Thanks Mom & Dad Fund Inc

THANKS MOM AND DAD FUND HONORS PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND MENTORS BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

THANKS MOM & DAD FUND (TMD) ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FUND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES AT SENIOR CENTERS ACROSS GEORGIA. REVENUE FOR THE SENIOR CENTER INNOVATION GRANTS TOTALED $90,000; GRANT EXPENDITURES WERE $75,050 (INCLUDES $50 FROM TMD) IN FY 2021 FOR FY 2021-22 GRANTS. SENIOR CENTERS CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND ADAPT EXISTING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMMING FOR OLDER GEORGIANS.

FROM 2020 CVS GRANT FOR $60,000, TMD TESTED INTERVENTIONS THAT ADDRESSED SOCIAL ISOLATION IN 9 SITES ACROSS THE STATE EACH RECEIVING $5,000 FOR TESTING INTERVENTIONS. $5,000 SET ASIDE FOR A 2022 FORUM TO PRESENT FINDINGS TO AGING SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FOCUS ON ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS. AS A RESULT OF THIS WORK, TMD WAS NAMED A CVS HEALTH ZONE PARTNER IN 2021 AND RECEIVED $25,000 GRANT TO CONTINUE FOCUS ON SOCIAL ISOLATION MITIGATION AND IMPROVE THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS FOR HEALTH FOR SENIORS IN THE 30318 ZIP CODE. DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS TOTALED $21,500 OF WHICH $19,000 DEDICATED TO TELEPHONE REASSURANCE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT WITH WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN FY 2022; $1500 WAS SET ASIDE FOR JOINT PROGRAM MATERIAL PRINTING AND PROMOTION AND $3500 ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROMOTION COSTS.

REVENUE OF $70,000 ANTHEM GRANT WAS RELATED TO RESEARCH ABOUT COVID IMPACT ON SERVICE DELIVERY AND HOW PROVIDERS ADAPTED PROGRAMS TO SERVE MORE SENIORS. IT ENGAGED GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER AND TWELVE (12) AREA AGENCIES ON AGING TO DETERMINE INSIGHT INTO PROGRAM ADAPTATIONS THAT EMERGED DURING THE PANDEMIC TO INFORM PROVIDERS SERVING OLDER ADULTS ABOUT HOW TO CREATE GREATER EFFICIENCIES USING NEW MODELS FOR POST-PANDEMIC SERVICE DELIVERY. EXPENSES OF $25,000 TO CONTRACT WITH GSU RESEARCH INSTITUTE ADDITIONAL $12,500 CARRIED OVER INTO 2022 FOR FINAL BILLING UPON COMPLETION; $24,000 FOR FOCUS GROUPS, ADDITIONAL FUNDING SET ASIDE FOR 2022 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, FOCUS GROUPS, COORDINATION, REPORT PRINTING AND DISSEMINATION AND MAILING COSTS. PRINTED REPORT TO BE COMPLETED IN 2022 TO INFORM PROVIDER ABOUT MODELS FOR GREATER EFFICIENCIES TO SERVE MORE OLDER ADULTS.