Faith in Action
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
From 1983 to 2008, RWJF funded more than 1,700 projects across the country to support interfaith volunteer caregiving through three national programs.
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A Faith in Action Database Yields a Picture
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
A Faith in Action project in Nebraska negotiated the tricky terrain of providing needed help to fiercely independent elders.
Friendly Visitor Project Reaches Home-Bound Elderly in Nebraska Farming Community
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
A Faith in Action project in Nebraska negotiated the tricky terrain of providing needed help to fiercely independent elders.
Ohio Circle of Friends Volunteers Reach Out to Rural Areas
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
When the Red Cross stopped providing rides to distant health appointments, a Faith in Action project in rural Ohio stepped in.
Project in Alaska City Struggles with Faith in Action Name
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
Sitka is a coastal island city accessible only by boat or air. A number of the 8,800 residents of this isolated community do not have family members or close friends nearby to rely on in times of need.
Interfaith Program in Arkansas Trains Volunteers, Streamlines Provision of Services
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
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.
Frail Elders in Sherman, Texas, Get Rides to Appointments, Companionship
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
During 1996 and 1997, staff at the Texoma Senior Citizens Foundation developed a program that primarily provided transportation to frail elders in the Sherman, Texas, area.
Volunteers Provide a Lifeline for Isolated, Elderly People in New Hampshire
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Starting in October 1995, The Caleb Foundation provided transportation, home visiting, and other services to isolated elderly living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Good Neighbors: Young Volunteers in Wichita, Kan., are Recruited to Help the Elderly
July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
From June 1998 to April 2000, a Wichita, Kan. project linked youth volunteers with frail elders who might not qualify for government assistance.
Care-Giving Program Illuminates Volunteers' Motivations
December 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
United Seniors Health Cooperative established the Cooperative Care Network (CCN), a computerized service credit bank in the greater Washington area, to increase the availability of services for the elderly and the disabled living in their homes.