The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (NAAAA) is a private, non-profit organization representing the interests of Area Agencies on Aging across the country. Incorporated in 1975, NAAAA provides advocacy, information, and training related to Area Agencies on Aging and programs for older adults. NAAAA also provides technical assistance and consulting services to employers and organizations in the development and implementation of elder care information and referral services and establishing linkages to case managed community-based systems of long term care.

The Association's priority issues include:

• improving the visibility of the nation's aging network with an emphasis on accessibility to the network's information and referral services
• advocating for adequate resources for supportive services for those older adults in need
• brokering of community-based long term care services and access to such services through information and referral and case management
• developing linkages with the private sector to enhance its responsiveness to older adults and support for their caregivers
• providing information to older adults and their caregivers that assist their efforts at responsible advocacy and empowerment to choose and create community-based services that are adequate, acceptable, and affordable
• developing improved planning and management practices for Area Agencies on Aging and their service providers

For more information, go to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging website.