National Council on Aging
@ncoaging.bsky.social
We deliver the resources, tools, best practices and advocacy our nation needs to ensure that every person can age with health and financial security. #WeAgeWell
Visit us at: ncoa.org
Visit us at: ncoa.org
“Connection is why we’re here; it gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” —Brené Brown
Join our #StrongerTogether photo contest! Show older adults thriving through family, friends, and community. 💙✨
📅 Learn more and submit your photos by Saturday, March 15: https://bit.ly/4pvfVWK
Join our #StrongerTogether photo contest! Show older adults thriving through family, friends, and community. 💙✨
📅 Learn more and submit your photos by Saturday, March 15: https://bit.ly/4pvfVWK
December 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Connection is why we’re here; it gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” —Brené Brown
Join our #StrongerTogether photo contest! Show older adults thriving through family, friends, and community. 💙✨
📅 Learn more and submit your photos by Saturday, March 15: https://bit.ly/4pvfVWK
Join our #StrongerTogether photo contest! Show older adults thriving through family, friends, and community. 💙✨
📅 Learn more and submit your photos by Saturday, March 15: https://bit.ly/4pvfVWK
Yesterday, we joined the Senate Committee on Aging hearing to highlight the positive impact older adults have on our economy. We were proud to see our subgrantee, Legacy Link, testify on the essential role local organizations play in supporting older workers. ✨ 💼
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Yesterday, we joined the Senate Committee on Aging hearing to highlight the positive impact older adults have on our economy. We were proud to see our subgrantee, Legacy Link, testify on the essential role local organizations play in supporting older workers. ✨ 💼
As many of us plan holiday meals, millions of older adults are struggling to afford one. Thanks to one of our community partners, Doris’ family found hope through SNAP. Your gift can help more families like hers this holiday season. 💙🎁
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/3KNtPUY
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/3KNtPUY
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
As many of us plan holiday meals, millions of older adults are struggling to afford one. Thanks to one of our community partners, Doris’ family found hope through SNAP. Your gift can help more families like hers this holiday season. 💙🎁
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/3KNtPUY
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/3KNtPUY
Why give to NCOA? 🎁
NCOA Board Member Connie Weaver shares her “why.” Today only, gifts of $75+ will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact!
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/4pJX61t
NCOA Board Member Connie Weaver shares her “why.” Today only, gifts of $75+ will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact!
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/4pJX61t
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why give to NCOA? 🎁
NCOA Board Member Connie Weaver shares her “why.” Today only, gifts of $75+ will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact!
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/4pJX61t
NCOA Board Member Connie Weaver shares her “why.” Today only, gifts of $75+ will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact!
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/4pJX61t
Aging isn’t a solo journey.
This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to join us. For every $1 raised, 93¢ goes directly into NCOA programs that help older adults. And today only, gifts of $75 or more will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact! 💙
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/3Xvj9gx
This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to join us. For every $1 raised, 93¢ goes directly into NCOA programs that help older adults. And today only, gifts of $75 or more will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact! 💙
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/3Xvj9gx
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Aging isn’t a solo journey.
This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to join us. For every $1 raised, 93¢ goes directly into NCOA programs that help older adults. And today only, gifts of $75 or more will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact! 💙
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/3Xvj9gx
This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to join us. For every $1 raised, 93¢ goes directly into NCOA programs that help older adults. And today only, gifts of $75 or more will be matched 2:1—tripling your impact! 💙
➡️ Donate here: https://bit.ly/3Xvj9gx
Want to present at Age+Action 2026? Submit your proposal before it’s too late! ⏰
The submission deadline is this Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
#AgeAction26 #CallForProposals
The submission deadline is this Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
#AgeAction26 #CallForProposals
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Want to present at Age+Action 2026? Submit your proposal before it’s too late! ⏰
The submission deadline is this Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
#AgeAction26 #CallForProposals
The submission deadline is this Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
#AgeAction26 #CallForProposals
This #Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for our dedicated staff, partners, advocates, & supporters like you who make aging well possible for all. 💙🦃
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful Thanksgiving!
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This #Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for our dedicated staff, partners, advocates, & supporters like you who make aging well possible for all. 💙🦃
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful Thanksgiving!
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful Thanksgiving!
Your support of NCOA helps older adults stay healthy and independent.
🎁 Donations of $75+ are being matched by our Board!
💙 93¢ of every $1 goes directly to programs helping older adults
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/4i7PweJ
🎁 Donations of $75+ are being matched by our Board!
💙 93¢ of every $1 goes directly to programs helping older adults
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/4i7PweJ
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Your support of NCOA helps older adults stay healthy and independent.
🎁 Donations of $75+ are being matched by our Board!
