Awarded Grants

To continue to develop shared identity among stakeholders and strengthen knowledge within the field of elders by convening stakeholders for planning, training and consensus building.

To advance an updated and more accurate narrative about what it means to age well by engaging cognitive scientists and social anthropologists to conduct empirical research and develop a master frame for talking about aging in a more positive way.

To strengthen organizational and advocacy capacity by providing technical assistance to NH advocacy organizations.

To create welcoming communities in NH into which immigrants are more likely to integrate by facilitating community collaboration, promoting a welcoming community climate and advocating for institutional change that promotes mutual respect and cooperation between foreign-born and U.S.-born Americans.

To educate New Hampshire’s policy makers, business leaders, legislators and funders with information about the economic impacts of aging and support informed policy making and other decision making to address the challenges and opportunities of an aging population by conducting a comprehensive study of current literature and demographic, economic, and workforce data.

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in the Lakes Region by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social, and cultural integration of newcomers.

To complete an environmental scan of the six domain areas of an elder friendly community by conducting a literature search, key informant interviews or focus groups; and analysis of findings to summarized in a final report.

To advance a regional approach to addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by an aging Northern New England by providing learning opportunities, facilitating opportunities for networking and encouraging cross-sector collaboration among municipal, policy, advocacy and business leaders working across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Manchester by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social, and cultural integration of newcomers.

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Concord by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social, and cultural integration of newcomers.

To enhance the quality and depth of NH reporting on a wide range of social and health-related issues to use the practice of solutions-based journalism.

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Greater Nashua by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social, and cultural integration of newcomers.