Feb 17, 2025
Vista Grande Villa will use an intergenerational model to improve access to healthy food and reduce social isolation in Jackson County. This project builds on Vista Grande Villa’s 2019 planning grant and will create community garden hubs and educational opportunities...
Feb 17, 2025
Residents in assisted living facilities and nursing homes have been negatively impacted by visitation prohibitions due to COVID-19. The Area Agency on Aging 1-B will expand a pilot program that teaches older adults to use technology to connect with family and friends...
Feb 17, 2025
The Michigan Aging & Adult Services Agency will improve access and coordination of services with the aim of reducing social isolation among older adults. The program will help older adults use technology to connect to loved ones and attend virtual appointments,...
Feb 17, 2025
This initiative will address the physical and mental health effects of social isolation among vulnerable isolated older adults in the community, which has been exacerbated by COVID-19. Home delivered meals volunteers will teach older adults to use technology to...
Feb 17, 2025
Generations United will expand its intergenerational partnerships to three new sites in Michigan, working with two new partners to support the new sites and facilitate future statewide expansion. These partnerships will increase connections among older adults and...
Feb 17, 2025
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw and its partners will create a caregiver-friendly community system by building a network of local traditional and non-traditional organizations to enhance local service delivery for older adults and caregivers. The project will...
Feb 17, 2025
This project will replicate community partnership programs in the Upper Peninsula, Washtenaw County, Cass County, and St. Clair counties. Homebound older adults virtually connect to social services and education, faith-based, and arts and leisure programs through an...
Feb 17, 2025
This project will integrate a social isolation and loneliness screening into various health services and social programs. The MidMichigan Foundation and its partners will create a uniform assessment for social isolation, connect older adults to existing services,...
