Aging in Place (AIP) Roof Repair Program

Aging in Place (AIP) Roof Repair Program is sponsored by Community Foundation of St. Joseph County / Habitat for Humanity. This program, supported by the Community Foundation of St.

Joseph County, aims to provide roof repair or replacement services to older adults who make 80% or less of the Area Median Income.

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They serve seniors who make 80% or less of the Area Median Income. Funds will help Habitat for Humanity support the Aging in Place (AIP) Roof Repair Program, which offers roof repair or replacement services to older adults to ensure that seniors have homes that are safe, stable, and conductive to aging independently, thereby reducing health and safety risks and preserving housing stability.

Over three years (2026-2028), they plan to complete 90 roof repairs and replacements for senior homeowners. LOGAN Community Resources: $75,000 Funds will support a comprehensive Senior Initiative that will serve 161 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

LOGAN aims to help individuals with IDD, who are less likely to have family advocates, are more susceptible to abuse and/or exploitation, and often do not meet qualifications for senior programming.

This Senior Initiative addresses three interconnected areas of need: supporting nursing staff and health monitoring for senior clients, support for LOGAN’s Protective Services program which advocates on behalf of senior clients with IDD who do not have family to speak for them, and program and facility improvements for seniors by upgrading equipment and housing in LOGAN group and supported living homes.

Funds will support REAL Service’s launch of the virtual Certified Memory Care Professional- Instructor (CMCP-I) course, which will allow for dedicated dementia education in St. Joseph County, and expand the reach of the Institute for Excellence in Memory Care to a national audience.

The launch of the CMCP-I will increase local access to competency-based dementia education to equip direct care workforce with necessary skills to provide high-quality care to those living with dementia, which will improve health outcomes, quality of life, and reduce caregiver burden. In addition, the course will create a new revenue stream, of which the funds will be reinvested into caregiver programs and services in St. Joseph County.

Forever Learning Institute: $10,000 Funds will help support Forever Creative, an initiative designed to reduce barriers that may prevent older adults from accessing arts participation. Forever Creative provides arts programming for senior adults that includes music, dance, visual arts, and combines instruction, creative practice, and community engagement.

Through Forever Creative’s Solid Soldier Dancers and Silverstone ensemble, 100 senior participants will take part in weekly classes and rehearsals. Each ensemble will present eight concerts during fall and spring semesters at community locations and via live streaming.

Additionally, 75-100 participants will engage in visual arts through weekly instruction in watercolor painting, drawing, and crafts, as well as multi-day workshops at South Bend Museum of Art. Their work will be shared through traveling exhibits hosted at senior-serving venues.

These concerts and exhibits are expected to reach more than 500 seniors, including many with physical limitations who may not otherwise have access to arts programming. The Salvation Army Kroc Center: $10,000 Funds will support The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s Active Aging program, which supports adults aged 55 and older in St.

Joseph County by reducing social isolation and increasing access to reliable information through welcoming, low and no-cost engagement opportunities. A central component is the Lunch & Learn Series, which fosters connection, confidence, and peer relationships through nutritious shared meals combined with expert-led discussions on topics such as health, financial stability, and aging resources.

The program also offers Cultural Day trips to museums, theaters, and local attractions, with transportation and admission provided to remove financial and access barriers. These activities create consistent, meaningful, educational, and cultural experiences that help seniors remain socially connected, informed, and actively engaged in their community.

Fall 2025 Senior Living Grants AHEPA 100 Inc. (AHEPA Senior Living – South Bend) is an affordable housing facility for under resourced seniors offering 49 individual units. The facilities are older buildings currently offering bathtubs in each unit.

Funds will help support seniors by updating 25 bathrooms to have walk-in showers with safety rails to better facilitate residents with mobility challenges remaining at home while preventing falls that could be catastrophic. Rebuilding Together St.

Joseph County: $50,000 Funds will be used to help support Rebuilding Together’s expansion to repair 30-40 homes in 2026 and 2027, ensuring that low-income seniors can remain in the homes they love. Rebuilding Together plans to expand their impact beyond South Bend into Mishawaka and surrounding communities, reaching even more households in need of critical repairs.

This expansion will strengthen housing stability county-wide while also living up to their name, rebuilding St. Joseph County together, not just South Bend. Forever Learning Institute: $40,000 Funds will help support Forever Learning Institute’s “Forever Connected” project, a two-year computer literacy initiative targeting seniors in South Bend.

Running from 2026-2027 at three locations (FLI Main Campus, The Beacon Community Resource Center, and Southfield Village), the program aims to help seniors confidently engage with technology. Key components include free computer classes, tech support, a computer lending library, and internet access assistance. Funds will assist with equipment purchases and to support a half-time program coordinator.

Center for Hospice Care: $30,000 Funds will help support the Kaleidoscope program, a home-based palliative care initiative designed to provide comprehensive medical and emotional support for seniors with serious chronic or advanced illnesses in St. Joseph County and surrounding regions.

Launched in June 2024, the program has already served 358 unique patients, with 168 currently enrolled and an average patient age of 72, focusing on improving quality of life through pain management, symptom control, and coordinated care. Funds will assist with program expansion, adding a full-time licensed clinical social worker and a third nurse practitioner in 2026 to meet growing demand.

