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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 Foundation’s Prescription Assistance Fund was established following the ... The specific purpose is to assist individuals and families to pay for their prescription costs and priority is ...

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Aging

Fairfield County Community Foundation's Stella Margaret McHenry Fund

... Senior Center and a representative of Mrs. McHenry’s estate led to the idea of a housing assistance fund at the ... safe, affordable housing. In 2007, the Southwestern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging replicated this successful ... counseling. Fairfield County Community Foundation's Stella Margaret McHenry Fund ...

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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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Community Experience Partnership

Information on how community foundations around the country, 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 older adults.

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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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Aging

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 ... identify areas of opportunity for collaboration and future partnerships. Improving California's Aging Services and Long Term Care System - Blueprint for ...

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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

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Baseline Survey Report for EngAGEment Initiative

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06/2011

... This baseline survey was conducted as part of the Council's work on the EngAGEment Initiative, a national program led ... 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 ... 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

... the focus of many conference sessions. Around the country, partnerships are growing between the two sectors such as ... A mini-nutritional assessment easily used by seniors and families may help detect some of the 38% of community seniors ... isolation of family caregiving. From Washington, D.C. to Connecticut: Take Away Messages from the American Society on ...

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Is This What Change Feels Like? A Review on: The State of Aging in America: The 2012 Conference of Grantmakers in Aging

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10/2012

Several partners from Connecticut's EngAGEment initiative attended the Grantmakers in Aging ... wearing a dual hat of Senior Services Program Officer for Connecticut Community Foundation; and Deb Werner , also with ...

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Aging Resources

Find resources for funders on the topic of aging. Aging Resources ...

Aging Ready Communities - Challenges, Opportunities, National and Local Models - November 30, 2011

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11/2011

Aging in place experts, Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D., Director of the Center on Aging and Community at Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, and Mia Oberlink, M.A., Project Director, Community Innovations for Aging in Place Initiative TAG Team and Senior Research Associate for the Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Services of New York, shared their insight and knowledge about the positive influences, productive potential and healthy benefits of aging-ready communities.

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Funders at Work in Aging

The Council compiles examples of the many ways in which Connecticut grantmakers provide funding and leadership in ... 860-525-5585.

How a Public/Private Partnership Brought $30 Million and 6,650 Jobs to Connecticut

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07/2012

... millions in federal stimulus funds to needy Connecticut families. But, in 2010, deep into a recession, the state’s ... more than $18 million in emergency benefi ts and aid. The full story is a blueprint for future partnerships. How a Public/Private Partnership Brought $30 ...

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Family Economic Sucess Funder Survey Summary

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10/2010

... organizations that are working with economic success of families and children in Connecticut. Our intent was to learn more about: 1) whether and how foundation grantmaking is helping families build a stronger future and achieve economic ...