Newark, DE-based Kendal Corporation has pledged $75,000 over three years to assist the Vision Centre, an organization committed to helping to solve the issue of future leadership in senior living and care.
The center is “grateful for Kendal’s commitment to our mission and goals as we move forward with our future strategies,” Vision Centre CEO Doug Olson said. “Sponsorships and support from outstanding organizations like Kendal are what drives this effort forward.”
As McKnight’s Senior Living previously reported, the Vision Centre provides a bridge between universities and providers to help find ways to interest students in working in senior living and other areas of long-term care. Its goal is to create 25 robust higher education programs to prepare future generations of leaders, and the center also aims to facilitate 1,000 paid internships from those programs by 2025.
Kendal’s financial commitment will help the relatively new 501(c )(3) nonprofit organization meet that goal. The organizational joins a host of other supporters, including the American College of Health Care Administrators, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, the American Seniors Housing Association, Argentum, LeadingAge, the NAB Foundation, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
“The Vision Centre’s dedication to creating valuable conversations and advancement will directly support organizations like Kendal,” Kendal Chief Strategy Officer Steve Bailey said. “I am confident the Vision Centre will produce top-of-the-line university partnerships that will transform the future of the senior living field. Together, we have the ability to inspire the next generation of senior living.”
