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Giving Story: Keiller Family Fund

... lawyer brought them to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, their local community foundation, where they learned ... big grants to big things. I was afraid our efforts and funds would get lost. But they have their finger on the pulse ... work so that our charitable dollars have a real impact.” Giving Story: Keiller Family Fund ...

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Giving Story: Ethel Donaghue

... that goal with a $2.1 million grant to the University of Connecticut Health Center for Easy Breathing, a comprehensive ... asthma patients across the country breathe more easily. Giving Story: Ethel Donaghue ...

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Giving Story: Charles and Lyla Hunter

... the Hartford Hospital, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and, most importantly, the preservation and ... Park is located at 119 Flag Road in West Hartford. Giving Story: Charles and Lyla Hunter ...

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Environment & Animals

Giving Story: Betty Knox

... 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

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07/2011

... population? With 600,000 residents age 60 and older, Connecticut’s 65+ population grew by 3.5%, about ten times ... Children’s Agency; Rhonda R. Evans , Deputy Director, Connecticut Association for Community Action; Brenda Kelley , State Director, AARP Connecticut; Pat Schneider , 2nd Vice President, Connecticut ...

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Connecticut Community Foundation's and Town Conversations on Aging

Connecticut Community Foundation serves 21 towns in Greater ... an asset inventory of programs, facilities and other resources benefiting seniors Identify major service gaps and ... talks are successful, Roxbury will use the remaining grant funds toward van and driver costs for weekly trips. ...

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United Way of Connecticut and 2-1-1

In 2011, United Way 2-1-1 , Connecticut’s statewide toll-free information and referral ... service, received more than 50,000 calls from or regarding Connecticut residents aged 55 and over. A review of these ... which covers custody, guardianship, adoption and other resources and the Kinship Navigator which makes it easy to ...

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Helping the Elderly of Hamden - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The Phelps Community Project

In her Last Will and Testament, Emma P. Pelton of Cheshire, Connecticut established the John P. and Cora E. Phelps Fund ... goal of the Project is to help Hamden seniors with limited resources remain at home as long as possible and to enhance ... They approached the Project which supplied the funds to buy the man a new, warm jacket (pictured left). ...

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Foundation for Community Health's Prescription Assistance Fund

... of residents of the northern Litchfield Hills in Connecticut and the greater Harlem Valley in New York. The ... following the directives of several donor-advised funds wanting to assist people in our community who need help ... per month per person. Applicants in the Foundation’s Connecticut catchment area apply for assistance through their ...

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Fairfield County Community Foundation's Stella Margaret McHenry Fund

... safe, affordable housing. In 2007, the Southwestern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging replicated this successful ...

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Older Adults as Community Resources - November 28, 2012 Program

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11/2012

Connecticut is the 7th oldest state in the nation, and as ... food on public housing grounds. Older Adults as Community Resources - November 28, 2012 Program ...

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"For All Ages": The GIA Guide to Funding Across the Lifespan

For grantmakers interested in health, community development, the arts, and more, aging offers a natural extension of your programs. For All Ages: The GIA Guide to Funding Across the Lifespan is an invaluable resource for funders exploring the possibility of expanding their funding to encompass aging.

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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 Insurance; and Legal/Protective Service Issues. Connecticut 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults ...

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The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Connecticut

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12/2009

... care. The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Connecticut ...

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Improving California's Aging Services and Long Term Care System - Blueprint for Partnerships Between California Foundations and State Policymakers

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04/2011

... are willing to make available their expertise and resources, as is uniquely possible for each Foundation, to ...

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The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population

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06/2011

A nationwide survey: “The Maturing of America—Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population.” The survey, administered in 2010 by ICMA, with more than 1,400 local governments responding out of over 10,000 that received it, was intended to assess progress against benchmarks established in the first “Maturing of America” survey conducted in 2005. In both cases, the findings were eye-opening.

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The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population

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06/2011

A nationwide survey: “The Maturing of America—Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population.” The survey, administered in 2010 by ICMA, with more than 1,400 local governments responding out of over 10,000 that received it, was intended to assess progress against benchmarks established in the first “Maturing of America” survey conducted in 2005. In both cases, the findings were eye-opening.

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Baseline Survey Report for EngAGEment Initiative

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06/2011

... The overall goal of this two-year initiative is to build Connecticut Funders’ understanding, interest and momentum ...

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2-1-1 Barometer: Connecticut's Older Adults

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10/2011

Ensuring that older adults remain connected to needed resources is essential to community-based strategies for this ... annually from older adults or their family members for resources and programs designed to assist older adults, ... Way initiatives aimed at aging in place. 2-1-1 Barometer: Connecticut's Older Adults ...

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From Washington, D.C. to Connecticut: Take Away Messages from the American Society on Aging Annual Conference

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04/2012

... isolation of family caregiving. From Washington, D.C. to Connecticut: Take Away Messages from the American Society on ...

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