Ten RI Organizations Receive $10K Grants from Tufts Health Plan Foundation
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Ten RI Organizations Receive $10K Grants from Tufts Health Plan Foundation
“These mini-grants make it possible for organizations to build on community insights. We know the best ideas come from cities and towns as they reimagine aging,” said Nora Moreno Cargie, president of Tufts Health Plan Foundation and vice president of corporate citizenship at Tufts Health Plan.
Overall, 40 community-based organizations throughout New England received grants.
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The Momentum Fund is supporting 10 projects in Connecticut, 10 in Massachusetts, 10 in Rhode Island and 10 in New Hampshire.
Each is community-led, addresses healthy aging and includes older people in the planning and implementation process.
The projects address the social determinants of health, including access to healthy food and affordable housing.
Several projects provide support for people living with dementia and promote healthy aging in multicultural communities.
The Rhode Island grants are as follows:
Cranston, R.I.
Raising Awareness
Family Service of Rhode Island
Providence, R.I.
Aging Creatively: Building Community and Fighting Stigma Through Art
Providence, R.I.
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Project
Pawtucket, R.I.
Sharing the Bounty with Aging Rhode Islanders in Need
Westerly, R.I.
Age Friendly Westerly Action Team
Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, Inc.
Providence, R.I.
Seniors Serving Seniors
Central Falls, R.I.
Siempre Contigo-Creating a Dementia Friendly Central Falls
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, R.I.
Pilot Project: Increasing access to food for low-income seniors
Providence, R.I.
Building Community with LGBT Seniors
The Providence Village of Rhode Island
Providence, R.I.
Developing New Villages in Rhode Island