Healthy Aging Partnership - 2010 Aging At Home Initiative

Grant Opportunity. The Healthy Aging Partnership (HAP) is excited to announce the availability of mini-grants for their 2010 Aging At Home Initiative. These grants will allow teams of community members to implement projects to help older adults live longer, healthier lives while remaining in their homes and communities. HAP invites teams to apply for funding for up to $5,000 to implement projects in King County.

The Healthy Aging Partnership is a coalition of more than 30 nonprofit, government and community organizations, primarily in King County. The mission of the HAP coalition is to promote healthy aging through community partnerships. Our vision is a supportive community that provides information and resources and fosters healthy choices for all people as we age.

HAP's Aging at Home Initiative is an effort to support people who plan to grow old in their homes and stay active in their communities. This is enhanced by community-led efforts that coordinate innovative services, products, activities, and technologies to encourage safe, happy, and affordable aging at home.

To be eligible, project teams must include a minimum of four members with at least two members being 55 years of age or older, and one agency to serve as the fiscal sponsor. The fiscal sponsor must be a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization.

Applications will be accepted through 12:00 noon on Monday, November 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions by November 19.

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Click here for a grant application. 

Aging at Home Workshop. Curious about other Aging at Home projects? If so, please join us and experts in the field of Aging at Home for a FREE workshop on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at The Brig at Magnuson Park, Bldg. 406, 6344 NE 74th St., in Seattle. Areas of focus for the workshop will include:

• Health Promotion and Healthy Living
• Culture and Lifelong Learning
• Civic Engagement and Volunteerism
• Emergency Preparedness.

Pam Piering, Director of Aging and Disability Services, will provide the keynote address, followed by a panel of experts to include:

• Basia Belza, UW Health Promotion Research Center
• Penny Rempfer, Center for Dependable Strengths
• Roger Neale, Lifetime Learning Center
• Debbie Goetz, Seattle Police Department.

Each panelist will also facilitate afternoon discussion groups. Click here for more information about this free September 15 workshop. Call 1-877-926-8300 or click here to register.