Front Porch's initiative, "Gaming to Connect" is an intergenerational video gaming program to promote mental health, physical wellbeing, and social engagement. Through our Center for Innovation and Wellbeing, the project will foster social connectivity, accessibility, and adoption through multiple events and activities between local partners, volunteers, and older adults in residential communities and senior centers. 

Accelerate the development from an early prototype to an easy-to-use automatic speech recognition-based captioning product that can be brought to market.

Support for their app teaching seniors to use tablets. 

Promoted consumer and assistive technologies for individuals with hearing loss.

Supporting resources for people who are deaf-blind and older adults losing both vision and hearing.

Helen Keller Services is launching a pilot project to help older adults who are DeafBlind more effectively use technology for daily living, communication, and independence. The initiative combines virtual guidance, in-person support, and training on tools like smartphones, alerting systems, and smart home devices.

India Home is creating a Technology Hub at its Queens, NY headquarters to support digital literacy among South Asian and Indo-Caribbean immigrant seniors. Through access to devices and tailored workshops, the initiative helps older adults stay connected, access telehealth, and build confidence using technology.

Creating accessible experiences for the Smithsonian Latino Center and resources to help other museums to replicate accessibility in their exhibits. 

The CTA Foundation supports JCA’s SeniorTech initiative to increase capacity at five of their tech training centers where computer and technology courses are taught to adults age 50 plus by expert, older adult volunteers.

The Foundation is working to scale and grow its Virtual Senior Academy, a program using telepresence technology to reduce social isolation among seniors.

Lighthouse Guild is working on a new assistive technology training initiative that will support people who are visually impaired. Through in-person and virtual support, the project will help people who are visually impaired leverage technology to attain their goals. 

Lutheran Services in America is introducing interactive digital displays to support older adults with memory loss and their family caregivers in Nebraska. The devices foster meaningful connection through shared activities, while training helps staff and families use the technology to improve communication and quality of life.

MAB Community Services is expanding access technology and AI-informed training that helps older adults with visual disabilities across Massachusetts live more connected, healthy and independent lives.

MABVI provides increased access to assistive technology training for seniors who are blind or have low vision, so they can maintain active lives in their own homes.

Mary’s Center provides healthcare services to seniors and people with disabilities through the use of consumer technology. The grant will help Mary’s Center purchase the consumer technology to preform healthcare services.

A pilot project will test the feasibility of virtually connecting isolated, home-bound seniors to their local senior center.

The Connecting Seniors with Technology program gives low income, homebound seniors and adults with disabilities access to the internet and computer training.

Meritan provides home health services to older adults using remote monitoring equipment to improve care access, healthcare quality and measurable outcomes.

MOKA is expanding its smart home pilot to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in residential settings. By integrating person-centered technology and evaluating outcomes with a local university, the initiative aims to improve independence, reduce care demands, and inform scalable housing solutions in Michigan.

The CTA Foundation supported a pilot project to learn how tablet technology can be leveraged to enhance quality of life for the elderly and infirm in long-term care, including those with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, as well as other cognitive and physical challenges.

Developed a “smart home on wheels” to bring the versatile technology to seniors and individuals with disabilities who lack transportation.

Provided support for accessibility feature and technology training classes. 

Pepperdine University’s Foster Grandparent Program connects low-income older adults with opportunities to mentor and support vulnerable youth in educational and developmental settings. The initiative fosters intergenerational connection while addressing social isolation among seniors and enhancing outcomes for children in need.