The West End Home Foundation has released a publication that presents the impact achieved through the SeniorTrust Grant Program. This program operated from 2016 to 2024 with investments in aging services totalling nearly $45 million. The funds were recovered by the Tennessee Attorney General's office from court cases involving the dissolution of two nonprofit corporations providing [...]
The Sycamore Institute issued a policy report to highlight the impact of digital literacy on the lives of older adults. When Tennesseans of all ages can access and proficiently navigate the digital realm, it benefits their well-being and the state’s prosperity. The report examines recent trends and barriers to digital literacy among older adults [...]
We are excited to share the final impact report for the Senior Trust Digital Literacy Grant: “Bridging the Digital Divide: Digital Literacy and Inclusion for Older Tennesseans.” We are deeply grateful for the hard work of the partner agencies that made this report possible. The report highlights the overall impact of the thirty digital literacy projects on the [...]
Since late summer/early fall 2022, thirty projects funded by the Senior Trust Digital Literacy Grant have been underway across Tennessee. We are excited to report that the projects have wrapped up and we are incredibly grateful for all of the work that has been done to increase the digital literacy of older adults throughout [...]
As a nonprofit that champions older adults and their families and develops innovative solutions for unmet needs, AgeWell Middle Tennessee offers Eldercare Coach, providing education and care navigation support for family caregivers. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 everyday through 2029, eldercare is on the rise. In fact, there are over 40 million Americans [...]
St. Luke's Community House serves children, families and older adults from diverse backgrounds and puts them on a path for a better future. In our rich 100+ year history, St. Luke's has continually responded to the needs of the community and has evolved into a place where residents from across Davidson County [...]
The Nashville Food Project brings people together to grow, cook, and share nourishing food with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger. We use healthy food as a tool to disrupt cycles of poverty, working toward a vision of community food security where everyone in Nashville has access to the food they want [...]
The West End Home Foundation has announced grant awards in the amount of $2,117,950 for 2024. Forty nonprofit agencies across middle Tennessee received grant awards. The Board of Directors expresses sincere appreciation to all of the organizations for the critical work they do and the tremendous impact they make serving older adults, their families, [...]
HEAR Nashville was founded in 2010 by two members of the Sertoma Club ofNashville. The Sertoma Club is a civic organization that has been in the Nashville community for over 75 years. They raise money and then donate it to other area non-profits with a focus being on non-profits that deal with communicative issues [...]
The race for Nashville’s next mayor is well underway. In honor of Older Americans Month, AgeWell Middle Tennessee, FiftyForward, and The West End Home Foundation hosted a mayoral forum focused on issues that were important to older adults. The older adult population is the city’s fastest growing demographic and older adults tend [...]
