The Jewish Heritage Foundation provides grant opportunities to promote health and well being in the Greater Kansas City area, with a priority to serve the Jewish community.
Our website will introduce you to the Foundation, let you know about some of our grantees, and help you find out how to apply for a grant.
Grant seekers, please go directly to Grant Programs for more information.
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Older Adult Grants Announced
The Jewish Heritage Foundation of Greater Kansas City is pleased to announce that 14 Greater Kansas City area nonprofit organizations are recipients of grants through its 2011 Older Adult Grantmaking Program. The grants, totaling $230,765, represent the Foundation’s fifth round of annual investments over the initial five-year period through 2012.
JHF Older Adult Grant Program will extend for an additional five-year period through 2017. The 2011 grant recipients include nonprofit organizations in the bi-state Greater Kansas City area and address critical areas including regional planning, transportation/mobility, and community connection. Several grants will support the capacity to help older adults continue living in their community, while other grants support the implementation of collaborative strategic plans to meet the anticipated demands of the increased number of older citizens.
The Heartland EngAGEment Initiative has created a five-minute video, A Community for All Ages, outlining the challenges facing Greater Kansas City in the areas of caregiving, housing, transportation and mobility, health, technology, and social and civic engagement of older adults. Read more.