2007 Grant Recipients

A.M. McGregor Home
for educational support services to assist nursing aides in becoming Licensed Practical Nurses
$12,000

Access to the Arts
to provide arts programming and performances for elderly in nursing homes and retirement communities
$27,490

Alta House
for the Senior Service program
$10,000

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Associations, Inc.
to provide bridge financial assistance to families in need of emergency respite services
$30,000

American Association of Homes and Services for Aging
for the House Calls Demonstration Planning Project
$79,247

American Red Cross
for the Nurse Assistant Training program
$32,000

Care Alliance
for comprehensive dental services for elderly patients
$20,000

Case Western Reserve University
for scholarships for students in the Aging Concentration at The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
$20,000

Center for Community Solutions
for the Council on Older Persons
$17,500

City of East Cleveland
for capacity building and program expansion of the Helen S. Brown Center
$60,000

City of East Cleveland
for bridge funding for the Helen S. Brown Senior Center's Deaf Services Coordinator
$25,000

Cleveland TOPS Swingband Foundation
for operating support
$4,000

Court Community Service
to provide services to low-income seniors participating in the City of Cleveland Department of Aging Chore Service Program
$33,600

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
to assess educational training needs within the long-term care industry
$30,000

Environmental Health Watch
to educate seniors and caregivers about home health hazards
$50,000

Fairhill Center
for the Senior Guest House
$40,000

Foundation Center
for operating support
$2,750

Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland
for program support
$20,000

Grantmakers in Aging
for program support
$20,000

Heights Youth Club
for intergenerational programming and general operating support
$50,000

ideastream
for in-depth coverage of aging issues
$25,000

Intergenerational School
for the Intergenerational Coordinator position
$52,910

Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
for senior adult programming
$20,000

Menorah Park Center for Senior Living
for the Myers Research Institute to conduct research on the use of Spaced Retrieval to help improve medication adherence for elderly persons with memory impairments
$29,000

National Church Residences
for a study of the impact of service coordinators on service use, quality of life and length of stay of older adults residing in assisted living housing environments
$37,783

Ohio Grantmakers Forum
for membership
$1,985.00

Pangea Foundation
for the Cuyahoga County Resident Services Network, a collaborative project to strengthen local area service coordinators in elderly affordable housing facilities and collect valuable data
$60,500

Recovery Resources
to collaborate with Fairhill Center in providing wellness and treatment programming for elderly persons with substance abuse issues
$49,369

Retired and Senior volunteer Program of Greater Cleveland, Inc.
for a new staffing model for volunteer coordinators
$6,000

Salvation Army
for bridge operating support for the West Side Senior Services program
$40,000

Towards Employment
for Achieve, a job retention program for long-term care direct care workers
$20,000

United Way Services
for the Senior Vision Council
$45,000

Verb Ballets
for the Moving Connections senior outreach program at the Eliza Bryant Village and Eliza Jennings Home
$10,000

Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio
for VNA HouseCalls, a community-based primary medical care program
$75,000

Western Reserve Historical Society
for the Crawford Museum Senior Outreach program
$5,000

Women's Center of Greater Cleveland
for substance abuse treatment services for the elderly
$7,500

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