Community Foundation Announces More Than $125,000 in Grants Awarded from the Senior Engagement Program
Summary
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and the Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation for support for a regional interdisciplinary coalition on mature employment, training and volunteerism.The Foundation supports a wide variety of activities benefiting education, arts and culture, health, human services, community development and civic affairs.Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed more than $435 million through more than 38,500 grants to nonprofit organizations throughout Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair and Livingston counties.The goal is to provide resources that will help address fundamental issues of aging by creating a more vibrant and healthy region – one that better engages, respects and supports our older population and multigenerational issues.The Community Foundation announced five $25,000 Senior Engagement Innovation Grants to the following organizations and their partners:Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, Michigan Alliance of TimeBanks and Bridging Communities for support for senior engagement in the Chadsey/Condon community TimeBank.Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and the Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation for support for a regional interdisciplinary coalition on mature employment, training and volunteerism.TechTown and Operation ABLE for support for an entrepreneurial program for mature adults.Transportation Riders United and SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation), REMA (Regional Elder Mobility Alliance) and Data Driven Detroit for support for local transportation alternatives for seniors in Hamtramck, Inkster, St. Clair Shores and Waterford.East Michigan Environmental Action Council and Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation, Building Movement Detroit, Michigan Welfare Rights Association, and Barbara Jordan Elementary for support for engagement of Detroit seniors and youth in addressing food security, environmental justice and healthy, sustainable living in four Detroit schools.As part of the Senior Engagement Program, these partners will form a Learning Community to develop and share new learnings and knowledge about addressing the issues of aging, mobilizing strategies and collaborative techniques, and culture change.The Foundation supports a wide variety of activities benefiting education, arts and culture, health, human services, community development and civic affairs.