The West End Home Foundation has announced grant awards in the amount of $1.9 million for 2023. Thirty-nine nonprofit organizations that serve older adults in Middle Tennessee will receive grant payments in early January.
Each year, grant requests far surpass the amount of funding available. According to Dianne Oliver, Executive Director, “the service demands on agencies that deliver programs for older adults are increasing and will continue to increase as our population age 60+ grows. We are very fortunate in Middle Tennessee to have such a robust network of nonprofits committed to ensuring access to high quality, innovative and affordable services that promote successful aging.”
Funding in 2023 is targeted to seven key impact areas:
Advocacy
Enrichment and Socialization
Food and Nutrition
Healthcare
Housing
Transportation
Wellness and Supportive Care
The organizations and program areas awarded funding are:
AgeWell Middle Tennessee – Advancing Solutions for Aging Well: Support for AgeWell Middle Tennessee
Alive Hospice – Recliners and Day Beds for Patient Rooms
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville – Senior Resource Center
Catholic Charities of Tennessee – Refugee Elders and Living at Home
Community Helpers of Rutherford County – Elderly and Disabled Assistance Program
Community Life Bridge – Community Life Ride
Community Resource Center – Older Adult Support Program
Faith Family Medical Center – Health Care for Seniors
FiftyForward – Supportive Care Services and Bordeaux Lifelong Learning Center
Graceworks Ministries – Older Adults Food/Shelter Assistance
HEAR Nashville – Hearing Aids for Seniors
Home Bound Meals Program – Providing Friendship and Meals to the Elderly
Insight Counseling Centers – Older Adult Care Program
Interfaith Dental – Smiles for Life
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center – Food Security for Aging Seniors
Martha O’Bryan Center – Senior Services
Mental Health America of the MidSouth – Caregiver Support Program Operating Expenses
Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency – Ombudsman Advocating for Dignity and Quality Care
Mindful Care Adult Day Service – Day Service Life Enrichment
Music for Seniors – 132 Transformative Live-Music Experiences for Older, Under-Resourced Adults
Nashville Public Library Foundation – NPL Digital Inclusion for Seniors
Nashville Public Television – Aging Matters: 2023
Nations Ministry Center – The Front Porch: Welcoming Refugee Elders
NeedLink Nashville – Crisis Support for Older Adults Preventing Eviction and Unsafe Conditions
NOAH (Nashville Organized for Action and Hope) –Advocacy for Senior Housing
Room In The Inn – Resource Navigation Flex Team for Older Adults
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee – Older Adult Essential Nutrition Partnership
Senior Ride Nashville – Transportation Program
Senior Ride Wilson – Wilson Rides
Siloam Health – Culturally-Sensitive, Whole-Person Health Care for Vulnerable Seniors
St. Luke’s Community House – Senior Services
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services – Senior Legal Helpline
Tennessee Justice Center – Independence
Tennessee Kidney Foundation – Transportation Assistance for Older Adult Dialysis Patients
Tennessee Respite Coalition – Respite Voucher Program and Sumner Senior Volunteer Program
The Branch of Nashville – Older Adult Care
The Nashville Food Project – Meals Program for Seniors
United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee – Durable Medical Equipment and Home Access for Seniors
Westminster Home Connection – Repairs and Mobility Modifications: Age in Place and Preserve Affordable Homes