Care for the needs of PYM Friends 60 years and older!
Recently Aging Assistance and Greenleaf Granting Groups found joy and fulfillment! Here’s how:
- We updated all the application forms and guidelines so they are easier to read and complete, and they represent how we currently function.
This is a current or upcoming project or interesting thing the granting group is working on:
- Implement the new streamlined, simplified application process
People who participate in this granting group can learn and grow in this way:
- Learn about aging services which vary widely.
- Learn about the functioning of PYM as it relates to AAGG and Greenleaf.
This granting group functions at its best when there are people serving on it who have these skills or experiences:
- Sensitivity to the needs of aging adults who have run low on funds.
- Willingness to read proposals and attend grantmaking meetings.
- A balance between compassion and ability to say no, or at least ask more questions.
The realistic time commitment of members of this granting group includes:
- Meet twice a year (on Zoom) for grant making (2-3 hours plus review of proposals time),
- In between scheduled meetings, meet on Zoom as needed when timeliness is required.
- We held an extra meeting this year to deal with administrative issues.
Membership:
- Members of granting groups are appointed by the Granting Committee and must be a member of a meeting.
- Ideally, the granting groups have 5-10 members and currently need one.
What We Do
Aging Grants at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting support the needs of Friends 60 years and older and in financial need to age in place or in communities.
How To Apply
PYM members 60 years of age or older in financial need may apply for grants to assist with their basic needs or to make it possible to live in communities, or to remain in their own homes. They are encouraged to apply as soon as a need is known, by contacting PYM’s Aging Support Coordinator, Sheila Sorkin at ssorkin@pym.org. Applications may also be made on someone’s behalf by family members, or a Meeting’s Care Committee. These grants to individuals are kept confidential.
Deadline: May 1 and November 1; but, apply when assistance is needed – urgent grants can be considered outside of the regular schedule.
Who We Are
Members of the Aging Assistance and Greenleaf Granting Groups are appointed by the PYM Granting Committee. PYM’s Aging Support Coordinator, Sheila Sorkin (SSorkin@pym.org), assists the groups.
Aging Assistance Granting Group Members
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Moon Beiferman-Haines – Moorestown Monthly Meeting
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Bette Conover – Abington Monthly Meeting
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Terry Cooke, Liaison, Granting Committee – Haverford Monthly Meeting
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Candace Davis – Media Monthly Meeting
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Susan Hoskins, Clerk – Newtown Meeting
- Lynne Piersol – Swarthmore Monthly Meeting
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Peter Yeomans – Germantown Monthly Meeting
Greenleaf Granting Group Members
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Lucy Beard – Moorestown MM /Haddonfield QM
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Haley Driscoll – Moorestown MM / Haddonfield QM
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Ventina Hershey – Mount Holly MM / Burlington QM
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David Leonard, Recording Clerk – Kendal MM / Western QM
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Christopher McKenney – Birmingham MM / Concord QM
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Fred Melroy, Clerk – Medford MM / Haddonfield QM
Funds
Charles S. and Sarah von L Albertson Fund: assists elderly PYM Friends to continue to live in their own homes.
Richard Cadbury Fund: established in 1966 by the will of Richard Cadbury. Cadbury provides services and assistance to elderly members of PYM.
Aging Grant Fund: the Aging Grant Fund represents many bequests left to the yearly meeting to support aging Friends.
Greenleaf Fund – Established from the funds of the former Greenleaf Boarding Home to assist elderly PYM Friends with basic living expenses.
