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Marshall Home Fund Awards Grants to Groups that Help Seniors in Watertown

The Board of Directors announced nine recipients with a total of $40,000 in grants.

The following information was released by the Marshall Home Fund:

The Board of Directors of the Marshall Home Fund (MHF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its latest round of program grant awards. This spring, the Board of Directors pledged to nine local organizations a total of $40,000 for programs that will benefit residents in Watertown, ages 55 and older. These included:

  • Arsenal Center for the Arts for “The Open Door Project,” which aims to offer a variety of art activities for older adults provided at little or no cost to the participants with the understanding that many older adults do not have the disposable income necessary to pay the full price for these activities.
  • Beaverbrook STEP for “Everyone Counts: An Accessible Housing Project,” which will renovate a STEP-owned condominium apartment in Watertown to provide an accessible home environment for a Watertown elder.
  • MetroWest Collaborative Development to help furnish the common and outdoor spaces of St. Joseph Hall, the 25-unit senior housing building on the Rosary Academy campus.
  • Perkins School for the Blind for “Thriving with Vision Loss,” which aims to provide older adults in Watertown with access to the resources of the Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library.
  • Springwell for “Community Care Linkages: Springwell & Mount Auburn Hospital,” a new program to serve Mount Auburn Hospital patients who live in Watertown; this program intends to integrate the delivery systems of the two organizations, so care is provided seamlessly as elders return to their homes.
  • Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center for the continuation of a supplemental transportation program, which provides taxi vouchers for seniors in need of last minute and/or emergency transportation.
  • Watertown Health Department for “Compassionate Connections III: Focus on Prevention, “which will support funding for a social worker to work with individuals with a hoarding disorder, and also to develop and provide education to those affected by hoarding.
  • The Watertown Family Network for “Baby Buddies,”an intergenerational weekly playgroup for infants and toddlers, their caregivers, and seniors residing at Brigham House and other elder housing facilities in Watertown.
  • Windsor House Adult Day Health in Cambridge, which will provide scholarship funds toward adult day health services for Watertown seniors as well as respite for their families.

Established in 2005, MHF is a non-profit, community-based charitable foundation dedicated to serving Watertown’s older adult population. MHF also provides financial assistance to elderly individuals in urgent need. These individuals must be referred to MHF by local agencies, town officials, or organizations, including Watertown Council on Aging and Springwell.

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For more information about MHF, please visit www.marshallhomefund.org or email info@marshallhomefund.org.


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