Grants to Support Indiana Seniors

Seniors at PrimeLife Enrichment in Carmel.

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The Central Indiana Senior Fund has awarded more than $773,000 to 38 projects or organizations serving the growing senior population. The grants will address several areas including health and wellness, living environment and basic needs like food and transportation.

A committee of 10 advisors reviewed each grant request.

“Central Indiana Senior Fund is passionate about funding projects and programs that allow our aging neighbors to live full, active lives,” says Patricia Prosser, chair of Senior Fund. “This is a conversation that needs to take a higher priority in Central Indiana. We cannot sit by and watch our at-risk seniors struggle to find nutritious food, pay the bills or find transportation.”

Here is the list of projects and awards:

• Boone County Senior Services, Transportation support, $25,000
• Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, SneakView on Tour (theatre performances and education at retirement facilities), $10,000
• Cancer Support Community – Central Indiana, Inc, Cancer Support Community Central Indiana Senior Services, $25,000
• Christamore House, Christamore House Senior Program, $25,000
• CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, CICOA Way2Go Senior Medical Transportation Assistance program support, $25,000
• CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, Operating Support, $40,000
• Classical Music Indy, Senior Engagement Concert Series, $25,000
• Concord Neighborhood Center, Eat, Drink and Be Merry: Improving Access to Nutritious Meals on the Near Southside, $15,000
• Connect2Help, Helping Central Indiana seniors work towards self-sufficiency by connecting them with services, $26,408
• Dance Kaleidoscope, Lifelong Dance (accessible performances and education for low-income seniors), $10,000
• Dental Lifeline Network Indiana, Indiana Donated Dental Services (DDS) Program, $6,000
• Edna Martin Christian Center, Senior Wellness Network 2.0, $25,000
• Eskenazi Health Foundation, Eskenazi Health Senior Support Services for the Senior Care and EMBRACE Programs, $23,500
• Families First Indiana, Inc., Families First Vistas Program for Older Adults, $25,000
• Forest Manor Multi-Service Center, FMMSC Health and Wellness Senior Program, $15,000
• Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc., Senior Hunger Initiative, $25,000
• Hendricks County Senior Services, Inc., Expanding In-Home Care, $20,000
• Heritage Place of Indianapolis, Inc., Addressing older adult poverty, obesity and social isolation, $20,000
• Horizon House, Senior neighbor services, $25,000
• Indianapolis Parks Foundation, Seniors on the Move, $10,000
• Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Timeless In Song (performances for low-income seniors), $10,750
• John H. Boner Community Center, Seniors on the Go, $25,000
• Joy’s House, General operating and guest scholarship support for joy’s house at UIndy, $20,000
• Little Red Door Cancer Agency, Rides of Hope, $25,000
• Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana, Step Up Frozen Food Program for Seniors, $15,000
• Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County, Sponsor-A-Senior, $21,000
• Meals on Wheels of Hancock County, Closing the Hunger Gap, $17,250
• Mid-North Shepherd’s Center, Seniors Helping Seniors, $4,000
• NeighborLink Indianapolis Foundation, Home Repair and Modifications program, $20,000
• PrimeLife Enrichment, Inc., Senior Wellness & Fitness, $20,000
• Second Helpings, Inc., Meals and volunteer opportunities for seniors, $25,000
• Servants At Work (SAWS), 2016/2017 Senior Fund Ramp Project, $20,000
• Shelby Senior Services, Engaging Boomers in Volunteerism in Shelby County program, $25,000
• The Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County, Hamilton County Senior Emergency Assistance Fund, $20,000
• The Social of Greenwood, Addressing Hunger in All of Its Forms program, $20,000
• Trinity Free Clinic, Healthy Seniors program, $14,800
• United Way, Winter Assistance, $25,000
• YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, Ransburg YMCA Active Older Adults Program, $25,000