Funds will help support HealthLinc’s “Senior Food as Medicine” program to combat food insecurity for 50 seniors in St. Joseph County through a 5-month program from March to September 2026. The initiative will provide monthly food boxes, produce food vouchers, and cooking classes to improve health outcomes.

Previous program results demonstrate significant health improvements, including weight loss, and 48% of chronically ill patients showing enhanced health conditions, aligning with the organization’s mission to create healthy communities.

Spring 2025 Senior Living Grants REAL Services, Inc.: $224,265 Funds will help support the Safe at Home Program, a three-year initiative designed to increased safety and housing stability for income-limited older adults in St. Joseph County facing urgent, yet not ongoing needs that place them at risk of losing their independence or negatively impacting their health.

Housing instability, lack of safety modifications, food insecurity, and managing of chronic conditions were highlighted as high needs among seniors in the community. Safe at Home will help seniors safely age in place by delivering coordinated services such as safety modifications and minor home repair, emergency food assistance, yard clean up, appliance repair or replacement, and referrals to community support.

Services will be delivered by certified staff and guided by in-home and social determinants of health assessments, with partnerships supporting safety modifications, emergency utility assistance, and food insecurity. Outcomes will be measured through reductions in risk factors, improved housing and food stability, improvements in well-being and ability to live independently.

Funds will help LOGAN enhance their senior clients’ quality of life and health outcomes through engaging community programming, including taking clients to senior events at the Portage Commons Senior Enrichment Center. Activities will include social, health, and wellness programs such as chair yoga, bingo, book club, and art classes. Additional community outings will include visiting the Zoo, restaurants, movies, shopping and more.

Lastly, LOGAN plans to add new in-house senior-focused programming to provide additional activities and social events. South Bend Heritage Foundation: $10,000 South Bend Heritage Foundation (SBHF) has aimed to enhance the lives of low-income, senior residents in South Bend by providing senior programming that successfully enhances resident life.

These include supportive services and activities that offer opportunities for engagement, education, and continued socialization to preserve their dignity as the population grows older.

Funding will help support the 2025-2026 Aging in Place Resident Life Program, which offers low-income seniors residing at SBHF properties opportunities to reduce isolation, improve their health awareness and access to resources, and keep their minds stimulated and active, thereby reducing cognitive decline. Up to 150 seniors will be served.

Center for Hospice Care: $60,000 Funds will help support the Center for Hospice Care’s Kaleidoscope home-based palliative care program that provides those with serious advanced illness with the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Many seniors suffer from serious advanced illnesses that require specialized care.

Palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life for these seniors by managing pain and other symptoms and providing emotional and psychosocial support. Kaleidoscope also assists families by providing guidance and emotional support to help them cope with the challenges of caring for a loved one. Funds will help support a nurse practitioner necessitated by the increased demand for home-based palliative care across the community.

Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC): $60,000 Funds will help support the “Seniors on the Move” Initiative to strategically support more active, healthy, and connected lives for RCLC’s growing senior program, with a specific emphasis on living with diabetes and ensuring senior participants whose mobility is diminished can continue to be active community members.

This is a project for seniors, designed by seniors, which includes educational activities, diabetes-friendly cuisine for senior events, biannual senior field trips, exercise/dance classes and a Senior Adult Program Coordinator. RCLC anticipates serving over 200 seniors through this programming.

Funds will assist REAL Services’ downtown South Bend hub for active aging, offering recreation, engagement, and enrichment programs for senior citizens. The hub will combat social isolation and promote healthy aging through structured activities that enhance older adults’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Grant funds will help support essential costs for equipping the center, including furniture, software and IT equipment, and program supplies for the facility, which Portage Township is renovating. REAL Services will manage daily operations through dedicated staff and volunteers, while maintaining administrative oversight of all hub activities and programs and working with other community partners.

Funds will help provide support to three areas: the first is to renovate current group and supported living homes for seniors to provide a safe, loving, and dignified home for individuals of all abilities. The second area is for LOGAN’s new Life Enrichment and Employment Pathways programming that directly supports seniors getting out into the community.

The third component is a van for group and supported living homes to use with a wheelchair accessible lift. Saint Joseph Health System: $30,000 Senior Citizens in St. Joseph County continue to be affected by poverty, inequity, poor health, and challenges accessing community resources.

Improved access to health care, better utilization of community resources, and individualized care coordination helps to achieve optimal health outcomes for the growing population of vulnerable senior citizens in our community. Funds will help support SJHS Community Health Workers (CHW) integrated into the health and human service network in our community.

CHWs collaborate with providers and guide seniors into appropriate services, increasing equitable access to resources and advancing care coordination. South Bend Heritage Foundation: $10,000 South Bend Heritage Foundation has aimed to enhance the lives of low-income, senior residents in South Bend by providing senior programming that successfully enhances resident life, while meeting all components of aging in place principles.

These include supportive services and activities that offer opportunities for engagement, education, and continued socialization to preserve their dignity as the population grows older.

Funding will help support SBH’s Aging in Place Resident Life Program, which offers low-income seniors residing at SBH properties opportunities to reduce isolation, improve their health awareness and access to resources, and keep their minds stimulated and active, thereby reducing cognitive decline.