Conference

USAging is celebrating 50 years! The first Answers on Aging Conference was a gathering of a few hundred Aging Network professionals held in 1975 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC.  As we head to Chicago in 2025, the USAging Answers on Aging Annual Conference and Tradeshow has become the country’s largest gathering of local leaders in aging well at home, attracting more than 1,400 Area Agencies on Aging; tribal aging programs and other federal, state and local leaders in aging; home and community-based services; and caregiving from across the nation.  The USAging Conference has a rich history of providing tremendous opportunities to spur innovation; learn about best and promising practices; network and learn from colleagues; and gain insight into federal policy and national trends that affect older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers. This is a must-attend conference for anyone working in the Aging Network or wanting to learn more about the services and supports that help older adults thrive in their communities. This year we will offer even more opportunities to share new ideas and proven successes that will continue to move the Aging Network forward! The more than 100 sessions held during the four-day Conference offer a variety of ways to learn about and discuss new and emerging strategies and innovative approaches in service delivery, hot topics, current issues in aging, replicable programs, new opportunities for procuring sustainable funding streams and more.  Attendees will return home full of new insights, program ideas and connections to other Aging Network colleagues who understand the challenges and opportunities ahead.

About The USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow is the country’s largest gathering of local leaders in aging. Each year, these professionals come together with government experts, policymakers, business leaders, and other Aging Network practitioners and partners to share knowledge and new directions in the field of aging at the USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow.  Agenda Held July 16-19, the 2023 USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow will be packed with must-join sessions. To celebrate a return to in-person learning, we will offer more interactive workshops and new networking sessions to get you connecting with colleagues again.

CHA's Community Benefit 101 program will continue to be offered as a virtual event in 2022! A highlight for 2022 will be the debut of the newest edition of CHA's nationally-recognized resource, A Guide for Planning and Reporting Community Benefit which will include updates on identifying and addressing health disparities and forming more authentic, effective community partnerships. Community Benefit 101 provides new community benefit professionals and others who want to learn about community benefit with the foundational knowledge and tools needed to meet today's challenges. Through video presentations, live chat and commentary provided by community benefit leaders, CHA will provide the basics of community benefit, access to practical tools and resources, as well as timely public policy updates. Objectives The CB 101 virtual conference sessions will cover: How community benefit demonstrates the organization's mission. The latest news on tax exemption/community benefit issues. Steps for planning and evaluating community benefit programs. Policies needed to support community benefit programs. What counts and doesn't count as community benefit. Community benefit accounting principles. How to tell the community benefit story.