Consulting & Development
ElderCare Development Partnership:
Creating Better Systems of Service Delivery for Older Adults!
The ElderCare Development Partnership (EDP) helps communities build stronger systems of support for older adults in the seven county Arrowhead region. Since 1992, and under Minnesota Statute 256B.0917, EDP has helped communities expand services such as caregiver support, homemaker and chore help, respite, workforce development, housing, crisis stabilization, and transportation, along with new ideas that don’t fit traditional categories.
We partner with local government, human services, healthcare, community development, and nonprofit organizations to make sure aging is part of every conversation. Our work includes age-friendly housing and transportation, elder justice and first-responder training, advance care planning, and community partnerships that keep older adults connected. We also help local partners find and pursue the funding they need to turn good ideas into lasting change.
Our Approach
EDP works alongside communities, organizations, and local governments to turn ideas into action. We offer hands-on technical assistance tailored to where you are in the process, whether you’re exploring a first concept or navigating a project already underway.
How EDP Can Help Your Organization
Our staff bring expertise across many areas of aging services, including caregiver support, chore and homemaker services, crisis stabilization, workforce development, housing, and transportation. We work alongside your team to strengthen your plans, connect you with funding, and reduce barriers so your work can reach the older adults in your community. Explore the areas below to see how we can support you.
Funding and Project Support
- Helping you identify grants and other funding opportunities that fit your goals and the needs of older adults in your community
- Exploring project concepts with you and shaping early ideas into clear, achievable projects
- Reviewing work plans and grant proposals to strengthen them before you submit
- Navigating project implementation and reporting, from launch through meeting funder requirements
Expertise and Capacity Building
- Supporting grant writing that tells your story and makes a compelling case for funding
- Offering guidance on nonprofit management, including the operations and planning that keep organizations sustainable
- Developing programs that are designed, launched, and refined to meet real needs in your community
- Building board capacity through skills, structure, and engagement that help guide your organization effectively
Advocacy and Outreach
- Bringing an aging lens to decisions in local government, human services, healthcare, community development, and the nonprofit sector
- Advocating on your behalf to reduce barriers in funding opportunities
Promoting age-friendly housing and transportation in communities - Raising awareness of elder justice and providing first-responder training
- Encouraging advance care planning conversations
- Building partnerships that keep older adults connected and supported
- Connecting local partners with resources, information, and networks
EDP Presentations
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging provides education and presentations to older adults, service providers, caregivers, community organizations, and employers. These are conducted by our Community Development team, and are available in-person or virtually, at no cost. Presentations that are currently being offered can be found on our AAAA webinar web page.
EDP Initiatives
EDP staff serve as active partners in a range of regional initiatives and coalitions that advance the well-being of older adults. In collaboration with public agencies, community organizations, and local leaders, we contribute expertise and support to efforts that strengthen aging services across the region. The agency-led initiatives below reflect some of this work.
EDP Staff
EDP staff work with service providers, local governments, and other partners to explore and develop innovative programs, system changes, efficiencies or utilize technology and informal resources to meet the growing and changing needs of the long-term care system. We achieve these goals by building regional capacity for local service development.
Our EDP Team provides technical assistance for agencies and community collaborations who are seeking funding to support their services and strategies including Minnesota Department of Human Services and Minnesota Board on Aging Grant Funds.