Grant history

Healthy Food Access

2023|$25,000|One year

Support the Downeast Gleaning Initiative, Maine Senior Farm Share Program and coordinate the Food Security Network’s emergency food response efforts in Hancock and Washington counties. Funds support general operations including staff salaries, volunteer management, communications and distribution.

Healthy Aging

2022|$30,010|One year

Support a pilot initiative to address transportation priorities with solutions that are responsive to older adults and their preferences and create efficiencies for service agencies across the island’s six towns.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$150,000|Three years

To expand gleaning and food processing efforts that will increase distribution of fresh, local fruits and vegetable to local food pantries and food banks. The Restorative Community Harvest Program of the Kennebec Sheriff’s Office and Kennebec County Correctional Facility will be the lead gleaning agency for this project. For the project’s first expansion year, a 5 percent increase of the current 40,000 pounds of food is expected. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2025|$35,000|One year

To advance access to healthy food

Healthy Aging

2022|$40,000|One year

Improve the health and well-being of Blue Hill Peninsula, Deer Isle and Stonington residents. Healthy Peninsula will use resources to increase access to social supports and services for older adults experiencing isolation.

Equity in Aging

2024|$100,000|Three years

Enhance and coordinate Bridging Neighbors initiative, using volunteers to provide orientation, navigation, advocacy and social connection to older adults for improved access to and awareness of resources that support well-being.

Changing Inequitable SystemsHealthy Aging

2020|$100,000|Two years

Expands Waltham Connections’ Senior Pantries to additional Housing Authority sites; increases communications around opportunities that address social isolation; and adapts the Waltham Senior Civic Academy curriculum to a virtual format. Healthy Waltham is the lead agency and fiscal sponsor for Waltham Connections. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingPolicy and Systems Improvements

2016|$62,720|Two years

Connections for Healthier Aging in Waltham: To support Waltham Connections, a collaboration of seniors and stakeholders from community organizations and city government that will focus on advocacy and develop programs to support diverse populations and address gaps in acces. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingPolicy and Systems Improvements

2017|$100,240|Two years

Waltham Connections for Healthy Aging: To build momentum for the second and third years of this city-wide, age-friendly initiative. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Changing Inequitable SystemsHealthy Aging

2019|$20,000|Six months

Broadening Waltham Connections for Healthy Aging: To extend and strengthen the work of Waltham Connections on inclusion, nutrition and transportation. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.