Catholic Charities West Virginia
WellnessWorks Program incorporates the distribution of nutritionally sound food items and written educational materials for individuals with chronic health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol.
Grant Awarded: $10,00
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Catholic Charities West Virginia website
Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
Assist with food purchasing to prepare hot meals at the church on Wednesday evenings to anyone in the community in need.
Grant Awarded: $4,000
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness
Chapell Hill United Methodist Church website
Kasson Parent Teacher Organization
Pilot a Student Mindfulness Program at the school to combat Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) encountered by many children to improve the likelihood of success in the classroom and their daily lives.
Grant Awarded: $9,375
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Lewis County Senior Citizens Center, Inc.
Replace existing computers in the classroom to encourage continued use for health education and healthy connections.
Grant Awarded: $2,730
Funding Priority: Lifestyle Education
Lewis County Senior Citizens Center website
Marshall University Research Corporation
Provide dental education to seniors via evidence-based workshops. Workshops will serve to empower participants at senior centers and congregate meal sites with to care for their oral health; will distribute oral health products tailored to individual senior needs; and engage dental professionals within the community to provide on-site consultation services for seniors at senior centers.
Grant Awarded: $13,098
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Marshall University Research Corporation website
Marshall University Research Corporation
A partnership of health care agencies to establish care coordination teams, including CHWs, for high-risk diabetes patients that improves outcomes, reduces health care costs, & establishes sustained employment for CHWs.
Grant Awarded: $15,500
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Marshall University Research Corporation website
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council
The senior companion program places volunteers age 55 and older with other seniors to provide assistance in helping keep them independent and in their own home.
Grant Awarded: $7,000
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Spiritual and Pastoral Care
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council website
Milan Puskar Health Right
Expansion of the LIGHT project’s harm reduction program to Lewis and Upshur counties.
Grant Awarded: $4,000
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Milan Puskar Health Right Website
Mountain CAP of West Virginia, Inc.
The Mountain CAP Child Advocacy Center program provides justice and healing to children who have suffered abuse.
Grant Awarded: $8,050
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Spiritual and Pastoral Care
Mountain CAP of West Virginia website
Mountain Hospice, Inc.
Enhance and expand Camp Good Grief and youth and adult community bereavement support program.
Grant Awarded: $4,900
Funding Priority: Spiritual and Pastoral Care
Mountain Hospice website
Mountaineer Food Bank
Provide the Fresh Initiative pop-up markets in Webster and Upshur counties, providing food, education materials, recipes, and food demonstrations at each event. Students will receive a “grow your own” container with seed packets, soil, and instructions on growing their own food.
Grant Awarded: $8,920
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Mountaineer Food Bank website
Rock Cave Elementary
Building and expanding the school garden (including a high tunnel) to teach students and families about proper health, nutrition, and wellness.
Grant Awarded: $5,880
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Rock Cave Elementary website
The Committee on Aging for Randolph County
Provide meals to seniors throughout our county from our nutrition sites at Elkins, Harman, Mill Creek, and the Elkins Manor. Home delivered meals are provided from our Harman and Mill Creek sites as well to provide nutritious meals for those unable to attend the congregate sites.
Grant Awarded: $10,000
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness
The Committee on Aging for Randolph County website
Upshur County Family Resource Network
Expand the Baby Shower, a health/safety fair created to help prenatal/postnatal women and their families. The program is being enhanced and expanded to include information and services for foster care/adoption support.
Grant Awarded: $1,000
Funding Priority: Lifestyle Education
Upshur County Family Resource Network website
Upshur County Public Library
A new outreach initiative seeks to promote healthy lifestyle choices in our community by offering free programs and updated collection resources at the library on topics which promote a whole person wellness. The twelve-month project will include both year-long initiatives, such as free yoga classes, and monthly themes related to health and wellness topics.
Grant Awarded: $10,000
Funding Priority: Lifestyle Education
Upshur County Public Library website
Upshur Parish House
Will be providing complete traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meal packages to Upshur County residents meeting the Parish House financial need criteria. Each meal package will contain, at a minimum, turkey or ham, potatoes (white and/or sweet), green beans, corn, cake mix or pie filling, and stuffing. Items will be purchased from local businesses and farmers to further support the community.
Grant Awarded: $10,000
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness
Upshur Parish House website
Webster County Family Resource Network
Offers a 7-week series of classes for up to 45 students encompassing food safety, sanitation, preservation, and healthier/budget-conscious choices via local resources.
Grant Awarded: $5,083
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness, Lifestyle Education
Webster County Family Resource Network website
West Virginia Wesleyan College
A collaborative group of Wesleyan faculty and community members will research, identify, and begin to implement targeted initiatives to address the substance use disorder problem in the region. An on-campus symposium, An Integrated Approach to Substance Use Disorder Recovery, was hosted in September. Symposium presenters and attendees included healthcare providers, people in recovery, researchers, individuals and families, criminal justice workers, educators, and governmental officials. Participants and others will be invited to participate in two regional community events. The first, in collaboration with the WV Office of Drug Control Policy, the group will present City of Solutions. This will be followed with a deliberative community dialogue on community approaches to substance use recovery. These community gatherings will conclude with development of action steps to implement specific initiatives identified by community members.
Grant Awarded: $15,000
Funding Priority: Lifestyle Education
West Virginia Wesleyan College website
Women’s Aid in Crisis, Inc.
Will provide adult, teen, and child victims of domestic or sexual violence a fund that can assist them with food, personal items, basic household items upon rehousing, transportation, prescriptions, deposits, and relocation when other community resources can’t be utilized to address these needs.
Grant Awarded: $20,000
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness
Women’s Aid in Crisis Website
Youth Health Service, Inc.
The project will better serve children and caregivers in southern Randolph County by offering Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in their home community. PCIT is one of the strongest evidenced-based treatment models for young children with behavioral challenges.
Grant Awarded: $2,256
Funding Priority: Health & Wellness
Youth Health Service Website
