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Giving Story: Keiller Family Fund

... that they weren’t able to do more, given their busy lives. “We didn’t know how to support these causes beyond ... only made big grants to big things. I was afraid our efforts and funds would get lost. But they have their ... able to help us with some of the foot work so that our charitable dollars have a real impact.” Giving Story: ...

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Giving Story: Ethel Donaghue

A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. Easy Breathing: Asthma - Of Practical Benefit

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Giving Story: Betty Knox

... support for young people who learn to love beauty by helping it grow. But the carousel is her most visible single ...

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Nonprofit Organizations Serving Older Adults - July 20, 2011 Program

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07/2011

Are we prepared to meet the changing needs of this growing population?

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Connecticut Community Foundation's and Town Conversations on Aging

... an asset inventory of programs, facilities and other resources benefiting seniors Identify major service gaps and ... on Aging help to build: Appreciation of the varied resources benefiting seniors in the community Greater ...

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United Way of Connecticut and 2-1-1

... offers valuable insight into the needs of older adults in our state. Among the many calls 2-1-1 receives are those from ... which covers custody, guardianship, adoption and other resources and the Kinship Navigator which makes it easy to ... referrals and help with a hearing aid for her mother who lives alone. A 75-year-old couple seeking in-home assistance. ...

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

... goal of the Project is to help Hamden seniors with limited resources remain at home as long as possible and to enhance the individual's independent functioning and quality of life. In one ... to their individual needs, without a loss of dignity. Helping the Elderly of Hamden - The Community Foundation for ...

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Foundation for Community Health's Prescription Assistance Fund

... of several donor-advised funds wanting to assist people in our community who need help with their medical expenses. The ... and get very expensive. We had to borrow money through our home equity loan just to be able to pay for my ... help with prescriptions helps us to be able to get our medications and to have a little extra money for things ...

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Fairfield County Community Foundation's Stella Margaret McHenry Fund

A bequest established the Stella Margaret McHenry Fund to help low income seniors with their housing needs.

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Older Adults as Community Resources - November 28, 2012 Program

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11/2012

... in partnership with The New York Community Trust started Healthy Food, Healthy Communities, a program that recruits older adults to ... 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

... 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults lists extensive resources for Financial Assistance; Housing Options; Home ...

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The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Connecticut

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12/2009

This report presents a measure of income that older adults require to maintain their independence in the community and meet their daily costs of living, including affordable and appropriate housing and health care.

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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

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 and future programming ideas. This baseline survey was conducted as part of the Council's work on the EngAGEment Initiative, a national program led by Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) on philanthropy and aging issues. The overall goal of this two-year initiative is to build Connecticut Funders’ understanding, interest and momentum around aging issues.

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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 growing segment of our population. This 2-1-1 Barometer reviews the thousands of ... annually from older adults or their family members for resources and programs designed to assist 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

Engagement Consultant Debbie Stein summarizes a couple of ideas, models and reminders that she took home from the April 2012 American Society on Aging Annual Conference.

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