Older adults (65+)

The National Indian Council on Aging advocates for American Indian and Alaska Native elders, striving to better the lives of the Nation's Indigenous seniors through advocacy, employment training, dissemination of information, and data support.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics was initially established in 1986, with the goal of bringing together Federal agencies that share a common interest in improving aging-related data. The Forum has played a key role by critically evaluating existing data resources and limitations, stimulating new database development, encouraging cooperation and data sharing among Federal agencies, and preparing collaborative statistical reports.

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. provides information, education, networking, and assistance on the many specialized issues involved with legal services to older adults and persons with disabilities.

Besides providing services and benefits to its members, AARP is an advocacy organization for issues that are important to the 50+ population. The consumer issues unit deals with the rights and protection of older people.

The Crime Victims Center, Inc. is a community and victim's rights organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse and the provision of comprehensive trauma informed support services to victims of violent crime, and elderly, minor, and disabled victims of all crime. 

The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence provides intergenerational violence prevention services by bringing together community and national stakeholders, professionals, and volunteers to prevent family violence, child abuse and neglect, spouse/partner abuse, and elder abuse.

The Foundation Aiding the Elderly serves as a voice for patients and works to bring about national reforms and enforcement of the laws governing the nursing home industry and its regulatory agencies in order to assure proper care, civil rights and meaningful, dignified life for the elderly in long-term care facilities.

The National Adult Protective Services Association provides state Adult Protective Services program administrators and staff with a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult abuse.

The mission of the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life is to eliminate abuse in later life by challenging beliefs, policies, practices and systems that allow abuse to occur and continue and to improve safety, services and support to victims through advocacy and education.