In support of its mission to improve the health and well-being of older Californians and their caregivers, Archstone Foundation’s Board of Directors approved new grants totaling nearly $500,000. These projects will help advance the Foundation’s goal to achieve equitable, coordinated care by increasing nonprofit organizations’ capacity to provide services to older adults and by supporting equity-focused leadership training in the aging field.
Support for California Nonprofits Serving Older Adults
The California Food is Medicine Coalition was awarded $50,000 over one year to provide professional development for the registered dietician nutritionists who are part of its eight participating non-profit organizations. This funding will support the organizations’ ability to bill Medicare and Medicare Advantage to provide medical nutrition therapy to older adults.
The Vital Access Care Foundation received an award of $50,000 over one year to enhance the infrastructure and operational capacity of the Asian Pacific Islander Task Force’s Direct Care Network to improve culturally competent and client-centered direct care services for older adults in Southern California’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) was awarded $50,000 over one year for a planning process to develop a Patient Advisory Council. The council will include older adult community members and will advise AACI on organizational changes to improve access to services, increase quality of care, and better coordinate its programs.
ElderHelp of San Diego, co-located with Meals on Wheels San Diego, was awarded $50,000 over one year to engage a program and service integration specialist to reduce duplication of services and improve care coordination and referrals to more effectively and efficiently support the health and wellness of older adults in San Diego.
Groceries for Seniors received an award of $30,000 over one year to implement DonorPerfect, a customer relationship management system, to improve operational efficiency, support data-driven decisions, quicken community responses, and better demonstrate impact.
The Institute on Aging was awarded $50,000 over one year to implement and integrate StoriiCare, an electronic health record system, for its Companioa program serving people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Equity-focused Leadership Training
The American Society on Aging (ASA) was awarded a $210,000 grant to support ASA RISE, a cohort-based leadership program for professionals of color in the aging field. Archstone Foundation was a seed funder for the program in 2021, and continues to support this work to promote justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion across a wide range of aging professions. Learn more about ASA RISE here.
