www.burdencenter.org
Liz Curtin, Director of Programs
2011: $27,000
To teach Yonkers older adults to create art for exhibition in local libraries, and to teach Yonkers older adults to craft useful personal and household items, all to be donated to clients of The Sharing Community's emergency shelter and food programs.
www.aipsupport.org
Laura Traynor, Executive Director
2011: $85,000
To support a new resource center for Westchester community leaders interested in creating grassroots "aging in place" initiatives in their neighborhoods that enable residents to continue to live safely in their own homes and communities as they age.
ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER
www.55plusyonkers.org
Greg Arcaro, Executive Director CPCY
Catherine Elser, MS, RN, Director 55 Plus
2011: $84,900
For "55 Plus: Yonkers Connections," to connect Yonkers residents with community resources and opportunities including lifelong learning and creative arts, social activities with a purpose, employment, and community-wide walking groups.
www.fsw.org
Stephen Riordan, Vice President
Rosalie Hines, WorkSearch Director
Caryn Helfer, Director Yonkers Extension Center
2010: $30,000
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.
www.fssy.org
Seth Berman, Executive Director
Carolyn Fluckinger, Director Kinship Support Center
2011: $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.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE
www.fordham.edu
Irene A. Gutheil, DSW, Director Ravazzin Center on Aging
2011: $7,000
For a scholarship for an advanced year master's degree student specializing in aging at Fordham's Graduate School of Social Service.
www.greenburghny.com
Sarah Bracey White, Executive Director
Karen Sevell Greenbaum, Matters of the HeART Project Consultant
2011: $9,000
To support "Matters of the HeART," an annual exhibition of art by Westchester older adults.
www.groundworkhv.org
Rick Magder, Executive Director
2011: $45,000
For "Our Folks," a program where teens survey older homeowners, identify yard and household repairs with which they need some help, and 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 assist with management of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
www.jewishcouncil.info
Janice Kirschner, Executive Director
2010: $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).
www.medicarerights.org
Joseph Baker, President
Pat Esposito, Westchester Coordinator
2011: $60,000
To support "Seniors Out Speaking: A Model for the Future", a project within "SOS Medicare" that trains older Westchester volunteers to make presentations on healthcare rights and options and the importance of preventative care.
www.uwwp.org & www.communitiesforallages.org
Naomi Adler, President & CEO
Susan Schefflein, Senior Vice President
2011: $120,000
To support the Intergenerational Initiative and Communities for All Ages (CFAA), a partnership with 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.
Currently funded Communities for All Ages (CFAA) groups are:
Yonkers Community for All Ages
(Family Service Society of Yonkers)
To enhance the health of Yonkers residents, by reducing obesity, increasing access to fresh nutritious food, creating exercise opportunities, and improving education about health and wellness.
Peekskill Community for All Ages
(The Preservation Company)
To make Peekskill a great place for people of all ages to learn, through high quality education especially for 8th grade students, a range of lifelong-learning opportunities, and leadership courses.
Port Chester Community for All Ages
(Council of Community Services)
To create a more welcoming community in which residents of all ages and backgrounds feel connected to the community and each other.
New Rochelle Community for All Ages
(New Rochelle Council of Community Services)
To foster educational and lifelong earrning throughout New Rochelle through the "Eager to Teach, Eager to Learn, Eager to Grow" initiative.
www.volcenterwest.org
Alisa Kesten, Executive Director
Judy Douglas, RSVP Director
Hope Hollinsworth Coaxum, Yonkers Outreach Coordinator
2010: $40,000
To conduct aggressive campaigns to recruit older adults as volunteers for Yonkers.
Center for Intergenerational Learing
http://templecil.org/CIL & www.communitiesforallages.org
Nancy Z. Henkin, PhD, Executive Director
2011: $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.