Giving Story: Betty Knox
"I want to do something for the city of Hartford" When it comes to carousels, we’re all kids, and downtown Hartford has one ... for the generosity of one committed and generous woman. Giving Story: Betty Knox ...
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Nonprofit Organizations Serving Older Adults - July 20, 2011 Program
Publication date:
07/2011
Are we prepared to meet the changing needs of this growing population? With ... ten times faster than the general population from 2006 to 2009. Grantmakers learned about the changing needs of this ... Center Personnel, discussed the readiness of nonprofits to serve aging residents of the state and how private ...
United Way of Connecticut and 2-1-1
... resources and the Kinship Navigator which makes it easy to browse the array of services that these grandparents may ... include calls from: A 91-year-old woman who is trying to maintain independence and avoid nursing home care, and needed utility assistance to help with winter fuel bills. An 82-year-old from woman who ...
Helping the Elderly of Hamden - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The Phelps Community Project
... Greater New Haven in memory of her grandfather and mother to “benefit … elderly people who are residents of the ... VNA Community Health, in support of the Phelps Community Project. The Project is a resource for the elderly of Hamden with very ...
Foundation for Community Health's Prescription Assistance Fund
... for Community Health is a private foundation dedicated to improving the health and well-being of residents of the ... the directives of several donor-advised funds wanting to assist people in our community who need help with their ... husband works, but he has no benefits and they don’t give him steady hours… He doesn’t get paid when he has to ...
Older Adults as Community Resources - November 28, 2012 Program
Publication date:
11/2012
... new reality comes an unprecedented societal opportunity to tap into a dynamic force ̶ seasoned adults ready to ... community a group of foundations, CEP worked to find new ways to engage the rapidly growing population of people over ... Maine Community Foundation and Terry Kaelber , CEP Project Director, United Neighborhood Houses of New York ...
Community Experience Partnership
... in partnership with Atlantic Philanthropies, helped to develop a range of innovative community projects to tap into the experience and talents of boomers and other ...
Connecticut 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults
United Way of Connecticut's 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults lists extensive resources for Financial Assistance; Housing Options; Home Care Options; Health Care Insurance; and Legal/Protective Service Issues.
The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Connecticut
Publication date:
12/2009
... presents a measure of income that older adults require to maintain their independence in the community and meet ...
Improving California's Aging Services and Long Term Care System - Blueprint for Partnerships Between California Foundations and State Policymakers
Publication date:
04/2011
... a coordinated effort by seven California foundations to highlight how foundations might engage in collaboration and partnership with state policymakers to address the issues and respond to the challenges facing the ALTC system in California. The ...
The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population
Publication date:
06/2011
... out of over 10,000 that received it, was intended to assess progress against benchmarks established in the ...
The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population
Publication date:
06/2011
... out of over 10,000 that received it, was intended to assess progress against benchmarks established in the ...
Baseline Survey Report for EngAGEment Initiative
Publication date:
06/2011
To establish a baseline of information, this past June 2011, the Council surveyed its members and non-members to determine their current “aging” awareness, activities ... issues. The overall goal of this two-year initiative is to build Connecticut Funders’ understanding, interest and ...
2-1-1 Barometer: Connecticut's Older Adults
Publication date:
10/2011
Ensuring that older adults remain connected to needed resources is essential to community-based strategies for this growing segment of our ... their family members for resources and programs designed to assist older adults, including some interesting United Way ...
From Washington, D.C. to Connecticut: Take Away Messages from the American Society on Aging Annual Conference
Publication date:
04/2012
It’s impossible to sum up a conference with 3,000 attendees and 700 sessions. ... has gotten lots of attention, but it’s crucial to look at the slow growth among younger age cohorts. In ... of the Blueprint for Health. Residents helped design the project which is built around an onsite SASH coordinator, a ...
Is This What Change Feels Like? A Review on: The State of Aging in America: The 2012 Conference of Grantmakers in Aging
Publication date:
10/2012
... Cleveland, Ohio in October, 2012. They included Gertrude O'Sullivan and Nancy Heaton from The Foundation for Community ...
Aging Ready Communities - Challenges, Opportunities, National and Local Models - November 30, 2011
Publication date:
11/2011
... Community at Indiana University, and Mia Oberlink, M.A., Project Director, Community Innovations for Aging in Place ... housing and land use decision making, and the need to “raise the volume” on the relationship between older ... serving or addressing issues that will assist residents to "age in place," and providing supports that help older ...
Funders at Work in Aging
The Council compiles examples of the many ways in which Connecticut grantmakers provide funding and ... building, advocacy or any other aspect, we would like to share your story.
How a Public/Private Partnership Brought $30 Million and 6,650 Jobs to Connecticut
Publication date:
07/2012
It could have been a missed opportunity to bring millions in federal stimulus funds to needy Connecticut families. But, in 2010, deep into a ... by then-governor M. Jodi Rell and nonprofi t advocates to orchestrate a coordinated public/private partnership to ...
Family Economic Sucess Funder Survey Summary
Publication date:
10/2010
In June 2010, the Council surveyed its members to request information on funding to nonprofit organizations that are working with economic ... of families and children in Connecticut. Our intent was to learn more about: 1) whether and how foundation ...