The largest grant award to date funds a community partnership promoting healthier lifestyles led by the public school system
2006 Grant Awards
Organization Name |
Project Description |
Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
Five core services will be provided to seniors: information and referral, education, care consultation, support groups and registering clients for Safe Return. |
$10,000 |
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A nutrition program implemented in local African American churches to increase healthy lifestyle choices among church members. A youth education component will be added to this program in 2007. |
$16,400 |
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An educational program that guides participants to make healthy lifestyle choices and reduce their risk factors against heart disease and stroke. |
$84,333 |
|
American National Red Cross: York-Poquoson Chapter |
Improved community outreach and disaster services through updated technology and a new van for emergency response and educational outreach purposes. |
$48,986 |
Individual and group counseling at the Avalon Shelter and Outreach Office as well as in the local public schools and detention center. |
$50,000 |
|
Bacon Street |
Youth Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment services for people under the age of 19. |
$100,432 |
City of Williamsburg |
Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness Strategy |
$50,000 |
Preventive health care and monitoring for unserved children; enhanced services for children with autism; and increased mental health services for children, families and CDR staff. |
$176,798 |
|
The College of William & Mary Schroeder Center for Healthcare Policy |
A major household survey will be conducted and other analyses of access to physician and professional care in the Foundation's service areas. |
$116,065 |
Psychiatric Services at Olde Towne Medical Center, Parenting for Positive Outcomes, and the Lafayette Apartment Empowerment Project will be continued, and new initiatives developed for Intensive In-Home Services and child psychiatric services at OTMC that address gaps in current behavioral health services system. |
$259,495 |
|
Therapeutic riding services for a pilot group of special needs students from the Williamsburg-James City County Public School System Department of Special Education. |
$125,881 |
|
FISH, Inc. |
Sanitation supplies and personal hygiene products for clients who cannot afford them. |
$10,000 |
Gloucester - Mathews Free Clinic |
Chronic care clinic will expand its hours of operation from 4 to 20 hours per week for chronically ill patients. |
$154,400 |
Grove Christian Outreach Center |
Access to nutritious food as well as non-food items such as laundry detergent, toothpaste and toothbrushes, and other needed toiletries that are not covered by other assistance programs. |
$14,851 |
Continue service provision to seniors through the Senior Volunteer Program. |
$13,435 |
|
Increased staffing, technology tools for enhanced case management and fundraising needs, and facility maintenance and renovations. |
$160,000 |
|
James City County |
Emergency Preparedness and Relief Funds. |
$100,000 |
A web-based Emergency Operations Center for the provision of effective planning, information sharing and resource allocation to the community during emergency situations. |
$71,000 |
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A scholarship fund to assist the practical nursing students with tuition. |
$10,000 |
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Development of a program for community medical interpretive services (CMIS) and support of the Network's mission. |
$130,730 |
|
OB/Perinatal Care Clinic services for medically indigent women and start up of a program focusing on care for patients with chronic diseases. |
$979,596 |
|
Increase services of volunteer practitioners and the hours of services of the Chronic Care Clinic. |
$147,162 |
|
Parent-Child Development Corporation |
Improve the physical and emotional health of young children on the Middle Peninsula through parent education. |
$20,000 |
Continue program of providing bulk medications to local free clinics. |
$30,000 |
|
A scholarship fund to encourage high school seniors to pursue careers in the medical/health area. |
$23,500 |
|
Thomas Nelson Educational Foundation |
Nursing courses, phlebotomy training for entry-level workforce skills for area students and other residents to be offered at the Historic Triangle Thomas Nelson Community College campus. A pilot project will be implemented to offer Spanish language classes for emergency health care workers. |
$154,563 |
Thomas Nelson Educational Foundation |
Scholarships to offset costs related to obtaining a nursing education for TNCC students who are either employed by Eastern State Hospital or reside in the Greater Williamsburg area. |
$16,000 |
Three Rivers Health District |
Reduce chronic disease risk through health screening, education, training and collaborative activities for Native Americans living in King William County. |
$23,031 |
Virginia Capital Trail Foundation |
Supplemental operational support for the Foundation's immediate fundraising efforts while preparing to launch a major fundraising campaign. |
$22,000 |
Working in partnership with VHCF and their special software, The Pharmacy Connection (TPC), 11-12 sites throughout the service area will be established at existing organizations to serve patients of clinics and private physicians to obtain millions of dollars in free medications for eligible residents. |
$400,000 |
|
An after-school soccer program that promotes general health and fitness and prevention of substance to underserved students at six Williamsburg-James City County elementary schools over the next three years. |
$63,250 |
|
Williamsburg Area Faith in Action |
Volunteer services program for homebound seniors. Services include relief for care givers through respite care, in-home visits, information & referral to community services, and assisted transportation to medical appointments. |
$37,500 |
Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels, Inc. |
Meals provided to its current client base while expanding outreach to an unserved portion of the population. |
$27,510 |
Effective strategic planning to develop a vision for the future of the organization. |
$23,025 |
|
York County |
Back-up Power Electrical Support for County Disaster Shelter Program. |
$50,000 |
Substance abuse prevention and intervention services for youth and their families referred by the Ninth District Judicial Court and the Court Service Unit. |
$165,027 |
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Tuition support for minority high school seniors pursuing a degree in a medical related course of study. |
$15,000 |
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 24, 2007