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You're Invited to Join Our Program for Aging Religious in Community

May 19-22 in Germantown, New York

July 8-11 in Marriottsville, Maryland

Scholarships are Available!

Pictured are Sr. Margaret Mary and Sr. Rachel from Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. Sr. Emmanual attended "Sisters Aging Well Together" in 2023.

We are excited to invite your Community to join the "Sisters Aging Well Together" Geriatric Certificate Program – a unique opportunity to explore the transformation of aging within a supportive, faith-filled community.

The program is designed to equip religious women with the knowledge to compassionately address the needs of aging members within your Community. It is also provides space to reflect, connect, and grow. You will leave with new perspectives and practical tools to enrich your community life and approach to aging.

Past participants shared that this program is “packed with informative tools, ideas, methods, and assessments to help us be prepared for the future needs of our Community.” The heartfelt feedback echoes the vision of Jules Renard: "It is not how old you are, but how you are old." Our training provides insights and techniques to support graceful aging, emphasizing the unique worth of each individual at every stage of life.

New dates and locations are available for 2025, with scholarship opportunities to make this valuable program accessible to as many Communities as possible.

If you know of other Communities who may benefit from this program, please feel free to forward this message. Together, we can reach and support as many Sisters as possible, ensuring that every stage of life is lived with dignity, love, and care.

Take this opportunity to learn, share, and support one another in living life to the fullest at every age.

Learn More

Download the "SAWT" Program Overview (PDF) to learn more about topics and the overall program.

Program Scholarships

The Avila Institute of Gerontology (AIG), in partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative, is pleased to make available scholarships for the AIG’s Geriatric Certificate Program (GCP), as part of their Sisters Aging Well Together initiative.

-- Scholarships --

The scholarship, valued at $2,000 per sister, covers the following:

In-Person Geriatric Certificate Program Training

An in-person Geriatric Certificate Program (GCP) for women religious congregations over a four-day period, including room and board (travel and local transportation are not included).

Choose from these two dates and locations:

Germantown, NY: May 19-22, 2025

Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm's Motherhouse

(Scholarship deadline: March 28, 2025)

Marriottsville, MD: July 8-11, 2025

Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center

(Scholarship deadline: May 2, 2025)

Available One-Hour Virtual Discussion Every Other Month

Every other month, a one-hour virtual discussion on the following topics:

Customized content based on participants’ pressing needs to be identified throughout the discussions.
Continued training on the AIG Care Transitions Assessment tool (CTA) and interpreting the results.

Access to the AIG Online Subscription Library

Free access to all programs and Religious Community specific content for one year.

Scholarship Qualifications

To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must commit to the following:

Attend and actively participate at the four-day Geriatric Certificate program.
Attend and actively participate in at least one of the every other month virtual discussions following GCP attendance.
Implement at least one part of the CTA within their Community and report back on the results.
Train at least five (5) other sisters and report back on the results.
Complete and submit all pre/post-tests and surveys.
Utilize the AIG online learning library.
Complete and submit a reflection paper.

Registration and Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation scholarships are available. Our objective is to distribute scholarships to sisters in as many Communities as possible.

If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, please complete and submit the online registration form or print and complete the PDF registration form.

Scholarship forms are to be completed and returned by the scholarship deadline date for each in-person program (see above). All registrants will be notified whether they are receiving a scholarship within two weeks of registration form receipt.

Don't Need a Scholarship?

If you plan to attend and are not seeking a scholarship, please complete the PDF registration form and send with your payment.

Space is limited, so please do not delay

in submitting your registration form.

Complete the Online Registration Form

Download Registration Form (PDF)

For further questions and concerns, please contact Deacon Tony at tonys@avilainstitute.org or call (518) 537-5000 Ext 1309.