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Collaborating Organizations

Alliance for Aging Research
2021 K Street, NW, Suite 305
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 293-2856
Fax: (202) 785-8574

American Society on Aging
833 Market Street, Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 974-0600
Fax: (415) 974-0300

Social Work Leadership Institute
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
Phone: (212) 822-7200

Relevant Organizations

AARP (formerly American Association of Retired Persons)
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: (202) 434-2300
FAX: (202) 434-2320

FirstGov for Seniors     

Administration on Aging
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-619-0724

Alzheimer's Association
919 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 335-8700
Fax: (312) 335-1110

American Association for International Aging (AAIA)
1133 20th Street NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC 20036
Phone (202) 833-8893
Fax (202) 833-8762

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1050
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone (301) 654-7850
Fax (301) 654-4137
E-mail: main@aagponline.org

American Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging (AAHSA)

901 E Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004-2037
Phone: (202) 783-2242
Fax: (202) 783-2255

American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABE)
Shetland Park
27 Congress St., #211
Salem, MA 01970
(800) 694-5285 phone
(978) 740-5395 fax

American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
325 S. Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone (703) 549-5822
Fax (703) 739-7901

The American Geriatrics Society/Foundation For Health
in Aging (AGS)

The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
Telephone: 212-308-1414
Fax: 212-832-8646

American Health Care Association (AHCA)
1201 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone (202) 842-4444
Fax (202) 842-3860

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
1001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036-5504
Phone (202) 429-9277
Fax (202) 429-6097

Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE-SW)

Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (AASWG)

Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD)

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
400 South Ridge Parkway, Suite B
Culpeper, VA 22701
(800) 225-6880 toll free
(540) 829-6880 phone
(540) 829-0142 fax

Boston University Gerontology Center
53 Bay State Road
Boston MA 02215
(617) 353-5045

Center to Advance Palliative Care
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1255 Fifth Avenue , Suite C-2
New York , NY 10029-6574
Main line: (212) 201-2670
Event line: (212) 201-2680
Fax line: (212) 426-1369

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN  46205

Clinical Social Work Federation (CSWF)

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
1725 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria VA 22314-3457
Phone: (703) 683-8080
Fax: (703) 683-8099

Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
1030 15th Street NW Suite 250
Washington, DC 20005-1503
Phone: (202) 842-1275
Fax: (202) 842-1150

Gray Panthers
2025 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 821
Washington, DC 20006
Phone (202) 466-3132
Fax (202) 466-3133

Greater Lowell Elder Mental Health Collaborative
Lowell, MA

Information for Practice
Room 407 MC: 6112
New York University
School of Social Work
1 Washington Square North
New York, NY 10003

Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR)
750 First Street, NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002-4241
(202) 336-8385
(202) 336-8351

International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
Postfach 6875, Schwarztorstrasse 20
CH-3001 Berne, Switzerland
Tel (41) 31 382 6015
Fax (41) 31 381 1222

John A. Hartford Foundation Gerontological Social Work Initiative

Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging
1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1800
Evanston , IL 60201

Medicare Rights Center
1460 Broadway
11th Floor
New York, NY 10036
212-869-3850, ext. 19 (phone)
212-869-3532 (fax)

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (NAAAA)
1112 16th Street N.W., Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone (202) 296-8130
Fax (202) 296-8134

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care
Managers (NAPGCM)

1604 N. Country Club Road
Tuscon, AZ 85716
Phone (520) 881-8008
Fax (520) 325-7925

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
750 First St., NE, Suite 700
Washington DC, 20002-4241
Phone: (202) 408-8600

National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce
349 East 149th Street, Suite 401
Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 718.402.4138
Fax: 718.585.6852
E-mail: info@directcareclearinghouse.org

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and
Medicare (NCPSSM)

10 G Street, N.E., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20002-4215
Phone: (202) 216-8470 (Direct)
(202) 216-0420 (Main)
Fax: (202) 822-9612

National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
409 Third Street, SW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Phone (202) 479-1200
Fax (202) 479-0735

National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCoA)
2713 Ontario Road NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 745-2521
Fax (202) 745-2522

National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
10501 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite 210
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Phone: (505( 292-2001
Fax (505) 292-1922

National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)
1815 H Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Phone (202) 887-5280
Fax (202) 785-6792

Positive Aging Resource Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1249 Boylston Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Professional, Trade and Research Organizations
Alliance for Aging Research

2021 K Street, NW, Suite 305
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 293-2856
Fax: (202) 785-8574

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
Ph:   (512) 565-2051
Fax: (413) 643-8402

United Seniors Health Cooperative (USHC)
1331 H Street
Washington, DC 20005
Phone (202) 393-6222
Fax (202) 783-0588

 

The following websites or newsletters are from organizations that serve as advocates for older adults, provide education and training, or conduct policy research on issues in aging.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has created a new online Special Report, Disparities at the End of Life, that can be accessed at www.rwjf.org . This online Special Report includes a summary of key issues discussed in conferences, biographical information on the panelists, information on RWJF end-of-life care programs and grantees, and links to useful resources for professionals and consumers.

 

The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention , a government center under SAMHSA, has developed free online courses, some of which deal with issues concerning older adults and substance abuse. For more information on their courses, please visit their website at pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov

HUMAN VALUES IN AGING NEWSLETTER. Monthly e-newsletter, covering humanistic gerontology, including late-life creativity, spiritualiy, and lifelong learning. For a sample copy or free subscription, send a message to: valuesinaging@yahoo.com

THE SOUL OF BIOETHICS. Monthly e-newsletter, covering ethical issues in geriatric health care, including end-of-life decisions, dementia, and caregiving. For a sample copy or free subscription, send a message to: soulofbioethics@yahoo.com

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