Results List
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Mining the Research
Source: Queen’s University Belfast
Many of the assumptions and stereotypes about older adults in Ireland have been based on questionable data and needed to be revisited, according to a study commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Queen’s University is an Atlantic grantee. Summary In Northern Ireland, many of the organisations…
Resource type: Research Report
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Recovering Unclaimed Benefits for Older Adults in the United States and Northern Ireland
Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama. Photo: NCOA At age 66, Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama, was in a desperate financial situation. He faced being locked out of his home – a trailer – because he owed back rent. After paying for Medicare premiums…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Tackling Rural Poverty Among Older Adults
People who live in rural poverty often remain invisible to society, obscured physically by beautiful scenery and statistically by their wide geographic dispersion. This is particularly true for older people who live in rural poverty.Nearly one-third of the rural elderly in Northern Ireland exist on…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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The Role and Contribution of Philanthropy to the Lives of Older People in Ireland
Source: The International Journal of Aging and Society
Atlantic’s philanthropic work has played a role in transforming the ageing sector in Ireland since 2008, according to this report. Several methods were used in a sector-wide evaluation, including documentary analysis, one-to-one in-depth interviews, a cross-sectional survey of grant-holders and collaborative work with Northern Ireland.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Promoting Civic Engagement in Later Life Through the Touchstone Programme
Source: Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, NUI Galway
Touchstone is a program of the Active Ageing Partnership of Ireland, developed in partnership with the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at NUI Galway, designed to expand opportunities for older adults to become more engaged in their communities. This publication summarizes results of the program, including what was learned about what influences…
Resource type: Research Report
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Empowering Older People in Ireland to Advocate for Themselves
In October 2008, in response to the sharp economic downturn, the Irish Government introduced a supplementary budget with numerous austerity measures, including withdrawal of the automatic entitlement of people over age 70 to free primary health-care and prescription medicines. The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament (ISCP)…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Harnessing the Abilities of Older Adults in the US
…To Help At-Risk Children One of the most common prejudices against older adults in the US is the belief that a majority of them are sick or disabled. The reality is that 85 per cent of older Americans are basically healthy, active and independent. If…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Creative Expression and Engagement Within the Older Community
Entering Cregagh Community Centre in Belfast, one could be forgiven for assuming that this facility would offer little more than typical leisure activities to its older citizens. However, 12 men and women, all over age 65 and from different backgrounds, came together for an engaging,…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Growling and Kicking for Social Change
Source: Gara LaMarche
It is time for Americans to bring together two powerful forces that are often disconnected – the desire to serve and the necessity to take social action to change systems that often give rise to the need for these services, said Gara LaMarche, President and…
Resource type: Speech
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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