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Closing the Digital Gap for Older Adults
Tuesday, March 02, 2021 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Technology has become an increasingly important tool for older adults and people with disabilities to stay connected to each other and to the goods, services, and supports they need to stay healthy and thrive. Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Affinity on Aging and our distinguished speakers as we learn ways to bridge the “digital divide” and ensure everyone has access to affordable high-speed internet, devices, and skills allowing them to safely access meaningful content and online tools to meet their needs.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Topic: 
COVID-19
Information Technology
Funding Area: 
Older Adults
Science and Technology
The Alarming Rates of Older Adult Homelessness
Monday, May 20, 2024 at 01:30 to 03:00 PM

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore and Aging Innovations’ Seniors and Housing Collaborative to explore the causes and consequences of homelessness and housing instability, and efforts to prevent and end homelessness and ameliorate the effects of homelessness and housing instability on health. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Funders Together to End Homelessness Baltimore
Members Only
Seniors & Housing Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Housing and Homelessness
Older Adults
Housing Instability for Older Adult Renters and Homeowners
Friday, October 08, 2021 at 01:00 to 02:30 PM

Please join Maryland Philanthropy Network's Baltimore Seniors and Housing Collaborative, in partnership with the Community Development Network of Maryland and Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, to learn about coordinated, equity-focused policy responses to maintain housing security for seniors. Presentations will new research on reverse mortgage patterns among senior homeowners in Baltimore City, recent national research on the lack of sufficient affordable housing available to a growing share of senior renters, and plans for the launch of federal stimulus aid to prevent mortgage foreclosures in Baltimore City and the State of Maryland.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
All Funders
Community Investment Funders
Funding Area: 
Basic Human Needs
Aging
Housing and Homelessness
Transforming Older Adults Lives through Better Transit
Monday, December 07, 2020 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

The Affinity Group on Aging invites you to a program focusing on the critical determinant of health; the lack of affordable, accessible transportation for older adults. As Baltimore City residents age, they often lose their capacity to drive which negatively impacts their independence and quality of life contributing to ill health due to social isolation and loneliness.

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Funding Area: 
Older Adults
Meeting the Diverse Needs and Preferences of Older Adults
Monday, November 04, 2024 at 02:00 to 03:30 PM

Please join MPN’s Aging Innovations Group and Seniors & Housing Collaborative for an engaging, informative program with Dr. Kali Thomas, newly arrived Stulman Professor in Aging and Community Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, who will share her recent research insights on the varied and changing needs and preferences of older adults, particularly in relation to home-based services. While many healthcare entities and community-based organizations are focused on bolstering and moving services to the home, they are often designed for the general target population and struggle to customize and tailor this experience.  

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Members Only
Seniors & Housing Collaborative
Topic: 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Aging
Older Adults
Research
Young Adult Perspectives on Workforce Development
Release Date: 
03/20/2018

Many of us working to identify good strategies and support effective programs understand the great importance of involving communities in informing and implementing our work.

Baltimore Seniors and Housing Collaborative | Taking Care of Our LGBTQ Elders
Thursday, November 05, 2020 at 03:30 to 05:00 PM

All funders are welcome to join the Seniors & Housing Collaborative to learn about Chase Brexton and SAGE’s innovative multi-disciplinary health equity programs serving LGBTQ people over 50 and those aging with HIV. With housing as a frame, we’ll hear about their comprehensive primary and behavioral health care services, affordable housing options, and training about how to provide welcoming and affirming care and services. 

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Funding Area: 
LGBTQ
Older Adults
Empowering Older Adult Advocates Workgroup Meeting - Legislative Engagement Strategy
Wednesday, December 06, 2023 at 10:30 to 12:00 PM

Please join the Baltimore Seniors and Housing Collaborative’s Empowering Older Adult Advocates Workgroup for a discussion about the group's engagement strategy for the upcoming 2024 legislative session. A survey will be distribute

Event type: 
Community Issues
Audience: 
Aging/Older Adults Funders
Members Only
Seniors & Housing Collaborative
Funding Area: 
Housing and Homelessness
Older Adults
Administrative Professionals Appreciation Event
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 09:00 to 10:30 AM

Maryland Philanthropy Network will celebrate all the administrative professionals in our network with a special morning designed just for them. Join us as we recognize the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and other office professionals for their contributions to the workplace. This will be an opportunity to meet and build relationships with colleagues. MPN will provide a light breakfast and drinks.

Event type: 
Network Building
Audience: 
Grants Managers/Administrators
What Is Emerging Adult Justice?
Release Date: 
02/21/2025

Emerg­ing adult jus­tice focus­es on achiev­ing pos­i­tive out­comes for peo­ple ages 18 to 25 involved in the crim­i­nal jus­tice sys­tem. Why focus on this age range?

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