Created by USAging, one of the primary partners of the Network, the Aging Innovations and Achievement Awards program is an annual way to recognize USAging members for their work.
In 2022, the winner of the Aging Achievement Award in the Kinship & Grandfamily Support category was the Respite Tutoring Services program at the Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging & Disability.
In 2024, the winner of the Aging Innovation Award in the Kinship and Grandfamily Support category was the Grandparents Raising Grandkids Resource Center at the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, Inc. in Worcester, Massachusetts. Also in 2024, the winners of the Aging Achievement Award in the Kinship and Grandfamily Support category were the Grandfamilies Stipend Program at the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Kinship Support Program at Direction Home of Eastern Ohio in Youngstown, Ohio.
