Preventive care and health initiatives continue to be the focus of the Williamsburg Health Foundation, which announced its second round of 2014 grant recipients this week.
The foundation has invested almost $1.4 million in area agencies, which brings the total for the year to about $4.5 million.
With the aim of giving residents a healthy start in life, WHF gave two grants to Child Development Resources for early intervention programs and increased its basic operating support to Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center to $450,000, up from $426,500 in 2013.
“Among its many roles in caring for the community, Olde Towne provides prenatal care to expectant mothers without health insurance and contributes to healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes,” said WHF President and CEO Jeanne Zeidler in a news release.
One grant recipient — Virginia Legacy Soccer received $16,000 through its Williamsburg Soccer Foundation — was honored at a breakfast Oct. 30 as one of three Williamsburg Health Foundation Award winners. The award recognized the club for its programs to get youth from all backgrounds physically active, and marked a shift away from the “Healthcare Heroes” awards the foundation had given for 15 years to those making a difference in that field.
Another grant the foundation highlighted was one to Housing Partnerships Inc., to purchase equipment to detect lead paint and prevent lead poisoning in local children.
“We want everyone living in Greater Williamsburg to have the opportunity to avoid preventable illness,” Doug Myers, chair of the Board of Trustees, in the release.
The full list of grant winners, with awards totaling $1,385,400:
Behavioral Health Treatment and Intervention
- Bacon Street: $38,000 for youth substance abuse intervention and treatment
- Child and Family Connection: $12,000 for a conflict resolution group program for children and group counseling for adults charged with assault and battery and domestic violence
- New Horizons Family Counseling Center: $124,500 for behavioral health interventions for children, adolescents and their families
- York County Juvenile Services: $42,000 for psychological and substance abuse services program
Community Health
- Housing Partnerships Inc.: $25,990 for lead paint testing equipment
- Williamsburg Soccer Foundation: $16,000 to provide eligible children in Williamsburg-James City County schools with free, after-school soccer including transportation through the Community Partnership Virginia Legacy Soccer
Education
- Child Development Resources: $83,000 for the Parents As Teachers program
- Thomas Nelson Community College Foundation, Historic Triangle: $75,000 for equipment to support the Emergency Medical Services program at TNCC
- Hampton Roads Educational Campus Telecommunications Association, Inc. (WHRO): $100,000 for digital, healthy lifestyle educational materials for the community
Food, Agricultural and Nutrition
- Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula: $20,000 for fresh produce for its mobile food pantry program
- Grove Christian Outreach Center: $11,000 for the Food Access Outreach Program
- Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels: $44,000 to deliver nutritious meals to low-income residents
Healthcare
- Lackey Free Clinic: $20,000 for a volunteer recruitment program
- Olde Towne Medical and Dental Center: $450,000 to support clinic operations
- Olde Towne Medical and Dental Center: $66,000 for a registered nurse to work with patients on the transition from hospital to home
- Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Auxiliary: $5,000 for free bone density testing for the uninsured
- Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Auxiliary: $5,000 for free mammograms for the uninsured
- Child Development Resources: $100,000 for programs for the Infant & Parent Program
- Peninsula Agency on Aging: $110,000 for non-emergency medical transportation through RIDES
- Williamsburg Area Faith in Action: $38,000 to train volunteers to assist seniors again in place
To learn more about WHF, visit the foundation’s website.
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