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
Publication date:
11/2012
... food on public housing grounds. Older Adults as Community Resources - November 28, 2012 Program ...
"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.
Connecticut 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults
... 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults lists extensive resources for Financial Assistance; Housing Options; Home ...
The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Connecticut
Publication date:
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.
Improving California's Aging Services and Long Term Care System - Blueprint for Partnerships Between California Foundations and State Policymakers
Publication date:
04/2011
... are willing to make available their expertise and resources, as is uniquely possible for each Foundation, to ...
The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population
Publication date:
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.
The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population
Publication date:
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.
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 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.
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 ... annually from older adults or their family members for resources and programs designed to assist older adults, ...
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
Several partners from Connecticut's EngAGEment initiative attended, The State of Aging in America: The 2012 Conference of Grantmakers in Aging in Cleveland, Ohio in October, 2012. Here is a summary of a few of the major topics.
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
Publication date:
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.
Funders at Work in Aging
... following the directives of several donor-advised funds wanting to assist people in our community who need help ... short term support.
How a Public/Private Partnership Brought $30 Million and 6,650 Jobs to Connecticut
Publication date:
07/2012
... a missed opportunity to bring millions in federal stimulus funds to needy Connecticut families. But, in 2010, deep into ... to ease the suffering for their low-income families. The funds were available through the Emergency Contingency Fund ... was tight, but it was met. Work started in January; funds were approved in July 2010. The results are impressive. ...
Family Economic Sucess Funder Survey Summary
Publication date:
10/2010
The results of the June 2010 survey of Council members about funding nonprofit organizations that work with the economic success of families and children in Connecticut.
Member Social Media Report Summary
Publication date:
09/2012
The report summary shows online media usage, including social media, by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy membership.
Connecticut Grantmaking Highlights
Publication date:
07/2010
The Connecticut Grantmaking Highlights is a bi-annual analysis of organized private Connecticut philanthropy from Connecticut Grantmakers Online (CGO), a database that includes profiles of Connecticut funders.
Connecticut and National Estate Facts
Publication date:
03/2012
Connecticut and national information available on charitable bequests made through estates over $2,000,000 (FYE 2010).
Quick Facts about Philanthropy in Connecticut
Publication date:
11/2012
This one-page report gives you quick information about Connecticut individuals' itemized and estate giving and basic information about Connecticut foundations, including their number, size and annual giving.