The West End Home Foundation has announced grant awards in the amount of $2,117,950 for 2024. Forty nonprofit agencies across middle Tennessee received grant awards. The Board of Directors expresses sincere appreciation to all of the organizations for the critical work they do and the tremendous impact they make serving older adults, their families, and their caregivers. The West End Home Foundation believes that our mission of enriching the lives of older adults through grantmaking, advocacy, and community collaboration is more important now than ever as older adults have become the fastest growing segment of the population. We are proud to partner with organizations that value older adults and envision a world where all of us have access to the care and supportive services we need to age well.
Programs and initiatives represent key impact areas that include:
Advocacy
Enrichment and Socialization
Food and Nutrition
Healthcare
Housing
Transportation
Wellness and Supportive Care
Special Projects
The organizations and projects receiving funding in 2024 are:
AgeWell of Middle Tennessee – Advancing Solutions for Aging Well: General Operating Support for Advocacy and Education
Bethlehem Centers – Senior Resource Center: Meals on Wheels and Senior Circle
Catholic Charities – Living at Home and Refugee Elders
Community Helpers of Rutherford County – Elderly and Disabled Assistance Program
Community Life Bridge – Community Life Ride
Community Resource Center – Older Adult Support Program
Faith Family Medical Center – Healthcare for Older Adults
FiftyForward – Supportive Care Services, Bordeaux Lifelong Learning Center, and Bordeaux Collaborative Capital Campaign
Graceworks Ministries – Older Adults Food/Shelter Assistance
Greater Nashville Regional Council – Digital Literacy for Seniors
HEAR Nashville – Hearing Aids for Seniors
Home Bound Meals Program – Providing Meals to the Elderly
Insight Counseling Centers – Older Adult Care Program
Inspiritus – Live, Thrive, Give: Inspiritus’ Comprehensive Funding Campaign
Interfaith Dental – Smiles for Life
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center – Food Security for Aging Seniors Lunch Program
Martha O’Bryan Center – Senior Services
Mental Health America of the MidSouth – Caregiver Support Program
Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency – Ombudsman Advocating for Dignity and Quality Care
Mindful Care Adult Day Service – Day Service Life Enrichment
Music for Seniors – Transformative Live-music Experiences for Older Adults
Nashville Public Library Foundation – NPL Digital Inclusion for Seniors
Nashville Public Television – Aging Matters Documentary Series
Nations Ministry Center – The Front Porch: Welcoming Refugee Elders
NeedLink Nashville – Crisis Support for Older Adults Preventing Eviction and Unsafe Conditions
Rebuilding Together Nashville – Express Repairs in RTN Target Communities Initiative
Room In The Inn – RITN’s Supportive Services for Older Adults
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN – Older Adult Essential Nutrition Partnership
Senior Ride Nashville – SRN Transportation Program
Senior Ride Wilson – Transportation Services for Senior Citizens
Siloam Health – Culturally Sensitive Whole-Person Health Care for Vulnerable Older Adults
St. Luke’s Community House – St. Luke’s Senior Services
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services – Senior Legal Helpline
Tennessee Justice Center – Independence
Tennessee Kidney Foundation – Transportation Assistance for Older Adult Dialysis Patients
Tennessee Respite Coalition – Respite Voucher Program and Senior Volunteer Program
The Branch of Nashville – Older Adult Care
The Nashville Food Project – Senior Community Meals Program
United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee – Durable Medical Equipment and Home Access for Seniors
Westminster Home Connection – Home Repairs and Mobility Modifications: Age in Place and Preserve Affordable Homes