The following organizations have received MSC Fund grants from the Cooperative Development Foundation to develop co-op projects that aim to enhance the quality of health care for seniors.

Grants approved in 2011

Direct Care Alliance – New York, NY

• $20,000 to Direct Care Alliance, the national network of direct care workers, to work with Cooperative Care to develop a credentialing program for co-op direct care workers and to develop a marketing strategy for co-op care workers

Grants approved in 2010

Direct Care Alliance – New York, NY

• $15,000 to Direct Care Alliance, the national network of direct care workers, to develop a toolkit and on-line resource for and to train direct care workers

Grants approved in 2009

Maryland Assistive Technology Cooperative – Columbia, MD

• A $16,000 grant was awarded to expand its outreach to more rural counties; expand training of volunteers and support staff at local hospitals, home care agencies, and assisted living facilities; and encourage co-op buying to reduce costs to seniors.

Grants approved in 2008

The Hospital Cooperative – Pocatello, ID

• A $16,000 grant was awarded to develop educational materials for seniors that address preventing falls and medication errors and making homes safer and to develop training modules to prepare hospital-based health educators to teach seniors about these topics.

Maryland Assistive Technology Cooperative – Columbia, MD

• $17,775 to Maryland Assistive Technology Cooperative to educate seniors and their families about affordable assistive technology devices

Circle of Life – Bellingham, WA

• $14,000 to Circle of Life, a home care cooperative in Bellingham, WA, to educate seniors and their communities about the advantages of cooperative home care

Grants approved in 2007

Cooperative Care – Wautoma, WI

• $25,000 to Cooperative Care, a home care cooperative in Wautoma, WI, to create a training program for member/owners of home care co-ops

Northwest Cooperative Development Center – Olympia, WA

• $23,240 to the Northwest Cooperative Development Center to help establish a home care cooperative in Hawaii

Circle of Life – Bellingham, WA

• $15,252 to Circle of Life, a home care cooperative in Bellingham, WA, for a market analysis and strategic planning to establish the organization as a home care co-op

Grants approved in 2006

The Hospital Cooperative – Pocatello, ID

• A $12,000 grant was awarded to improve patient care by providing training to management and staff of the 13 rural nonprofit hospitals, clinics, and long-term care units that are members of the cooperative.

Cap Services – Stevens Point, WI

• $27,830 to CAP Services in Stevens Point, WI to  collect and put on their website resources for home care development

Grants approved in 2005

Peace United Methodist Church – Pipestone, MN

• A $20,000 grant was awarded to support the merging of two parish nursing programs into a cooperative to allow for the governance, joint administration, and coordinated delivery of educational services in a rural community.

Cooperative Care – Wautoma, WI

• $11,977 to Cooperative Care, a home care cooperative in Wautoma, WI, to train caregivers who work with seniors