Foundation News
Impact Report: SeniorTrust Grant Program / Serving Older Adults Age 60+
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
January 2023 Grant Awards Announced
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. [...]
Internet Safety for Older Tennesseans
The West End Home Foundation kicked off 2023 by co-hosting, with Nashville Public Television, a screening of NPT's new Aging Matters documentary, "Exposing Cyber Threats". The documentary, now airing on public television stations across [...]
Grants Awarded to Help Bridge Digital Divide for Older Tennesseans
West End Home Foundation Oversees Distribution of Funds From Court Case August 03, 2022 05:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The West End Home Foundation (WEHF) is pleased to announce that more than [...]
Innovations in Aging Symposium
The last two years have seen incredible innovations and collaborations in the non-profit community as organizations have pivoted to serve the community amidst the constantly changing landscape. The pandemic has touched all of us in [...]
WEHF Honored with 2021 Sage Award
The West End Home Foundation was honored by AgeWell Middle Tennessee in October as a recipient of the 2021 Sage Award. Sage Awards are given to older individuals who have made outstanding contributions [...]
WEHF Welcomes Our New Program Officer
We are excited to announce that Chandra Allen has joined the Foundation staff to fill our new Program Officer position. Chandra is a native Nashvillian. She brings a diversity of experience in both the nonprofit [...]
