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Faith in Action Projects Receive Awards for Transportation Projects

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

Providing rides to a doctor's office, the grocery store and other essential places became one of the central activities of many Faith in Action projects.

Providing Solutions to Help Older Adults Maintain Their Dignity and Independence

December 10, 2007 | Story

Today, Care for Elders is the Houston area's largest, most diverse and most experienced partnership focused on elder care issues.

Developing and Implementing Self-Direction Programs and Policies

February 27, 2009 | Toolkit

This handbook explains how states can increase program participants' choice of and control over their services and supports.

The Impact of Specialized Benefits Counseling Services on Social Security Administration Disability Beneficiaries in Vermont

April 1, 2004 | Journal Article

People who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) have a high unemployment rate partly because they are afraid that, if they take a job, they will lose their benefits, especially their health insurance. One respons ...

Family Friends Program in Philadelphia Provides Helpful Surrogate Grandparents

July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

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.

Funding Revitalizes a Project that Serves the Elderly in D.C.

July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

The Emmaus Services for the Aging, in Washington, revitalized its programming and adding more volunteers and services.

Community Partnerships for Older Adults

December 8, 2011 | Program Result Report

Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) aimed to improve long-term care and supportive systems for vulnerable older adults by fostering collaborative partnerships and building community capacity.

Faith in Action

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

From 1983 to 2008, RWJF funded more than 1,700 projects across the country to support interfaith volunteer caregiving through three national programs.

Long Running Faith in Action Project Changes with the Times

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

One of the first Faith in Action projects, located in Boston, has survived, struggled and sometimes thrived since its initial funding in 1983.

A Faith in Action Database Yields a Picture

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

A Faith in Action project in Nebraska negotiated the tricky terrain of providing needed help to fiercely independent elders.

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