Information and Assistance

As a partner with county and tribal aging programs, GWAAR is your resource for up-to-date information, training, and technical support to help you provide information and assistance to older people.

Wisconsin county and tribal aging programs can get support and technical assistance for their information and assistance programs by contacting any member of GWAAR’s Information & Assistance Program team. Team members are: Jayne Mullins, Valeree Lecey, Janell Keeter, and Lisa Pulte. Click here to contact the team.

The following are resources for county and tribal aging program staff:

Policies & Procedures/Forms: 

To find I&A policies and procedures at the Administration on Aging website, click here:  

I&A Education/Training: 

GWAAR is a proud member of the national Alliance of Information and Referral Services organization and its state affiliate, WisconsinAIRS. The AIRS website offers many resources and tools to professionals in the field of I&R (membership may be required to access some resource material). 

WisconsinAIRS website:  http://www.wisconsinairs.org

AIRS website: http://www.airs.org

AIRS training: http://www.airs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3309

The National Association of State Units on Aging also provides links to resources in the field of aging. To find NASUA, click here.  

The Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. It provides assistance to people looking for local aging agencies anywhere in the U.S. It also provides resources on long-term care options for older adults and Eldercare marketing materials for those who work in the aging network. To find the Eldercare Locator, click here.