Our grantee partners are doing extraordinary work. Explore stories from the nonprofits Saunders House Foundation supports, and see firsthand what investing in the senior community looks like in action.
Hester Owens sews a quilt at the West Philadelphia Senior Community Center Stitch by stitch, the meticulous handiwork that creates a quilt does more than provide a warm cover. It tells a story, weaving together tradition and technique that lean on generations of history. This is especially true in Black communities, where quilting has served as a form of resistance, community bonding, and memory making. Quilts are woven wisdom. We rely on the wisdom of older adults whose live
A group of volunteers outside of the Market It’s easy to miss the logo bearing a little red shopping cart above an unassuming storefront in Upper Darby. The front entrance to Murphy’s Giving Market might fool unsuspecting passersby into believing that not much goes on there. But around the back, you’ll find an alleyway of bustling activity where many of Delco’s older adults come to shop, socialize, and build community with one another. Gathered on park benches constructed DIY
