Impact and Programs
Accomplishments
Our staff, volunteers and partners demonstrated creativity and dedication as we worked together to help people thrive as they age. 2023 marked the final year of Trellis’ 2020-2023 strategic plan, which included the ambitious goal to improve the lives of one million people. We are proud to share that we have supported more than 1.5 million people since 2020.
We awarded $13.2 million to community organizations in the seven-county metro area serving older adults and their care partners. Through the Senior LinkAge Line, a free, statewide service of the Minnesota Board on Aging in partnership with Minnesota’s area agencies on aging, staff provided information and assistance to 32,525 callers.
5,393 people participated in our Juniper social care network by attending health promotion classes. Outreach staff provided 184 presentations about Medicare, fraud and scams and other topics. Our Pension and Retirement Rights program recovered $812,667 through 144 client matters. 1,059 people attended Remember Project events, providing education and conversation about dementia.
Current Goals
Programmatic goals include: Supporting the independence of approximately 30,000 older adults and family caregivers through funding of in-home services; providing information and assistance on the Senior LinkAge Line to approximately 30,000 callers; offering health and wellness interventions and social supports to 5,000 people through the Juniper community care hub; engaging 3,000 individuals in dementia education and advocacy; and supporting 20 organizations with technical assistance as they apply for grant funding to serve older adults.
Additional strategic goals include launching a care coordination pilot program, evaluating our financial support of historically underserved and under-resourced communities, supporting older adults through pension and retirement rights services, and advocating for the issues that affect older adults.
Community or Constituency Served
We primarily support older adults and their care partners, but we serve people of all ages.
Geographic Area Served
The majority of our services and programs serve people and communities in the seven-county metropolitan area, including: Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Carver, Dakota, Washington and Anoka counties. Some of our programming has statewide reach, such as our Juniper network (https://www.yourjuniper.org). Our pension and retirement rights program is able to serve people in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.
