Metta Fund incorporates this more positive, realistic language about aging — and the thinking behind it — into its grantmaking. “We have sought to frame our work, not just in what’s missing, but what could be present,” says Metta Fund CEO Janet Y. Spears. “Instead of focusing on social isolation and loneliness, focusing on social connectedness. Asking, ‘How can we support connectedness?’ and letting that question guide who we choose to support.”
