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East Bay Foundation on Aging
As one of the fastest growing states in the nation, California is experiencing profound demographic shifts. Among these is a growing elderly population, increasingly diverse in ethnicity and income levels. In the Bay Area, people aged 60 years and older make up an increasing portion of the total population. Even today, Bay Area residents are already older on average than people in other parts of the country. In addition, as the economy worsens, there is a growing number of urban elderly poor. California leads the nation with the most elders living in poverty. Approximately 400,000 Californians 65 and older live in poverty, the majority of who are women and people of color. Oakland, in Alameda County, has the largest population of impoverished seniors in the state. These trends, combined with increases in chronic illness, the need for long-term care, and a financially constrained healthcare system, underscore the critical need to address the impact of these changes on Bay Area communities and on nonprofits serving senior populations.
The East Bay Foundation on Aging (EBFA), a supporting organization at The San Francisco Foundation is a grantmaking partner committed to service to East Bay seniors through grants to nonprofit organizations in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Founded with the proceeds from the sale of the historic Matilda Brown Home for Elderly Women in Oakland, the East Bay Foundation on Aging granted out $220,000 in 2009 to eight East Bay organizations serving seniors in the East Bay with programs that promote aging in place, improve access to healthcare for older adults, and support caregivers, including nurses, family members and home health workers.
Request for Proposals due December 4, 2009
October 2009
The East Bay Foundation on Aging (EBFA), a supporting organization of The San Francisco Foundation, is pleased to announce a 2010 grantmaking program designed to improve the quality of life for seniors through support to nonprofit organizations in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Due to the economic environment, preference will be given to those organizations providing key safety net services to vulnerable seniors including food, crisis services, case management, and/or cash assistance to help with rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, car repairs, or food vouchers.
HOW TO APPLY: Proposals are by invitation only and will be accepted through Grantee Center until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2009. (Assistance will be available until 5:00 p.m. on deadline day.)
Approved proposals will be announced on Monday, March 8, 2010, and the grant period will begin April 1, 2010.
For more guidelines and details, please download the PDF of the Request for Proposals (RFP).