agency on aging The term area agency on aging means an area agency on aging designated under section 305 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3025 ). (3) Community-based organization The term community-based organization includes, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, a nonprofit community-based organization, a consortium of nonprofit community-based organizations, a national nonprofit organization acting as an intermediary for a community-based organization, or a community-based organization that has a fiscal sponsor that allows the organization to function as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (4) Loneliness The term loneliness means subjectively feeling alone, or the discrepancy between one’s desired level of social connection and one’s actual level of social connection. (5) Older individual The term older individual has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3002 ). (6) Social connection The term social connection means the variety of ways one can connect with others socially, through physical, behavioral, social-cognitive, and emotional channels. (7) Social isolation The term social isolation means objectively being alone, or having few relationships or infrequent social contact. .