July 1, 2002
|
Program Result
Starting in 1996, this project supported the expansion of the Family Friends program, which matched older volunteers with children who have severe disabilities or chronic illness and with their families.
July 1, 2000
|
Program Result
The National Academy of Social Insurance, Washington, made recommendations to improve the nation's Social Security disability benefit programs in a 1993-1996 project.
September 1, 2000
|
Program Result
Starting in May 1995, the Council on Foundations, Washington, and the Dole Foundation, Washington, carried out two series of forums on grantmaking and disability policy and produced related publications.
May 31, 2009
|
Program Result
From 1983 to 2008, RWJF funded more than 1,700 projects across the country to support interfaith volunteer caregiving through three national programs.
May 31, 2009
|
Program Result
A Faith in Action project in Nebraska negotiated the tricky terrain of providing needed help to fiercely independent elders.
May 31, 2009
|
Program Result
When the Red Cross stopped providing rides to distant health appointments, a Faith in Action project in rural Ohio stepped in.
May 31, 2009
|
Program Result
Sitka is a coastal island city accessible only by boat or air. A number of the 8,800 residents of this isolated community do not have family members or close friends nearby to rely on in times of need.
December 1, 2006
|
Program Result
The Washington Regional Medical Foundation established an interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Project to organize and train volunteers to provide services for people in a four-county area in northwest Arkansas.
December 1, 2006
|
Program Result
Thomas's RWJF audience included program officer David C. Colby, Ph.D., a member of what was then the foundation's Supportive Services Team. The team's portfolio included long-term care, and Colby was on the lookout for promising new approaches that ...
December 1, 2006
|
Program Result
Thomas's RWJF audience included program officer David C. Colby, Ph.D., a member of what was then the foundation's Supportive Services Team. The team's portfolio included long-term care, and Colby was on the lookout for promising new approaches that ...