JFNA: Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care for Holocaust Survivors
More than 100,000 Holocaust survivors live in the United States today. Many are aged 85 and older and suffer from poverty, social isolation, and other serious health conditions stemming from their trauma. The Jewish Federation of North America’s Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care was founded through an unprecedented federal grant from the US Administration […]
n4A engAGED
In 2017, The U.S. Administration on Aging, which is part of the Administration on Community Living (ACL) released a funding opportunity to create a national resource center for social engagement and older adults that would support the national aging network. N4A, the National Association of the Area Agencies on Aging, invited OATS to be a […]
AARP Foundation – Connecting to Community
One in five older adults is socially isolated. The AARP Foundation asked OATS to develop a pilot program to leverage volunteers to provide training on iPads to low-income, socially isolated older adults.
Maimonides Medical Center: Older Patients and Electronic Health Records
Maimonides Medical Center, a regional leader in the use of health IT to improve patient care and coordination, wanted to help ensure geriatric patients could access medical information through the hospital’s Electronic Health Record system.
ACRIA: Older Adults and HIV Education
In 2007, the nonprofit ACRIA was funded by the New York City Council and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a citywide program that included training and technical assistance to aging services and healthcare providers on topics such as HIV awareness and prevention education for older adults. ACRIA knew that previous attempts […]
Humana Foundation: Moving the Needle on Social Determinants of Health
Social isolation affects at least one in five older Americans, increasing health risks and driving up healthcare costs. Seeking “upstream” program interventions that could increase social connection and improve other social determinants of health, the Humana Foundation issued a nationwide call for innovative solutions that would target residents in one or more of the seventeen […]
Citi and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC: Financial Security of Older Residents of Public Housing
In 2016, the City of New York announced its commitment to install and deliver free broadband service at five public housing developments. With the support of Citi Community Development, OATS was selected to design and launch a concurrent effort to improve the digital and financial literacy skills of the developments’ older residents.
Capital One: “Ready, Set, Bank – Online Banking Made Easy”
In 2015, less than half of the older adults who were online used online banking services, and only fourteen percent used mobile banking. Capital One Financial Corporation wanted to transform the way older adults manage their finances and engaged OATS as a partner to help create a new educational program designed to encourage seniors to […]
New York Public Library – Specialized Instruction for Older Adults
The New York Public Library (NYPL) was providing computer access and training for a significant number of senior citizens each year, but lacked age-specific curriculum and methodology to optimize the experience of older library visitors.
JDC-Eshel and Digital Israel
An ambitious new government initiative in Israel includes a comprehensive digital inclusion effort for marginalized populations, and JDC-Eshel, the leading nonprofit responsible for programs for older adults in the country, was asked to create a national digital literacy initiative for older adults. After a global scan, leadership from Eshel recognized that that OATS would be […]