Panel #2: Sharing Financing/ 

Fund-Raising Experiences 

Meghan Brady 

St. Joseph Community Services 

Roberta Brenner 

Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, I

New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Founding Members 

Community Action 

Program of Belknap-Merrimack Count

Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. Ossipee Concerned Citizens, Inc. St. Joseph Community Services, Inc. Tri-County Community Action 

Program, Inc. 
Grafton County 

Southern Carroll County 

Hillsborough County Merrimack County 

Coos County 

Belknap County 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Coalition members work together toward a vision ofcommunity where older adults and adults with disabilities... Are able to live independentl

y, 

Are treated with respect and dignit

y, 

Have access to resources to meet fundamental needs
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Services Provided: 

Community Dining 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Services Provided: 

Meals on Wheels 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Services Provided: 

Accessible Transportation 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Services Provided: 

Evidence-based health and 

wellness programs 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Services Provided: 

Outreach 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Services Provided: 

Information and Referral 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Services Provided: 

Community dining Home-delivered meals Senior transportation Evidence-based health and wellness programs Outreach Information and referral 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Coalition members raise funds together. 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

The Coalition has applied 

successfully for grants to 

support our Meals on Wheels 

programs across the state. 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Building the Business Capacity of 

Senior Nutritional Programs 

Grant Award 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Building the Business Capacity of 

Senior Nutritional Programs 

Potential pilots: 

Depression Intervention using 

Virtual Problem Solving Therapy 

Enhancement of the Meals on 

Wheels Safety Check 
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council has forged rela

with hospitals in the area, positioning us to wo

collaboratively with health care systems, especi

Dartmouth-Hitchcock, with its focus on population he

developing an Accountable Care Organization with a 

the Medicare population. 
GCSCC: Working with health care providers 

Critical Care Access 

hospitals needed 

transportation assistance... 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

...and the GCSCC SenioTransportatiProgram methe need. 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

Small rhospitabegan contrib
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

Around 2000, Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

realized how rapidly the service 

population was aging and began 

reaching out to aging service provider

to work together. 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

Dartmouth-Hitchcock became a philanthropic contributor to G
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

D-H’s Community Benefits 

Office started working closely 

with GCSCC. 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

A brief history of our initiatives 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

History of our initiatives • LIGHT Program 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

History of our initiatives • Oral health 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

History of our initiatives • Falls risk reduction 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

History of our initiatives • Home safety checks
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

History of our initiatives • Programs are held jointly at

DHMC and at the UpperValley Senior Center.
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

Now Dartmouth-Hitchcock is increasingly 

focused on serving a far larger region. 
GCSCC: Working with health care provider

Now Dartmouth-Hitchcock is increasingly 

focused on serving a far larger region. 

This grant positions the Coalition to work 

collaboratively with the hospital system. 
New Hampshire Coalition of Aging Services 

Questions...?