ACL Awards Grants
to Support Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services
ACL recently awarded seven grantees for innovative projects
that will enhance the quality, effectiveness, and outcomes of nutrition
services programs provided by the national aging services network. The
grants total $1,748,404 for this year with a three-year project period.
Through this grant program, ACL aims to identify innovative and promising
practices that can be scaled across the country and to increase the use of
evidence-informed practices within nutrition programs.
The seven organizations receiving grants and their projects
are:
- CHEER,
Inc – DE: Will
use daily contact with volunteers delivering HDMs (home delivered
meals) as an opportunity to improve the wellbeing and quality of
life/care of homebound seniors ages 60+. The goal of the three-year
initiative is to strengthen local coordination of care for the most
medically vulnerable seniors aging in place in Sussex County,
Delaware, and prevent traumatic and costly medical and
life-compromising crises.
- Eastern
Area Agency on Aging – ME: Will
establish and test an innovative, technology-driven nutrition
enhancement and self-management program for older adults with multiple
chronic diseases. The goal of this three-year project is to improve
the nutritional and health status of rural adults 60 and older with
multiple chronic conditions immediately following hospital discharge.
- Interfaith
Ministries for Greater Houston– TX: Will use innovative technologies to enhance
their Meals on Wheels program, connect seniors to vital healthcare
services and provide a new framework to enhance collaborative
partnerships to reduce a seniors’ reliance on in-hospital care.
- LifeCare
Alliance – OH:
In partnership with local fire departments and healthcare
conglomerates, LifeCare Alliance will further an innovative network of
referrals and information sharing for clients who frequently depend on
emergency services. “Food 911: How Meals-on-Wheels Redefines
Population Health” seeks to build a body of evidence supporting the
positive outcomes of this holistic model with the goal of leveraging
research to generate new sources of revenue.
- Public
Health Solutions
– NY: Will
address low income, food insecurity, and social isolation barriers by
enhancing partnerships in East Harlem and creating a virtual network.
The virtual network will look to ensure public housing residents and
other low-income older adults are linked to nutritious food and other
services to improve their food security, social connections, health
outcomes, and the likelihood that they will age in place with dignity.
- Texas
Health and Human Services Commission – TX: The Texas Congregate Meal Initiative will conduct
research to identify causes of decline in congregate meal program
participation by adults 60 and over. Based on that research, the
Initiative will then provide select members of the aging network with
business acumen and project development training, and the opportunity
to pilot the program innovations with the support of a learning
collaborative.
- University
of Utah – UT: Will
look to enhance collaborative community malnutrition transitions of
care for recently discharged home delivered meal (HDM) recipients at
risk for malnutrition through high-value nutrition care interventions.
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