Strengthening Social Connection in Communities

The Strengthening Social Connection in Communities project is working to improve the health of older adults and their caregivers by replicating and sustaining evidence-based and evidence-informed social connection programs in communities and by promoting alignment with Age-Friendly Ecosystem initiatives.  

USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute and engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults are co-managing this initiative. 

USAging’s key activities for this project include:  

• Identify evidence-based and evidence-informed social connection programs best positioned for sustainability and spread. View our Program Bank.  

• Establish an evidence-based social connection seed grant program to implement sustainable social connection programs in communities. Learn more about the SSCC grantees. 

• Provide technical assistance to grantees through a learning community and foster capacity building by disseminating learnings and outcomes.  

 
 Funders  

• The John A. Hartford Foundation 

• RRF Foundation for Aging 

• Health Foundation for Western and Central New York 

Partners 

• Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University 

• American Hospital Association 

Find more information on this project visit the SSCC grantee webpage.