About Northwestern Illinois
Area Agency on Aging
Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging (NIAAA) has been meeting the needs of older adults and their families for more than thirty years. NIAAA serves a nine county region consisting of Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago Counties.
NIAAA is a non-profit agency designated by the Illinois Department on Aging in 1974 to serve as the area agency on aging for northwestern Illinois. NIAAA is part of the "aging network," which includes the federal Administration on Aging, the Illinois Department on Aging, and local public and private agencies serving older adults.

NIAAA’s mission is to assist adults age 60 and older and their families. NIAAA is one of 13 Area Agencies in Illinois and 670 across the nation sharing the mission of the federal Older Americans Act.

A 21 member Board of Directors representing the nine counties of our region governs NIAAA. The Board receives input from a 21 member Advisory Council. The majority of Advisory Council members are over age 60.

NIAAA's nine county service area includes a senior population of 111,373 and an estimated caregiver population of 56,640. Annually, over 28,000 persons age 60 and older receive one or more of NIAAA’s fourteen funded services.
NIAAA develops and administers an Area Plan for Aging Services in northwestern Illinois. The Area Plan is a comprehensive planning, management and funding document. In developing the plan, NIAAA assesses the needs of older adults, identifies issues for long-range planning, sets priorities for funding, and outlines state and local initiatives. As part of the planning and funding process, a network of social, nutritional, and other supportive services for older persons and their caregivers is established.

NIAAA :
• Provides leadership on aging issues
• Advocates for seniors
• Administers a Regional Plan for Aging Services
• Coordinates programs and services
• Develops new services
• Funds services for seniors
• Advocates for senior issues
• Provides information and assistance, caregiver assistance and employment services
Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging
2576 Charles Street, Rockford, Illinois
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday -Friday
(815) 226- 4901 or 1- 800- 542- 8402 (nine county only)
niaaa@nwilaaa.org