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The Sycamore Institute: Digital Literacy Among Tennessee’s Older Adults

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 [...]

By |2024-08-05T20:53:40+00:00August 1st, 2024|Featured News, Project Spotlight|Comments Off on The Sycamore Institute: Digital Literacy Among Tennessee’s Older Adults

SeniorTrust Digital Literacy and Inclusion for Older Tennesseans: Final Impact Report

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 [...]

By |2024-08-05T21:02:22+00:00August 1st, 2024|Featured News, Project Spotlight|Comments Off on SeniorTrust Digital Literacy and Inclusion for Older Tennesseans: Final Impact Report

Senior Trust Digital Literacy Grant Update

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 [...]

By |2024-06-04T18:40:54+00:00June 3rd, 2024|Featured News, Project Spotlight|Comments Off on Senior Trust Digital Literacy Grant Update

AgeWell Middle Tennessee’s Eldercare Coach: Supporting Family Caregivers

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 [...]

By |2024-04-11T16:10:23+00:00April 11th, 2024|Featured News, Project Spotlight|Comments Off on AgeWell Middle Tennessee’s Eldercare Coach: Supporting Family Caregivers

St. Luke’s Community House Enriches Lives in Our Community

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 [...]

By |2024-03-14T19:07:55+00:00March 11th, 2024|Featured News|Comments Off on St. Luke’s Community House Enriches Lives in Our Community

The Nashville Food Project – January 2024

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 [...]

By |2024-01-24T15:21:12+00:00January 24th, 2024|Project Spotlight|Comments Off on The Nashville Food Project – January 2024

January 2024 Grant Awards Announced

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, [...]

By |2024-02-14T22:46:14+00:00January 18th, 2024|Featured News|Comments Off on January 2024 Grant Awards Announced

HEAR Nashville

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 [...]

By |2023-06-12T14:28:40+00:00June 5th, 2023|Project Spotlight|Comments Off on HEAR Nashville

Mayoral Forum Focused on Issues Important to Older Adults

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 [...]

By |2023-06-05T15:52:22+00:00May 30th, 2023|Featured News|Comments Off on Mayoral Forum Focused on Issues Important to Older Adults

Creating a Multisector Plan for Aging in Tennessee Symposium Recap

Multisector Plans for Aging (MPAs) are transforming systems of care in many states across the country. Tennessee is one of ten states participating in a National Learning Collaborative to lay the groundwork for creating a Multisector Plan for Aging for our state. On Friday, May 12, 2023, The West End Home Foundation and [...]

By |2023-06-12T15:03:48+00:00May 22nd, 2023|Project Spotlight, Featured News|Comments Off on Creating a Multisector Plan for Aging in Tennessee Symposium Recap
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