SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ELDERS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
DIRECT SERVICES: SAGE OFFERS INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO LGBT OLDER PEOPLE NATIONWIDE-THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND THROUGH OUR NATIONAL AFFILIATE PROGRAM, SAGENET. FROM ARTS AND CULTURE, TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND MUCH MORE, SAGE'S INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF LGBT OLDER PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. ADDITIONALLY, SAGE PROGRAMS ARE OFTEN EXPANDED INTO VARIOUS SITES AROUND THE COUNTRY. SAGE TRAINS PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO ELDERLY POPULATIONS IN THE BEST WAYS TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT AND ENGAGE LGBT ELDERS IN LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES AND OTHER SETTINGS. OUR PREMIER LGBT CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING, SAGECARE, DRAWS FROM THE BEST MINDS IN THE FIELD AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AMONG TRAINEES. SAGE ALSO RETAINS A TRAINING CORPS OF MORE THAN 40 CULTURAL COMPETENCE EXPERTS THROUGHOUT THE US. AS OF APRIL 1, 2019, SAGE HAS TRAINED OVER 31,000 CARE PROFESSIONALS NATIONALLY. SAGE'S NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON LGBT AGING CURATES HUNDREDS OF ONLINE RESOURCES AND FREE PRESENTATION MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOADING AND OFFERS LOCAL RESOURCE CONNECTIONS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. THE WEBSITE IS ACCESSED BY THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EVERY MONTH. SAGE CREATES ONLINE CONSUMER RESOURCES FOR LGBT OLDER PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ASSIST THEM IN MAKING BETTER CHOICES ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, RETIREMENT, CAREGIVING OPTIONS AND MORE. SAGE'S ONLINE OUTLETS REACHED SEVERAL MILLION PEOPLE IN 2018, WITH NEARLY HALF A MILLION PAGE VIEWS ON OUR PRIMARY WEBSITE ALONE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.2MProgram 2 [2018]
PUBLIC OUTREACH: SAGE ADVOCATES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT WILL END DISCRIMINATION AND IMPROVE ECONOMIC SECURITY, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS AMONG THE GROWING POPULATION OF LGBT OLDER PEOPLE. OUR FEDERAL POLICY PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT POLICYMAKERS IN CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ENACT POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LGBT OLDER ADULTS. ADDITIONALLY, SAGE WORKS WITH LOCAL LGBT AGING ADVOCATES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP AND ACHIEVE THEIR LOCAL AND STATE POLICY AGENDAS. SAGE BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL SAGE AFFILIATES NATIONWIDE TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND TO ENGAGE IN POLICY ADVOCACY THAT IMPROVES THE LIVES OF THEIR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS. IN THE PROCESS, WE BUILD A NATIONAL, GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF LGBT ELDERS. FROM RURAL TO URBAN SETTINGS, IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY, SAGENET LEADERS ARE CREATING LOCAL SUPPORTS FOR LGBT OLDER PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, TRAINING THEIR AGING SERVICE NETWORKS, AND REACHING OUT TO GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT AFFECT LGBT ELDERS. SAGE COLLABORATES WITH 30 LOCAL SAGE AFFILIATES IN 22 STATES AND PUERTO RICO. THROUGH SAGENET, SAGE AND ITS AFFILIATES ENGAGED MORE THAN 12,000 LGBT OLDER ADULTS IN 2018. SAGE PARTNERS WITH LEADERS IN THE AGING FIELD AND THE LGBT MOVEMENT TO BROADEN OUR COLLECTIVE REACH, INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF LGBT ELDERS AMONG POLICYMAKERS AND INFORM ONE ANOTHER'S APPROACHES TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF LGBT OLDER PEOPLE. SAGE RECOGNIZES THE TREMENDOUS VALUE OF PARTNERSHIP AND COALITION BUILDING. THIS IS EVIDENT ACROSS ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING IN THE WORK OF A HISTORIC DIVERSE ELDERS COALITION COMPRISING NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING ELDERS FROM DIVERSE AND UNDER-REPRESENTED ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS AS WELL AS LGBT ELDERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2MLGBTQ+ Older Adults Services
DIRECT SERVICES: SAGE OFFERS INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO LGBTQ+ OLDER PEOPLE NATIONWIDE - THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND THROUGH OUR NATIONAL AFFILIATE PROGRAM, SAGENET. FROM ARTS AND CULTURE, TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND MUCH MORE, SAGE'S INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF LGBTQ+ OLDER PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. ADDITIONALLY, SAGE PROGRAMS ARE OFTEN EXPANDED INTO VARIOUS SITES AROUND THE COUNTRY. SAGE TRAINS PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO ELDERLY POPULATIONS IN THE BEST WAYS TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT AND ENGAGE LGBTQ+ ELDERS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND OTHER SETTINGS. OUR PREMIER LGBTQ+ CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING, SAGECARE, DRAWS FOR THE BEST MINDS IN THE FIELD AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AMONG TRAINEES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$10M
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