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The Center for Hope Hospice provides terminally ill patients with the natural, humane care known as hospice and their families or loved ones with physical, emotional, and spiritual support during their time of need. The Center brings to its patients a new, caring quality of life that actively supports the individual's right to live out the remainder of their life with dignity and in comfort, surrounded by the love of family and friends, and eased from the burdens of distress be it physical, emotional, spiritual, financial or social.​ The Center provides family and loved ones with the opportunity to discover and embrace the gift of life as they journey through loss. The Center welcomes all terminally ill patients, their families and loved ones without concern for race, ethnicity, religious affiliation or ability to pay.

LifePath, an Area Agency on Aging (AAA), is a private, non-profit corporation that develops, provides, and coordinates a range of services to support independent living. LifePath provides home and community programs for the area known as Franklin County, plus the four Worcester County towns of Athol, Petersham, Phillipston, and Royalston for elders, persons with disabilities, and caregivers as the Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) and AAA. LifePath also operates programs in Hampshire, Hampden, and Berkshire Counties.

Meals For The Elderly is a private, nonprofit charitable organization devoted to serving the homebound elderly and disabled with nutritious, home-delivered meals each weekday, while ensuring their individual well-being through personal contact. In addition to the normal weekday meal, a sack lunch is provided on Friday of each week to assist the recipients in getting through the weekend. Frozen meals are also provided for evenings and weekends for recipients who depend solely on Meals For The Elderly for their meals.

To receive and administer funds to further the mission of Clark Retirement Community Inc. (The mission of Clark Retirement Community Inc.: To create communities of dignity, compassion and respect centered on the lives of older adults and those who care for them.)

Community Bridges envisions a thriving community where every person has the opportunity to unleash their full potential. Our family of ten programs delivers essential services, provides equitable access to resources, and advocates for health and dignity across every stage of life. Every year, we meet the needs of thousands of local children, families and seniors with broad support from individuals, businesses, foundations and government. We believe that when we work together, anything is possible. Our Child Development Division's experienced, bilingual teachers offer early education opportunities, developmental screenings, and family engagement at six centers throughout the county. Child & Adult Care Food Program is a nutrition assistance program that ensures low-income children and adults attending licensed facilities receive healthy meals and each every day. Elderday Adult Day Health Care is the only program of its kind in Santa Cruz County, serving approximately 70 elders and adults with physical, emotional, or cognitive impairments each day. It provides the services this vulnerable population needs to stay healthy and maintain the highest level of independence possible. Our Family Resource Collective works with individuals and families to build safe, healthy, and compassionate communities through education, resources, and advocacy. It includes La Manzana Community Resources, Live Oak Family Resource Center, Mountain Community Resources, and Nueva Vista. Lift Line provides accessible rides to low-income, disabled, elderly and frail individuals each year, ensuring that their medical, nutritional, and emotional needs are met. Meals on Wheels for Santa Cruz County serves more than 600 meals per day to low-income, frail, elderly, and disabled residents. With no required payment or waiting list, those in need can count on a warm meal at one of our five centers, or delivered straight to their doors. Women, Infants & Children (WIC) provides nutrition education, food stamps, and breastfeeding support to more than 9,000 low-income pregnant women, infants and children each month, helping families thrive.

H.Y.S.S.O.P. Housing Inc.-Honoring Your Seasoned Spirit in Opulent Places was founded 2010, formed as a group in 2012, acquired its 501c3 non-profit status in 2015. We exist to provide aging 55+ LGBTQ Women of Color quality housing in a supportive environment. We seek to improve the quality of life for this community and to respond to the needs of this community through housing ventures. We aspire to provide safe, fully sustainable, culturally diverse housing for aging 55+ LGBTQ Women of Color and the women & family who love them. We believe that aging 55+ LGBTQ Women of Color deserve the right to live in an environment that supports our sexuality, cultural sensitivity, different abilities, as well as address the care and well-being of our overall self.

THE MISSION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF SARAH NURSING CENTER, INC. IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ASSURE THE SAFETY AND DIGNITY, AND FOSTER THE INDEPENDENCE OF THOSE WE SERVE THROUGH RESIDENTIAL, PERSONAL CARE, HEALTH AND OTHER QUALITY SERVICES, CONSISTENT WITH JEWISH VALUES AND TRADITIONS BY OPERATING A SKILLED NURSING HOME AND A SUB-ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER FOR ELDERLY INFIRM AND DISABLED ADULTS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. THE FACILITY IS LICENSED AS SUCH BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.

VNA Hospice & Palliative Care, part of VNA Care, improves the quality of life for individuals and their loved ones facing a life-limiting illness and loss. Our team provides physical, emotional, social, practical, and spiritual support tailored to each person’s needs and goals. Care is provided wherever a patient calls home, including private residences, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. VNA Hospice & Palliative Care also offers three home-like hospice residences (Elizabeth Evarts de Rham Hospice Home, Cambridge; Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester; and Stanley R. Tippett Hospice Home, Needham) for times when remaining at home is not possible. Our staff is dedicated to our mission to provide the right care with kindness and compassion every day for every person we serve.

Founded in 1974 on the belief that no one should be hungry or alone in a world of caring people, Caring for Friends is a volunteer organization and independent food bank serving greater Philadelphia. CFF provides food and friendship to homebound seniors, veterans, and those with disabilities; delivers meals to people facing homelessness; and donates food to more than 250 community partners in unserved and underserved neighborhoods. In 2021, CFF rescued, sourced and distributed more than 12 million pounds of food. Volunteer to cook meals, pack snacks, make deliveries or visit with clients at caringforfriends.org.

Citymeals on Wheels funds and coordinates the preparation and delivery of nutritious weekend, holiday, and emergency meals and provides regular social check‑ins for homebound older New Yorkers. The organization partners with community meal centers and the NYC Department for the Aging to ensure continuity of meals and companionship for frail, isolated seniors across all five boroughs.

Homesteads for Hope is a unique Community Farm experience for transitioning young adults with and without disabilities providing opportunities to learn, work, live and grow in the Greater Rochester Region. Our membership, programs, services and inclusive events are hosted on a 55 acre farm located on the banks of the historic Erie Canal creating a venue of dignity, purpose and sustainable agri-tourism. Our Mission at Homesteads for Hope is to promote sustainable lifestyles and futures by creating a collaborative community to serve all individuals without distinction.Our Vision at Homesteads for Hope is to develop an intentional agricultural-style community that offers an inclusive environment to learn, work, live and grow.

Meals on Wheels America is the leadership organization supporting the more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network serves virtually every community in America and, along with more than two million staff and volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America’s seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity. By providing funding, leadership, education, research and advocacy support, Meals on Wheels America empowers its local member programs to strengthen their communities, one senior at a time. OUR VISION An America in which all seniors live nourished lives with independence and dignity. OUR MISSION To empower local community programs to improve the health and quality of life of the seniors they serve so that no one is left hungry or isolated.