and apply today using the link below. https://lnkd.in/gjjFYMfe

Beautiful piece in the LA Times about the benefits of intergenerational friendships, including lowered rates of anxiety, depression, social isolation, loneliness, and cognitive decline, reduced internal and external ageism, and the sheer enjoyment of spending time with someone who “gets” you. What a great reminder that meaningful relationships and fun can happen in every season of life. https://lnkd.in/gPPzetTX

🎉 Happy #NationalSeniorCitizensDay! “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan Betty Friedan, a pioneering feminist and social activist, reminds us that aging brings new opportunities and strengths.