💙 93¢ of every $1 goes directly to programs helping older adults
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/4i7PweJ
🎁 Donations of $75+ are being matched by our Board!
💙 93¢ of every $1 goes directly to programs helping older adults
➡️ Donate today: https://bit.ly/4i7PweJ
Today, we joined the Administration for Community Living for an event focused on the power of caregivers! ✨
NCOA is proud to lead the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center, which works to strengthen the direct care workforce. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4a0hGpP
NCOA is proud to lead the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center, which works to strengthen the direct care workforce. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4a0hGpP
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Today, we joined the Administration for Community Living for an event focused on the power of caregivers! ✨
NCOA is proud to lead the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center, which works to strengthen the direct care workforce. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4a0hGpP
NCOA is proud to lead the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center, which works to strengthen the direct care workforce. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4a0hGpP
Stay healthy, stay connected, and enjoy the holidays safely! ✨
➡️Use Champions for Vaccine Education, Equity and Progress' tool to find nearby pharmacies and health centers offering vaccines: https://bit.ly/481UvsJ
➡️Use Champions for Vaccine Education, Equity and Progress' tool to find nearby pharmacies and health centers offering vaccines: https://bit.ly/481UvsJ
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Stay healthy, stay connected, and enjoy the holidays safely! ✨
➡️Use Champions for Vaccine Education, Equity and Progress' tool to find nearby pharmacies and health centers offering vaccines: https://bit.ly/481UvsJ
➡️Use Champions for Vaccine Education, Equity and Progress' tool to find nearby pharmacies and health centers offering vaccines: https://bit.ly/481UvsJ
Last week, Ramsey Alwin, NCOA President and CEO, joined Philanthropy Southeast’s 56th Annual Meeting in New Orleans to talk about the challenges of aging in America & the importance of investing in care systems that support older adults & their caregivers. 💙
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Last week, Ramsey Alwin, NCOA President and CEO, joined Philanthropy Southeast’s 56th Annual Meeting in New Orleans to talk about the challenges of aging in America & the importance of investing in care systems that support older adults & their caregivers. 💙
We’re all aging—and that’s why NCOA’s mission is personal. Help make sure every American can age well.
🎁 Through Dec. 31, gifts of $75+ are matched by the NCOA Board!
➡️ Give today and double your impact: https://bit.ly/4nSodGk
🎁 Through Dec. 31, gifts of $75+ are matched by the NCOA Board!
➡️ Give today and double your impact: https://bit.ly/4nSodGk
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We’re all aging—and that’s why NCOA’s mission is personal. Help make sure every American can age well.
🎁 Through Dec. 31, gifts of $75+ are matched by the NCOA Board!
➡️ Give today and double your impact: https://bit.ly/4nSodGk
🎁 Through Dec. 31, gifts of $75+ are matched by the NCOA Board!
➡️ Give today and double your impact: https://bit.ly/4nSodGk
It’s Home Care Aide Week! 💙
This week, we celebrate the compassionate, dedicated caregivers who make it possible for so many older adults and people with disabilities to live safely and comfortably at home. Thanks for all you do!
#HomeCareAideWeek #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth
This week, we celebrate the compassionate, dedicated caregivers who make it possible for so many older adults and people with disabilities to live safely and comfortably at home. Thanks for all you do!
#HomeCareAideWeek #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s Home Care Aide Week! 💙
This week, we celebrate the compassionate, dedicated caregivers who make it possible for so many older adults and people with disabilities to live safely and comfortably at home. Thanks for all you do!
#HomeCareAideWeek #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth
This week, we celebrate the compassionate, dedicated caregivers who make it possible for so many older adults and people with disabilities to live safely and comfortably at home. Thanks for all you do!
