"Being elderly is a gift from God and a huge resource, an achievement to be safeguarded with care, even in the case of disabling illnesses... And it is undeniable that the pandemic has given strength to our awareness that the 'wealth of years’ is a treasure to be valued and protected.”
Old Age: Our Future — The Elderly After the Pandemic, Pontifical Academy for Life and the Dicastery for Integral Human Development, February 9, 2021.
Photo credit: Sr. Thérèse Raad, SdC
about us
Welcome to the web home of the Anna Trust: Catholic Sisters’ Elder Care Fund.
We hope that this website provides you and your congregation with a source of inspiration, encouragement and practical assistance through our information and resources on aging well, stories of success, and opportunities to partner in intergenerational fraternity.
To find out more about the Anna Trust:
Grantmaking
We provide financial grants aimed at improving the long-term care of women religious in vulnerable contexts.
Advocacy and Awareness
Our aim is to address systemic injustices, and inform behaviours and attitudes underlying unhealthy practices towards aging.
Field Building
We promote sharing of information, facilitate collaboration between congregations, and provide tailored technical assistance.
Cognitive Impairment
Our Cognitive Impairment Support Initiative (CISI) program focuses on sisters living with dementia or other cognitive impairments in religious communities or other facilities.
grantmaking
Our primary activity is the provision of financial grants worldwide.
Grants are intended to:
- Promote innovative and collaborative solutions.
- Assist congregations to prepare themselves for and to respond to the existing needs of their elderly.
- Develop models of good practice in consecrated women ‘whole being’, and women religious eldercare.
Collaborate and Connect
Collaborate and Connect
As a globally focused organisation, we seek to contribute to the development of a global sisterhood.
News
News
There are a lot of exciting things happening in our world of elder care!
donate
There are several ways you can contribute to the improvement of lives of elderly sisters around the world!
Financial donations can be made via DonorBox or Paypal direct. Click here to find out more ways to partner with us:
