Adults over the age of 65 have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing communities to struggle with myriad challenges related to the shortcomings of health services and social supports for older adults.
In 1971, On Lok — a family of community-based nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area — piloted a program for Chinese Americans who needed nursing home care but wished to age at
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Program materials from "Vulnerable Immigrants in Maryland: Responding to Unaccompanied Children and Undocumented Adults"
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As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, we are seeking to convene members, nonprofit service providers, and government sector partners serving older adults to stay connected, informed, and to support collaborative action.
Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to postpone this program. We apologize for any inconvenience.
At this program, panelists will describe how the cases of unaccompanied children and vulnerable immigrant adults are being handled by the legal services community, as well as the efforts taken to address their mental health and other basic needs. They will also discuss the Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence Project (MEDOVI), which creates an avenue for victims who are immigrants and their children to get legal status; and how Maryland’s legal community is gearing up to serve even more immigrants.
2024 promises to be a big year for housing policy in the State of Maryland with implications for the next several years. Join us for a conversation with Jacob R. (Jake) Day, Maryland Secretary of Housing & Community Development, to learn about his vision for the department under the Moore-Miller administration and key priorities. This will also be an opportunity for MPN members to share information about what they see in communities, their priorities, along with ideas for working together with state leaders to ensure safe, affordable, and supportive housing for all Marylanders.
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Community Investment Affinity Group is pleased to host Alice Kennedy, Commissioner of Baltimore City’s Department of Housing and Community Development for a conversation about the Department’s work to improve the quality of life for all Baltimore City residents by revitalizing and redeveloping communities and promoting access to quality affordable housing opportunities in safe, livable neighborhoods. We’ll hear the status of DHCD's aspirational and comprehensive Framework for Community Development, various approaches to address residential vacant properties and the availability of quality affordable housing. We’ll also discuss the role that funders could play in addressing the issue of neighborhoods impacted by high levels of vacancy and disinvestment.
At this Maryland Philanthropy Network program, we will hear about the Sustainable Workforce Model from Laura Roberts of the Rockefeller Foundation and Liddy Romero of the Denver-based WorkLife Partnership.
Please join the Maryland Philanthropy Network Workforce Affinity Group where we will hear from Elisabeth Sachs, Job Opportunities Task Force; Robin McKinney, Maryland CASH Campaign; John Nethercut
Please join the Workforce Affinity Group to hear outcomes from this year’s legislative session. Our panel will share information about legislation that was passed and efforts that didn’t quite make it this year.
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View program resources from Empowering Older Adult Advocates Workgroup Meeting - Feedback on the Multisector Plan for Aging.
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This publication is a companion white paper to Mobility & Aging in Rural America: The Role for Innovation: An Introduction for Funders. It examines rural mobility through a lens of technology and across a longer timeframe.
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View materials from Seniors & Housing Collaborative- Empowering Older Adult Advocates Workgroup Meeting.
As we age, our hearing declines and, for many, it can decline significantly. Almost all of us will experience hearing loss to some degree as we age.
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View program resources from Conversation with Secretary Jacob R. Day, Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development.
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Developers of the Port Covington waterfront community in South Baltimore have distributed $2.5 million in grants and other funds to help revitalize neighborhoods near the site where offices, shops and apartments are under construction.
Monthly meeting of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative.
Monthly meeting of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative.
Monthly meeting of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative.