Hilton Foundation announces major grant for aging sisters
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced Jan. 22 a $15 million effort to help care for Catholic sisters who are aging and live in underserved communities.
Among some of the first initiatives of The Anna Trust: Catholic Sisters’ Elder Care Fund, as the new nonprofit is called, is the funding of 100 grants to support 10,000 sisters, with an emphasis on underserved geographies. It also will “educate 5,000 sisters in training modules that address the needs of congregations in elder care”; launch a “study to document the impact of grantmaking on sisters’ mental health, physical health, and spirituality”; and raise an additional $15 million to support endowment and operational costs, the Hilton Foundation said in the Jan. 22 press release. (The Hilton Foundation is a substantial funder of Global Sisters Report.)
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