Results List
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Living ONE AWAY from Financial Crisis
Source: National Council on Aging
Like millions of older Americans, Bettye, Maria, and Andre live one payment away, one meal away, and one medical accident away from a financial crisis. We’re asking Congress to stop letting older Americans struggle in silence. National Council on Aging is an Atlantic grantee.
Resource type: Video
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Towards an Inclusive Public Transport Service in Ireland
Source: Immigrant Council of Ireland
Many experiences of racist assault, abuse, graffiti and vandalism of property occur on public transport. Over the past four years, the Immigrant Council of Ireland has coordinated a partnership with public transport companies in greater Dublin to develop robust and proactive anti-racism strategies and policies…
Resource type: Research Report
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Transforming Human Services for Older Adults: Progress Report 2007–2010
Source: Alliance for Children and Families
This report, funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, examines the effect and impact of solutions generated by the Alliance for Children and Families’ New Age of Ageing Initiative at the midpoint of its five-year pilot project. The project aims to increase the number of trained professionals…
Resource type: Research Report
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Building a Movement for Elder Women’s Advocacy
Source: The Womens Foundation of California
A report offers three key recommendations for California advocates and policymakers to follow to ensure that elder women age with well-being, dignity and economic security, according to this report on The Elder Women’s Initiative, a 2008 effort to build a movement led by elder women…
Resource type: Research Report
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Philanthropy’s Role in Ageing Issues
Source: Gara LaMarche
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ approach to funding in ageing, including its emphasis on advocacy, is outlined in this speech by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Annual Meeting of Grantmakers in Aging in San Diego, California in November 2007. When I was asked a…
Resource type: Speech
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Ageing in Bermuda
Source: Fordham University, Ravazzin Center for Social Work Research in Aging
To meet the needs of a growing number of seniors in Bermuda, policymakers can take two initial key initiatives: establish a caregiver resource center and set up a care information service on community resources for physicians and others, according to this report commissioned by The…
Resource type: Research Report
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Partners in Development of The National Hospital of Pediatrics
The National Hospital of Pediatrics (NHP) is the anchor of paediatric medicine in Viet Nam. It is the preeminent specialty hospital that helps children with serious health problems in the northern and central regions. The hospital in Ha Noi is also the main teaching and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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New Opportunities for Older Americans to Provide National Service
Source: Gara LaMarche
Older Americans will have more opportunities to provide national service under the provisions of a new law, according to this speech by Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in Washington to commemorate the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act in…
Resource type: Speech
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Some Reflections on Philanthropy and Government
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, gives the Keynote Address at the Annual Meeting of the United Neighborhood Houses in New York City. I appreciate the invitation to share some thoughts with the board and staff members of the settlement houses and other…
Resource type: Speech
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Building a Field: The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Investment in Palliative Care
Source: Mary Rafferty and Anne Colgan
This study captures the impact and lessons of Atlantic’s €58 million investment to help build the field of palliative care. It offers insights into what it takes to develop a community of organizations and individuals working towards a common goal using a shared body of…
Resource type: Research Report