Advocacy Overview
AgeOptions holds advocating for the needs of older adults and people with disabilities central to our mission. Please bookmark this page for updates on policies and issues.
Stand Up For Older Adults!
Click on the orange button and follow instructions to easily send personalized advocacy letters to your legislators – your friends, family members and neighbors will thank you. Return again soon as new Advocacy Alerts are added regularly.
Join the Advocacy Task Force (ATF)
The AgeOptions ATF gets together via Zoom on the 3rd Thursday of every month to educate, collaborate and share advocacy strategies on the most current issues facing older adults in Illinois. Whether you’re new to advocacy or a seasoned veteran there is room for you at the ATF.
Click on the ATF button and you will be taken to a sign up form that only takes 1 minute to complete.
Next ATF: Thursday, October 15, 2026, 1:30-2:30
Advocacy Data & Reports
- Advocacy Day Recap: Supporting Aging in Community (February 2026)
- Advocacy Day Recap: Seeking a $10M Increase for Home Delivered Meals (May 2026)
- Illinois Demographic Profile (March 2026)
- Suburban Cook County Demographic Profile (March 2026)
- Older Americans Act Funds Are Not Keeping Pace (July 2026)
- Return on Investment for Home Delivered Meals
- The Case for More HDM Funding in Illinois (Presentation)