CENTER FOR AGING IN PLACE SUPPORT (CAPS)
Millwood, NY
www.aipsupport.org
Amy Paul, Executive Director
2007: $14,240 2008: $97,400 2009: $85,400
To create and support a new resource center for Westchester community leaders and neighborhood coalitions interested in creating “aging in place” initiatives.
COMMUNITY PLANNING COUNCIL OF YONKERS and
ST. JOSEPH's MEDICAL CENTER
Yonkers, NY
www.55plusyonkers.org
Greg Arcaro, Executive Director CPCY
Catherine Elser, MS, RN, Director 55 Plus
2007: $85,625 2008: $96,225 2009: $85,000
For ”55 Plus: Yonkers Connections,” a life options initiative for Yonkers residents who are transitioning from midlife to a “next chapter.” This community-wide initiative includes assistance with life planning, learning for new careers and enrichment, strong peer and community connections, and meaningful engagement in paid or unpaid roles that contribute to community wellbeing.
ELDER CRAFTSMEN (merged with Carter Burden Center for the Aging)
New York City
www.eldercraftsmen.org
Liz Curtin, Director of Programs
2007: $25,000 2008: $30,000 2009: $27,000
To offer classes to teach Yonkers older adults to create art for exhibition in local libraries and public spaces. And to offer classes to teach Yonkers older adults to sew teddy bears, dolls, bibs, quilts, mittens, and hats, all of which are donated to childcare centers and afterschool programs in low-income Yonkers neighborhoods.
FAMILY SERVICE OF WESTCHESTER
White Plains, NY
www.fsw.org
Stephen Riordan, Vice President
Rosalie Hines, WorkSearch Director
2007: $25,000 2008: $25,000
To recruit and train volunteers who manage the WorkSearch online employment center at Westchester Community College in the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers. A partnership with AARP Foundation.
FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS
Yonkers, NY
www.fssy.org
Seth Berman, Executive Director
Carolyn Fluckinger, Director Kinship Support Center
2007: $40,000 2008: $43,000 2009: $43,000
For “GrandPower,” a program which engages Yonkers grandparents in advocating for improved public policies and practices affecting grandparent caregivers and the children they are raising
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE
Tarrytown, NY
www.fordham.edu/
Irene A. Gutheil, DSW, Director Ravazzin Center on Aging
2007: $85,215 2008: $87,492
For the Andrus Scholars program, designed to encourage social work students in the second-year of their masters degree study to specialize in aging. Four students each year receive scholarships, and benefit from an aging-enriched curriculum, practicum work experience, and mentoring.
GREENBURGH ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
Greenburgh, NY
www.greenburghny.com
Sarah Bracey White, Executive Director
Karen Sevell Greenbaum, Matters of the HeART Project Consultant
2008: $5,000 2009: $8,100
To support "Matters of the HeART," an annual exhibition of art by Westchester older adults.
GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY
Yonkers, NY
www.groundworkyonkers.org
Rick Magder, Executive Director
2008: $50,000 2009: $45,000
For "Our Folks," a program where teens survey older homeowners, identify yard and household repairs with which they need some help, and then carry out improvements; and for the "Food Team," which trains older adults to conduct cooking demonstrations of healthy foods in afterschool programs and at community events, and to assist with management of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
To support the intergenerational Green Team initiative in the Cottage Gardens neighborhood of Yonkers and to maintain the ComNET tracking program.
JEWISH COUNCIL OF YONKERS
Yonkers, NY
www.jewishcouncil.info
Janice Kirschner, Executive Director
2007: $30,000 2008: $30,000
To support SMART (Students and Mature Adults Reading Together) and Reading Buddies tutoring programs, and to develop a new Westchester chapter of the New York State Intergenerational Network (NYSIGN).
MEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER
New York, NY
www.medicarerights.org
Joseph Baker, President
Lois Steinberg, Westchester Program Director
2007: $65,000 2008: $65,000 2009: $60,000
To support "Bridge to Senior Health Advocacy”, a new project within “SOS Medicare” that trains older Westchester volunteers to make presentations on healthcare rights and options and the importance of preventative care.