#HomeCareAideWeek #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth
Thank you to all the Veterans who’ve served. Today and every day we see you, we appreciate you, and we thank you for your service. 💙
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Thank you to all the Veterans who’ve served. Today and every day we see you, we appreciate you, and we thank you for your service. 💙
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
We visited the Kansas Department of Health & Environment in Topeka to see how CDSME & Falls Prevention programs are improving health for older adults, especially in rural & frontier communities. Thank you for advancing health & well-being across Kansas! 💙✨
#FallsPrevention #Partnership #Community
#FallsPrevention #Partnership #Community
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We visited the Kansas Department of Health & Environment in Topeka to see how CDSME & Falls Prevention programs are improving health for older adults, especially in rural & frontier communities. Thank you for advancing health & well-being across Kansas! 💙✨
#FallsPrevention #Partnership #Community
#FallsPrevention #Partnership #Community
Our 2022 Photography Contest focused on the realities of caregiving. During #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth, take a look back on some of the photos that capture the complexities and importance of caregiving. 💙
View the gallery here: https://bit.ly/4qWGdSW
View the gallery here: https://bit.ly/4qWGdSW
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Our 2022 Photography Contest focused on the realities of caregiving. During #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth, take a look back on some of the photos that capture the complexities and importance of caregiving. 💙
View the gallery here: https://bit.ly/4qWGdSW
View the gallery here: https://bit.ly/4qWGdSW
SNAP is more than food assistance—it’s a lifeline. Without it, families like Mr. Lewis’s face hunger with no safety net. When this lifeline is no longer available, people don’t just skip meals. They skip medicine. They skip rent. They skip hope. #Together4SNAP
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
SNAP is more than food assistance—it’s a lifeline. Without it, families like Mr. Lewis’s face hunger with no safety net. When this lifeline is no longer available, people don’t just skip meals. They skip medicine. They skip rent. They skip hope. #Together4SNAP
Your voice belongs at Age+Action 2026! ✨
Our call for presentations is open until Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
Our call for presentations is open until Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Your voice belongs at Age+Action 2026! ✨
Our call for presentations is open until Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
Our call for presentations is open until Friday, Dec. 5. Share your ideas that advance age-positive concepts and best practices.
➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WES5uY
November is National Family Caregivers Month. 💙
Join us in recognizing the incredible dedication of family caregivers who work around-the-clock. Thank you for all you do!
Join us in recognizing the incredible dedication of family caregivers who work around-the-clock. Thank you for all you do!
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
November is National Family Caregivers Month. 💙
Join us in recognizing the incredible dedication of family caregivers who work around-the-clock. Thank you for all you do!
Join us in recognizing the incredible dedication of family caregivers who work around-the-clock. Thank you for all you do!
Thank you to the National Governors Association for featuring NCOA’s Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center at this year’s HHS Policy Institute!
We joined a great panel spotlighting how Nevada & New Mexico are strengthening their direct care workforce—and addressing the growing caregiver crisis.
We joined a great panel spotlighting how Nevada & New Mexico are strengthening their direct care workforce—and addressing the growing caregiver crisis.
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thank you to the National Governors Association for featuring NCOA’s Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center at this year’s HHS Policy Institute!
We joined a great panel spotlighting how Nevada & New Mexico are strengthening their direct care workforce—and addressing the growing caregiver crisis.
We joined a great panel spotlighting how Nevada & New Mexico are strengthening their direct care workforce—and addressing the growing caregiver crisis.
Together, we can change lives and help everyone age well.
Now through Dec. 31, your giving power goes twice as far thanks to a special NCOA Board Match! Gifts of $75 or more will be matched 1:1. 💙🎁
➡️ Double your impact—donate today: https://bit.ly/47vOGDI
Now through Dec. 31, your giving power goes twice as far thanks to a special NCOA Board Match! Gifts of $75 or more will be matched 1:1. 💙🎁
➡️ Double your impact—donate today: https://bit.ly/47vOGDI
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Together, we can change lives and help everyone age well.
Now through Dec. 31, your giving power goes twice as far thanks to a special NCOA Board Match! Gifts of $75 or more will be matched 1:1. 💙🎁
➡️ Double your impact—donate today: https://bit.ly/47vOGDI
Now through Dec. 31, your giving power goes twice as far thanks to a special NCOA Board Match! Gifts of $75 or more will be matched 1:1. 💙🎁
➡️ Double your impact—donate today: https://bit.ly/47vOGDI
We all deserve access to effective obesity treatments. 💙
Today, we went to Capitol Hill to talk with members of Congress about the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA).
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the Hill today!
Today, we went to Capitol Hill to talk with members of Congress about the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA).
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the Hill today!
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We all deserve access to effective obesity treatments. 💙
Today, we went to Capitol Hill to talk with members of Congress about the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA).
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the Hill today!
Today, we went to Capitol Hill to talk with members of Congress about the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA).
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the Hill today!
After caring for his parents, JW didn’t expect to need help. But at 67, after a stroke, he struggled to afford groceries. Thanks to NCOA’s Benefits Enrollment Center, he got the support he needed. 💙
➡️ Help more older adults like JW—donate today: https://bit.ly/4nhRFFu
➡️ Help more older adults like JW—donate today: https://bit.ly/4nhRFFu
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
After caring for his parents, JW didn’t expect to need help. But at 67, after a stroke, he struggled to afford groceries. Thanks to NCOA’s Benefits Enrollment Center, he got the support he needed. 💙
➡️ Help more older adults like JW—donate today: https://bit.ly/4nhRFFu
➡️ Help more older adults like JW—donate today: https://bit.ly/4nhRFFu