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As with most disasters, older people are among the most seriously affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. For those who wish to help, GIA recommends donating to disaster relief funds stewarded by our members, USAging, and Meals on Wheels America. Both funds will support local response and recovery efforts. 

"Care navigation is one of the biggest challenges" for people with dementia and their families. GIA CEO Lindsay Goldman and GIA members discuss the GUIDE Medicare program. 

GIA and Grantmakers In Health responded to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) request for feedback on the discussion draft to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA). 

GIA CEO Lindsay Goldman calls A Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging “unprecedented," describing it as "a very person-centered approach to a national plan that feels aligned with the realities of people living it." Find out what experts on aging think of the new strategic plan and its chances of becoming a reality. 

Inside Philanthropy talks to CEO Lindsay Goldman about what's new at GIA and what funders, grantseekers and advocates will be seeing in the future of aging.

The John Feather Equity in Aging Philanthropy Award honors funders working to create a more equitable philanthropic sector through their operations, programs, investments, and grantmaking. Apply today!

GIA is thrilled to share that the official website for the 2024 Annual Conference in Detroit, Michigan is now open. The conference will kick off on Tuesday, October 15 at 4:00 PM ET with the opening general session, and end on Friday, October 18 at 12:15 PM ET. 

The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is launching the Caregiver Nation Network, an initiative that links leaders across 10 states and invests in their capacity to inform state and federal policy solutions to our nation’s care crisis. The network consists of leaders representing caregiver coalitions in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.

CEO Lindsay Goldman and Grantmakers In Health CEO Cara V. James cowrote a commentary on the need to modernize the Older Americans Act for The Well News.