UNITED WAY OF WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM COUNTIES
White Plains, NY
www.uwwp.org & www.communitiesforallages.org
Naomi Adler, President & CEO
Karen Bonaparte, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
2007: $100,000 2008: $135,000 2009: $120,000
To support the Intergenerational Initiative and Communities for All Ages (CFAA), a partnership with the United Way, designed to encourage intergenerational approaches to strengthen Westchester neighborhoods and communities. United Way contributes a 100 percent match and in-kind staff time.
For regularly-scheduled intergenerational programming at this childcare center and adult day center that share a site Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services
For the Alliance of Academic Institutions for Aging-Related Studies and Workforce Development, an 11-member collaboration of educational institutions committed to infusing aging into courses across all disciplines
Ashburton Avenue Community for All Ages (Family Service Society of Yonkers)
To enrich a local elementary school with intergenerational programming
Peekskill, NY
Peekskill Community for All Ages
(The Preservation Company)
To address affordable housing and transportation concerns of its citizens.
Port Chester, NY
Port Chester Community for All Ages
(Council of Community Services)
To create a more welcoming community environment
RSVP/VOLUNTEER SERVICE BUREAU OF WESTCHESTER
White Plains, NY
www.volunteer-center.org
Joanna Straub, Executive Director
Eridania Camacho, RSVP Director
2007: $40,000 2007: $40,000
To conduct aggressive campaigns to recruit older adults as volunteers for Yonkers.
WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Valhalla, NY
www.sunywcc.edu
Shelley Garnet, Director Mainstream Institute
2007: $13,500 2008: $6,500
To support Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Mature Adults courses which prepare adults age 50 and older to launch their own micro and small businesses.
WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM (WLS)
Tarrytown, NY
www.westchesterlibraries.org and
www.lifetimearts.org
Terry L. Kirchner, Executive Director
Maura O'Malley, President & CEO Lifetime Arts
2008: $67,000 2009: $67,000
To launch "Creative Aging in Our Communities: The Westchester Libraries Project," which encourages and assists public libraries to offer visual, literary, and performing arts programs for older adults in partnership with professional teaching artists. Culminating exhibitions are hosted at each library, as well as an "Encore" exhibition of selected art from each project. A partnership with Lifetime Arts.
For "Memoir Tiles," memoir writing and translation into sketches and onto ceramic tiles Field Library in Peekskill
For "Mural Memories," creating a large public mural Grinton Will Library in Yonkers
For "Painting Power for Seniors," acrylic painting of landscapes
and
For "Seniors Come Out Swinging," ballroom dance and visual arts workshops to create stage sets for the dance performance New Rochelle Public Library
For "Family Trees--Visual Memories," creating family trees through reminiscence, writing, and illustration Pelham Public Library
For "Reflections on a Lifetime," writing and collage workshops Riverfront Library in Yonkers
For "Sanctuary for Creativity," mixed media collage incorporating words and imagery Somers Library
For "Basic Drawing," with thematic focus on the town of Somers
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Asset Based Community Development Institute
Evanston, IL
www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html
John P. (Jody) Kretzmann, Co-Director ABCD Institute
2007: $25,000
To provide technical assistance to “55 Plus” and other nonprofits, using ABCD Institute’s asset-based community development strategies.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Center for Intergenerational Learning
Philadelphia, PA
www.temple.edu/CIL & www.communitiesforallages.org
Nancy Z. Henkin, PhD, Executive Director CIL
2007: $30,000 2008: $30,000 2009: $27,000
For training and technical assistance for the Communities for All Ages (CFAA) projects and other intergenerational initiatives in Yonkers and Westchester. Assistance is designed to strengthen neighborhoods and communities, enhance the capacities of nonprofits, and increase the numbers of older adults engaged in meaningful community volunteer service.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services
Berkeley, CA
www.agingfriendly.org
Andrew E. Scharlach, PhD, Associate Dean & Kleiner Professor of Aging
2007: $25,000
To fund a national online conference entitled “Creating Aging-Friendly Communities,” and to help communities in Westchester develop policies and practices that effectively respond to the changing needs of older residents so they can remain independent and serve as vital assets to their communities for as long as possible.