New Age of Aging: Mentees

Aging Project Grants $9,500 Awards to Mentees

10 Alliance member organizations selected to enhance aging services

The New Age of Aging project has announced recipients of the 2008-09 Mentee awards as part of its major mentoring initiative for members of the Alliance for Children and Families. The following organizations will each receive $9,500 mentee grants in recognition of their commitment to improving the lives of older adults by building strong leaders in aging.

Selected organizations include:

• Catholic Social Services of Oakland County — Pontiac, Mich.
• Centers for New Horizons — Chicago, Ill.
• Children and Families First — Wilmington, Del.
• ChildServ — Chicago, Ill.
• Community Counseling Center — Portland, Maine
• Family and Children's Agency — Norwalk, Conn.
• Family Service Agency of San Mateo County — San Mateo, Calif.
• Personal and Family Counseling Services of Tuscarawas County — New Philadelphia, Ohio
• Pillsbury United Communities — Minneapolis, Minn.
• Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Service — Scarsdale, N.Y.

Through their proposal submissions, the selected mentee agencies demonstrated motivation and commitment to grow in the field of aging. Mentee grant recipients have been partnered with mentor organizations and will work together from May 2008 until June 2009 to develop supportive learning relationships, motivate leadership, and build organizational and staff capacity related to aging. Go here to see a listing of the mentor-mentee pairings for 2008-09.

Alliance member organizations that applied but were not awarded a grant in this cycle or those that were not able to apply for funds this time, there is still time and other ways to get involved. The minigrant RFP will again be released during June 2008. New Age of Aging is funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies.

For more information on the mentoring program or the New Age of Aging, please contact Jonette Arms, project director at 414-359-6523 or 800-221-3726.