Resources

• National Aging and Disability Transportation Center: Caregiving and Transportation: Tools, Tips and Resources
  Tools, tips, and resources from NADTC to help organizations support family caregivers with transportation needs.
• National Center for Mobility Management
  Technical assistance and resources for building coordinated, community-based transportation systems.
• Shared Use Mobility Center
  Resources and technical assistance on shared and public transportation strategies. 

• Aging Dynamics: Intergenerational Hub
  Toolkits, videos, and guidance for planning and facilitating intergenerational programs. 
• Commit to Connect: For the Networks: Materials for Supporting Older Adults & People with Disabilities
  Materials and resources from the Administration for Community Living to help build local networks that connect older adults and people with disabilities to social engagement opportunities
• EngAGED: USAging’s Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults Community Awareness Toolkit.
  A customizable toolkit of fact sheets, infographics, and talking points that helps organizations build community awareness about the importance of social engagement for older adults.

Foundation for Social Connection Resources

• Action Guide for Building Socially Connected Communities
  A step-by-step guide for organizations and coalitions designing and implementing local social connection strategies.
• The Roadmap: Reimagining Infrastructure to Improve Social Capital
  A framework for strengthening the systems and infrastructure that support social connection.
• Social Connection Measurement Tools Inventory
  A compiled inventory of tools organizations can use to measure social connection and isolation among the populations they serve.
• Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Connection (SILC) Intervention Catalog
  A catalog of social isolation and loneliness interventions.

• Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Using the 4Ms in the Care of Older Adults
  A guide on applying the 4Ms framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility) in the care of older adults. 
• Connecting Generations, Strengthening Communities: A Toolkit for Intergenerational Program Planner
  A toolkit for planners designing intergenerational programs, with guidance on program design, implementation, and evaluation. 
• Dementia Friendly America Community Toolkit
  A toolkit to help communities assess their dementia-friendliness and build an action plan. 
• Enhancing HIV Inclusion in Multisector Plans on Aging: A Fact Sheet for Advocates & Policymakers (need to download pdf)
  A fact sheet for advocates and policymakers on incorporating the needs of older adults aging with HIV into multisector aging plans. 
• How Managed Care Organizations Can Contribute to MPAs (need to download pdf)
  An overview of the roles managed care organizations can play in supporting multisector aging plans. 
• Improving the Behavioral Health of Older Adults Through Multisector Plans for Aging
  An ASA Generations article on how states are building behavioral health strategies into their multisector plans for aging, with examples workgroups can draw on when shaping Illinois' own priorities. 
• National Healthy Brain Initiative
  A CDC-led initiative and resource collection to help public health agencies and partners promote brain health and address cognitive decline and dementia at the population level. 
• Trust for America’s Health: Age Friendly Public Health Systems
  Resources and frameworks to help public health departments build age-friendly practices into their work. 

• Chicago Health Atlas
  An interactive data platform with neighborhood-level health indicators for Chicago's 77 community areas 
• Elder Fraud Prevention Network Development Guide
  A guide from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for building local networks that protect older adults from financial exploitation and fraud. 
• Elder Index
  A tool that calculates the true cost of living independently for older adults by county and state  
• National Center to Reframe Aging
  Evidence-based communication strategies, talking points, and toolkits to help organizations talk about aging in ways that reduce ageism and build public support. 
• Office for Older Americans webinar archive (Under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
  A library of past webinars from the CFPB's Office for Older Americans covering elder financial protection topics. 

• Assessing Caregiver Needs Tool
  An evidence-based caregiver assessment and care-planning platform (TCARE) used by care coordinators and agencies to identify caregiver burnout risk and connect caregivers to tailored support. 
• Dementia family caregiver training program
  An evidence-based dementia caregiver training curriculum (Savvy Caregiver) that organizations can adopt and facilitate for family caregivers in their community. 
• Involving Family Caregivers to Shape Multisector Plans for Aging
  Guidance on incorporating family caregiver voice and input into the development of a multisector plan for aging.