Grantees

To Whom I May Concern® (TWIMC) is a program featuring individuals living beyond their diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment, with Alzheimer’s or with another form of dementia. The program enables people living with dementia to share their stories and at the same time helping to change attitudes about dementia among the general population.

Council Lifetime Learning (CLL) is designed to combat social isolation and slow physical and cognitive decline among seniors in New York City living on low and fixed incomes.

This research allows for an additional group of mice, specifically females and males of one strain displaying susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease-related cognitive decline, to be included in a study that will be important to the understanding of potential sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease treatment.

SkillSpring identifies, recruits, and trains low-income young adults (ages 18–25) experiencing barriers to workforce participation to attain a New York State credential as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). SkillSpring’s hands-on experience, paid internships, job training, and courses in healthcare certification leads to living-wage jobs in health care.

Aging Alone Together provides tools, strategies and support for adults ages 60 to 100+ who identify as solo agers; individuals who, by choice or circumstances, function without the support system traditionally provided by family.