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Interfaith Program in Arkansas Trains Volunteers, Streamlines Provision of Services

December 1, 2006 | Program Result

The Washington Regional Medical Foundation established an interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Project to organize and train volunteers to provide services for people in a four-county area in northwest Arkansas.

A Clubhouse Opens Doors and Opportunities for the Mentally Ill in Webster City, Iowa

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Mental Health Association in Hamilton County, Iowa, established a Compeer program, a nationwide program matching volunteers with people with mental illness or mental disabilities.

Reaching Out to Meet Spiritual Needs of AIDS Patients in Waterbury, Conn.

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Starting in March 1998, clergy in Waterbury, Conn. developed the Waterbury AIDS Outreach Ministries Program, a project to create a series of retreats and a buddy system for people with AIDS.

An All-Faiths Effort Helps Russian Immigrants, Other Elderly in Salt Lake City

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Jewish Family Services and LifeCare joined forces to help frail and low-income elderly in Salt Lake City.

Family Friends Program in Philadelphia Provides Helpful Surrogate Grandparents

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Starting in 1996, this project supported the expansion of the Family Friends program, which matched older volunteers with children who have severe disabilities or chronic illness and with their families.

Interfaith Volunteers Provide Caregiving to the Elderly in Huntington, W.Va.

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Prestera Center for Mental Health Services developed the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Network to provided companionship, visiting, respite care and transportation for elderly people.

Frail Elders Get Up and Get Moving at Home...Others Participate in Group Exercise Programs

June 25, 2008 | Program Result

The national program office of Faith in Action implemented a home-based exercise program designed to improve strength, function and balance in frail older adults at 10 Faith in Action sites.

Hospice in Largo, Fla., Adds Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Program

May 1, 2007 | Program Result

The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast trained volunteers to provide services for the frail elderly and people with chronic and terminal illnesses in Pinellas County, Fla.

Faith in Action

May 31, 2009 | Program Result

From 1983 to 2008, RWJF funded more than 1,700 projects across the country to support interfaith volunteer caregiving through three national programs.

Friendly Visitor Project Reaches Home-Bound Elderly in Nebraska Farming Community

May 31, 2009 | Program Result

A Faith in Action project in Nebraska negotiated the tricky terrain of providing needed help to fiercely independent elders.

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