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Archstone News
Foundation Announces Funding Opportunity
Supportive Communities for Aging
February 26, 2010
Archstone Foundation is proud to announce the release of a new funding opportunity under its responsive grantmaking efforts.
18th Annual Hospice and Palliative Care Conference
Save the Date - June 3, 2010
February 08, 2010
A one-day conference held at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA
Conference information: Brochure including registration, fees and continuing education information will be available in April.
Request for Evaluation Proposals: End-of-Life Initiative - Spiritual Care Demonstration Projects
January 22, 2010
Archstone Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate the Spiritual Care Demonstration Projects - a component of the Foundation's End-of-Life Initiative.
Spirituality Program at the 2010 ASA/NCOA Joint Conference
November 20, 2009
Spirituality Special Program
2010 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation: Call For Nominations
November 17, 2009
This award has been established to identify best practice models in the field of aging and health. Emphasis will be given to those programs (in operation 10 years or less, but long enough to have documented results) that have effectively linked academic theory with applied practice in the field of public health and aging. An independent panel will review all nominations.
2009 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation Brochure
November 12, 2009
Meet this year's winner and honorable mention and read about their programs.
Archstone Foundation's 2008 - 2009 Biennial Report
November 04, 2009
Archstone Foundation releases its 2008 - 2009 Biennial Report.
Archstone Foundation Awards $470,000 in Grants
October 29, 2009
The Board of Directors of the Archstone Foundation, a grantmaking foundation committed to preparing society for the growing needs of an aging population, announced the approval of six grants, totaling $470,000. Grants were approved during the Board's quarterly meeting in September.
New Guidelines in Incorporating Spirituality in End-of-Life Care
October 28, 2009
The Board of Directors of the Archstone Foundation is proud to announce the release of a journal article on new guidelines incorporating spirituality in end-of-life care. The article, “Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care: The Report of the Consensus Conference,” has been published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine and represents the final Consensus Report of a Summit sponsored by the Archstone Foundation.
Promoting Excellence in Pain Management & Palliative Care for Social Workers
To be held at the City of Hope in Duarte on July 31, 2009
June 15, 2009
Presented by the Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative (SCCPI) and the City of Hope Divisions of Nursing Research & Education and Clinical Social Work
17th Annual Hospice & Palliative Care Conference
Registration is now open!
April 08, 2009
June 4, 2009 in San Pedro, California
Nominations for the 2009 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation are being accepted
February 20, 2009
The Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association will accept nominations for the 2009 Archstone Award for Excellence in Program Innovation. The award was established in 1997 to identify best practice models in the field of health and aging, and to provide recognition and an opportunity to highlight the work at the annual meetings of the American Public Health Association.
Special Programs at the 2009 ASA/NCOA Joint Conference
Elder Abuse & Neglect and Fall Prevention
November 24, 2008
Elder Abuse & Neglect Initiative - Phase I Results
October 03, 2008
This report describes the Foundation's Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative and highlights the preliminary results from the first two years of the Initiative.
Archstone Foundation Awards $612,577 in Grants
October 03, 2008
The Foundation is pleased to announce the approval of five grants, totaling $612,577. Grants were approved during the Board's quarterly meeting in September.
End-of-Life Initiative: Addressing Spiritual Care
October 03, 2008
The Board of Directors of the Archstone Foundation awarded $487,598 to the City of Hope to support a National Summit to improve the quality of spiritual care at the end of life. The grant was approved during the Board's quarterly meeting in September 2008 and is a component of the Foundation's End-of-Life Initiative.
The Eisner Foundation announces the expansion of funding to include issues of aging
September 10, 2008
The Eisner Foundation has released a Request for Proposals in the area of aging.
IOM Releases - Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
May 19, 2008
This report serves as a call for fundamental reform in the way the workforce is trained and used to care for older adults.
Winners of the 2008 Healthcare and Aging Awards include four Archstone Foundation Grantees
Recognizing Innovation and Quality
April 02, 2008
Winning programs were honored at the 2008 National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging Joint Conference held in Washington, D.C., in March 2008. Four of the six winners were Archstone Foundation grantees.
