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New Canaan Community Foundation Awards More Than $530,000 in Grants

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06/12/2020

... who give at all different levels to pool their collective resources and make their community a better place. Together, ... including the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program. Connecticut's CASA law became effective January 2017 ... counseling, and support groups. Women's Mentoring Network*: To support the E to the 4th POWER Program ...

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Community Foundation

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21 Organizations to Receive First $500,000 of $1 Million Committed by the Tufts Health Plan Foundation

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03/26/2020

... $50,000 North Central Area Agency on Aging $10,000 Senior Resources Agency on Aging $10,000 Southwestern CT Agency on ...

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Corporate Giving

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

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Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million to Nine Community Organizations

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12/17/2019

... leveraging the state’s expansion of the Medicare Savings Program to increase awareness of and enrollment in SNAP. ...

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Age Well Ambassadors Program to Launch in Greater Danbury

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12/11/2019

... Grants to Assist Older Adults DANBURY, CT -- A new program to improve food access for Danbury’s older adults ... a cohort of older adults on how to access food and other resources, and then arm them with the tools they need to ... will share information on how to access available food resources and will also connect them to the Age Well CT ...

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Family Foundation

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Nearly $100,000 to Support Community-led Healthy Aging Work in Connecticut

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11/22/2019

... and dementia-friendly,” said Phillip González, senior program officer at the Foundation. “We look forward to ... foods and strategies for stretching limited resources. One-year mini-grant for $10,000. LiveWell ... a program to establish, support and sustain a memory café network. One-year mini-grant for $10,000 Naugatuck Valley ...

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Tufts Health Plan Foundation Contributes $250,000 to Thirteen Connecticut Non-profits

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11/19/2019

... North Central Area Agency on Aging Connecticut Senior Resources Agency on Aging Connecticut Southwestern CT Agency ...

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Philanthropy News

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

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Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) Annual Conference: Beyond Boundaries

We are happy to announce that CCP is an associate sponsor of GIA's annual conference. GIA has extended the early bird member rate to CCP members.

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Reframing Aging: What You Need to Know to Communicate More Effectively

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09/2019

Tufts Health Plan Foundation's introductory one-hour webinar can help community leaders learn how to reframe conversations about aging to advance their work.

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Your Aging Network: Who are Your Partners? Connecting the Dots (and finding new dots)

... (though mighty) team? Join us as we map today’s aging network and share ideas on traditional and non-traditional ... also share your successes and challenges in expanding your network of collaborators and supporters. Engaging Aging ... registration Include breakfast beginning at 9 a.m. (program starts at 9:30 a.m.) Pathways for Older Adults at ...

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Capacity Building

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Community Improvement & Capacity

Announcing the 2019 RSVP Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity

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09/26/2018

... decades, RSVP has effectively engaged older Americans in meeting national and community needs that deliver lasting, ... services, build capacity, develop partnerships, leverage resources, create sustainable projects, and recruit and ... Senior Corps funding priorities include: Evidence-Based Program Implementation Access to Care - Opioid Abuse Aging in ...

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Nonprofit Staff

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Community Improvement & Capacity

Danbury Senior Volunteers Contribute Service Valued At More Than $210,000 to City

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08/08/2018

SAVE Program offers property tax relief for volunteers DANBURY, CT ... volunteers in the SAVE (Seniors Add Valuable Experience) Program have completed 8,567 hours in the last year, service ... of hard-working, struggling households by mobilizing the resources of local communities to create lasting change. We ...

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Family Foundation

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The Valley Community Foundation Awards More than $23,000 to Support Local Programs

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08/01/2018

... VCF has awarded a total of $23,090 in its Community Grants Program to 11 community groups serving the Valley. These ... of Derby, Youth Services Bureau - $2,000 to support a program to help students recognize consequences of poor ... - $1,400 to support the innovative Power of Produce Club program, which provides participating children with education ...

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Community Foundation

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Youth Development

New Grants will Fund Nutritious Meals, Fitness Classes, Computer Training and More for Older People in the Region

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04/12/2018

... health information for the town’s older residents. The program, almost entirely volunteer-run, provides free, ... Goshen and learn about their needs.” The benefits of the program have been many.

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Regional YMCA and Danbury Library team up for Health and Fitness Series for Seniors

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01/08/2018

... CT to offer an innovative ten-week health and wellness program to individuals 55 and over. The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) was developed by the National Council on ...

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Donaghue Awards $250K for Two Studies on Elder Care

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12/12/2017

... awarded $250,000 in the fall of 2017 for two studies. The program provides funding for health-related research projects ... data must be used for research funded through this program. The 2017 awardees are: Laura Hatfield , PhD, Harvard ...

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Thousands of Seniors, Disabled and Low-income Residents Losing Care Coverage

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11/13/2017

... will lose access to a Medicare financial assistance program Jan. 1, when income eligibility requirements change ...

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Meals on Wheels America, Aetna Collaborate on Senior Care

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09/27/2017

... America and Aetna are collaborating on a new national program to improve access to health and social services for ...

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Corporate Giving

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Danbury Senior Volunteers Contribute Service Valued At More Than $200,000 to City

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08/03/2017

SAVE Program offers property tax relief for volunteers DANBURY, CT ... volunteers in the SAVE (Seniors Add Valuable Experience) Program have completed 7,019 hours in the last year, service ... and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation . UWWC administers the program for the City of Danbury and is responsible for ...

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Another Look: Better Health for Elders in Care Facilities

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02/10/2017

... nursing homes or other care facilities. The goal of this program is to provide funding for research focused on ... New data collection will not be funded through this program. Researchers applying for this grant must identify ... residents of care facilities Oral health Eligibility: This program is open to PhD (or equivalent) investigators at ...

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Funders in Aging Affinity Group Uses Collective Voice

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05/2015

... cost of providing services under the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders and the pilot for the similar program for the disabled that was legislatively required in ...

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