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Joint Benefits Take-Up Initiative

Resource type: Grants

Granted to Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action

Goal

To provide support for five nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in Northern Ireland to develop the mechanism and test the feasibility of a countrywide initiative to enrol vulnerable older adults in the benefits programmes to which they are entitled.

Grant Amount

$915,401

Local Currency

£500,000

Year Awarded

2005

Term

18 Months

Related Resources

Global Impact:

Northern Ireland

Historical Programme Affiliations:

Ageing

Foundation Center Themes:

Senior Services, Rights of the Aged, Nonprofit Management

Foundation Center Approaches:

Advocacy, Professional Development, Strategic Planning