Nominations for the 2008 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation are being accepted
January 11, 2008
The Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) is accepting nominations for the 2008 Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation.
Phase II Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative Grants Awarded
December 12, 2007
The Board of Directors of the Archstone Foundation announced the approval of 18 grants under Phase II of the Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative, totaling $4,007,565 over three years.
2007 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation
October 23, 2007
This award was created in conjunction with the Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association, and was established to recognize the best practice models in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Emphasis is given to innovative programs that have effectively linked academic theory with applied practice in the field of public health and aging. Meet this year's winner and honorable mentions and read about their programs. It is our hope that these model programs can be replicated in an effort to enhance services to the aging population throughout the United States.
Awarded California Senior Fall Prevention Projects - Phase Two
October 11, 2007
Archstone Foundation awards thirteen grants under Phase Two of the California Senior Fall Prevention Projects, totaling $400,000.
Archstone Foundation Awards $1,269,061 in Grants
June 06, 2007
The Foundation is pleased to announce the approval of nine grants, totaling $1,269,061. Six of the nine grants were funded as part of the Foundation's End-of-Life Initiative under the Hospital-Based Palliative Care Service Innovation Projects, totaling $1,199,061.
Phase Two Application Forms for current California Senior Fall Prevention Projects grantees
May 02, 2007
California Senior Fall Prevention Projects - Phase Two Application Forms for grantees currently funded under Phase One.
Request For Proposals - Phase Two of the California Senior Fall Prevention Projects
May 02, 2007
The Foundation is pleased to announce Phase Two of the California Senior Fall Prevention Projects, part of the Foundation's five-year Fall Prevention Initiative to reduce the risk of falls in the elderly.
Nominations for the 2007 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation are being accepted
January 25, 2007
The Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) is accepting nominations for the 2007 Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation.
Archstone Foundation Awards $767,037 in Grants
January 09, 2007
The Board of Directors of the Archstone Foundation, a grantmaking foundation committed to preparing society for the growing needs of an aging population, announced the approval of four grants, totaling $767,037. Grants were approved during the Board's quarterly meeting in December.
2006 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation
October 23, 2006
This award was created in conjunction with the Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association, and was established to recognize the best practice models in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Emphasis is given to innovative programs that have effectively linked academic theory with applied practice in the field of public health and aging. Meet this year's winner and honorable mentions and read about their programs. It is our hope to that these model programs can be replicated in an effort to enhance services to the aging population throughout the United States.
Archstone Foundation Awards $1,289,466 in Grants
October 04, 2006
The Board of Directors of the Archstone Foundation announced the approval of seven grants, totaling $1,289,466, at their September meeting. Four of the seven grants were funded as part of the End-of-Life Initiative, totaling $1,179,466.
2005 Award for Excellence in Program Innovation
November 03, 2005
This award was created in conjunction with the Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association, and was established to recognize the best practice models in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Emphasis is given to innovative programs that have effectively linked academic theory with applied practice in the field of public health and aging. Meet this year's winner and honorable mentions and read about their programs. It is our hope to that these model programs can be replicated in an effort to enhance services to the aging population throughout the United States.
Awarded California Senior Fall Prevention Projects
On April 28, 2006, the Board of Directors of Archstone Foundation announced the approval of 11 grants under the California Senior Fall Prevention Projects, totaling $364,822 over eighteen months.
Responsive Grantmaking Submission Deadline
Letters of Inquiry
The Foundation accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry through its Responsive Grantmaking strategy on an ongoing basis. In an effort to manage the Foundation's review of letters of inquiry, proposals submitted before the 15th of a given month will be reviewed during the following month.
Coalition for Compassionate Care of Calfornia: 2nd Annual Conference and Membership Meeting
April 19, 2010 in Sacramento, CA
The Conference, Visions: New Directions in Compassionate Care, will be held on April 19, 2010 from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento, CA.
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