Results List
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Increasing Use of Benefits Programmes
In Northern Ireland, 40% of households rely on social security as their main source of income – and the number of people of pensionable age is projected to increase significantly from 266,000 in 2002 to 313,000 by 2017. However, as many as 35% of older…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Keeping Older Adults On the Move
One of the major obstacles to older adults’ participation in society is their lack of access to activities outside their homes. Also, older drivers face the highest fatal crash rate of any age group in the country. Not surprisingly, an estimated one million people age…
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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Establishing a National Centre of Gerontology
The development of expert social and rural gerontology in the Republic of Ireland is particularly urgent given the changes that are expected over the coming decades. There are major information deficits in relation to how people age. Older people’s experience of ageing in urban and…
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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StoryCorps
This video provides an overview of StoryCorps, a nonprofit organisation whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. StoryCorps is an Atlantic grantee. Read more: >As the Year Turns…
Resource type: Video
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St. James’s Hospital Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing, Dublin, Ireland
The Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing at St. James ‘s Hospital in Dublin is an example of a capital investment that went beyond mere construction. Atlantic offered the hospital a matching grant of €2.7 million over five years in 2004 enabling the hospital to obtain a long-sought…
Resource type: Video
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Judith Van Ginkel – 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Judith Van Ginkel is the president of Every Child Succeeds, a programme that provides in-home services for first-time, at-risk mothers – including parenting support – to improve the lives of young families. Ms. Van Ginkel is one of the winners of the 2010 Purpose Prize, which recognizes…
Resource type: Video
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Inez Killingsworth – 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Inez Killingsworth is the Founder and Board President of Empowering & Strengthening Ohio’s People. In the midst of a housing crisis, Ms. Killingsworth helps homeowners avoid foreclosure by negotiating with banks for more favorable terms on mortgages. Ms. Killingsworth is one of the winners of the…
Resource type: Video
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Defend the State Pension, Older & Bolder Campaign
Older & Bolder Premiers Online Campaign Film Made By Award-Winning Director to Help Defend The State Pension 21 October 2010 Alliance to undertake nationwide lobby and petition campaign over coming weeks Government should focus on reforming tax reliefs rather than further cutting the State Pension…
Resource type: Video