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Improving the Lives
of 40 Million Older Adults by 2030

Everyone deserves to age well. Learn about our work, the people we serve, and the impact we're making together. 

See How We're Changing Lives
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Our Mission

Aging well for all is a matter of equity. A matter of dignity. And a matter of justice.

NCOA delivers the resources, tools, best practices, and advocacy our nation needs to ensure that every person can age with health and financial security.

Our Impact

For almost 75 years, NCOA has built bridges for change alongside generations of families, ensuring their economic, health, and social well-being.

Learn about our work
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Our Equity Promise

We believe aging well is something every American deserves—regardless of gender, color, sexuality, income, or ZIP code.

Read our commitment to equitable aging
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For every $1 raised, 93¢ goes directly into NCOA programs.

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$588M

in public assistance applications submitted

$45M

awarded to community-based organizations

42,400

people participated in chronic disease and falls prevention workshops

35,000

professionals participated in e-learning

Partners Make it Possible

NCOA is your partner to improve the lives of older adults. We work with corporate partners and foundations to educate nationally and activate locally, so we all can live with dignity and independence.

Want to build awareness for an issue important to your organization?

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Equity in Aging

We advise policymakers, empower community-based organizations, and deliver the resources, tools, best practices, and advocacy our nation needs to ensure that every person can age with health and financial security.

Read Our Policy Positions

What Women Say About Retirement

With years of earning less and taking time off for caregiving, women enter retirement at a major disadvantage. Read the results of NCOA's research that finds half of U.S. women ages 25+ are struggling financially today, and 90% or more support bipartisan policy solutions to help.

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