In 2008, Partners for Livable Communities and MetLife Foundation handed out 32 Jumpstart Grants to organizations in the Kansas City Metro Area, Chicago Metro Area, San Diego County, and Centralina Region.
As part of the second component of the workshops, these grants gave the opportunity for local groups to partner and take community-wide action on Aging in Place. Partners awarded partnerships, tied to the workshop communities in the Aging in Place Initiative, a small grant each to create an action plan to solve a problem relating to Aging in Place or an opportunity for the initiative to prosper in the community.
Grants By Location
Greater Centralina Region/Charlotte, NC Grantees
Three partnerships in the Centralina region were each awarded a "JumpStart the Conversation" grant on August 25, 2008. The winning projects exemplify the use of innovative ideas focused on creating livable communities for all ages and theme of "land use planning and design".
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Greater Chicago, IL Grantees
Twelve partnerships in the Chicago metro area were each awarded a "JumpStart the Conversation" grant on April 22, 2008. The winning projects exemplify the use of innovative ideas focused on creating livable communities for all ages and the theme of "engaging older adults through cultural institutions."
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Kansas City, MO Grantees
Eight partnerships in the Kansas City Metro Area were each awarded a "JumpStart the Conversation" grant on March 11, 2008. The winning projects exemplify the use of innovative ideas focused on creating livable communities for all ages and the theme of "housing for older adults." With the Kansas City metropolitan area approaching the two million population mark, these strategies help strengthen "aging in place" services and work to forge new partnerships and broaden the housing options between home and health-care facilities.
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San Diego, CA Grantees
Eight partnerships in San Diego County were each awarded a "JumpStart the Conversation" grant on June 26, 2008. The winning projects exemplify the use of innovative ideas focused on creating livable communities for all ages and the theme of "lifelong learning for older adults."
