Barbour County Senior Center
Barbour County Senior Center will purchase fitness equipment for use by seniors at its sites in Philippi and Belington as part of a health and wellness initiative.
Grant Awarded: $10,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Barbour County Senior Center Facebook page
Brownton Helping Hands
Brownton Helping Hands will provide a weekly meal to approximately 50 seniors in the Brownton community in Barbour County.
Grant Awarded: $4,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Brownton Helping Hands website
Catholic Charities of West Virginia
Catholic Charities West Virginia will purchase $5,000 in food for each of the WellnessWorks food pantries in Elkins and Webster Springs.
Grant Awarded: $10,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Catholic Charities of West Virginia website
Heart and Hand House
Heart and Hand House will contract with Ethos Leadership Group to serve as a facilitator for strategic development and team building with staff members from all Heart and Hand House locations. Heart and Hand House will purchase fresh, local produce and market bags to host Kid’s Markets and nutrition education in partnership with the West Virginia Extension Services at four Barbour County schools.
Grant Awarded: $11,495.05
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building
Heart and Hand House Facebook page
Highland Community Builders
Highland Community Builders will secure property to launch a warming shelter in Randolph County that will operate from October 2022 through March 2023. The warming shelter will open when the temperature falls to 32 degrees or below and serve clients on a “come as you are” basis. Highland Community Builders will also provide client transportation from several pick up stops across the county to the warming shelter.
Grant Awarded: $9,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Highland Community Builders website
Lewis County Senior Citizens Center
The Lewis County Senior Citizens Center will launch a summer program encouraging physical activity among senior citizens. It will purchase sports equipment and provide various activities, which may include a walking 5K, walking soccer, volleyball tournament, badminton tournament, and Zumba. The activities will engage participants from Barbour, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, and Webster counties.
Grant Awarded: $5,049.25
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Lewis County Senior Citizens Center website
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council
The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council will provide mileage reimbursement for Senior Companion program and Foster Grandparents program volunteers.
Grant Awarded: $13,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council website
New Vision Renewable Energy
New Vision Renewable Energy will convene a Healthy Focus Group comprised of community members to help strategically inform its program offerings. It will also provide financial assistance on an as-needed basis to clients accessing the behavioral telehealth program and transport community members to and from the Epicenter to participate in programs.
Grant Awarded: $3,200
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building
New Vision Renewable Energy website
Nicholas County Family Resource Network
As the fiscal sponsor for the Webster County Children’s Advocacy Center, the Nicholas County Family Resource Network will purchase the Child Help, Speak Up, Be Safe curriculum. Webster County Children’s Advocacy Center staff will utilize the curriculum to provide outreach to children in kindergarten through fourth grades in the Webster County Schools.
Grant Awarded: $6,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Nicholas County Family Resource Network website
The Committee on Aging for Randolph County
The Committee on Aging for Randolph County will purchase raw food to support the Randolph County Senior Center Nutrition Program.
Grant Awarded: $10,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
The Committee on Aging for Randolph County website
Upshur Parish House
The Upshur Parish House will provide community support to neighbors in need by supplying gas cards for medical appointments, assisting with dental expenses and medical expenses, and providing hams for Christmas boxes.
Grant Awarded: $9,600
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Upshur Parish House website
West Virginia Hemophilia Foundation
The West Virginia Hemophilia Foundation will work with the WV Oral Health Coalition to engage dentists to provide dental treatment to individuals with bleeding disorders. The program will include a continuing education course for dentists on treating patients with bleeding disorders. The West Virginia Hemophilia Foundation will provide financial assistance to individuals with bleeding disorders who are unable to afford their insurance deductible, copays, or other out-of-pocket dental care costs.
Grant Awarded: $5,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
West Virginia Hemophilia Foundation website
West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
WV VOAD will purchase female hygiene kits, male hygiene kits, and feminine hygiene products to distribute to health and social service agencies in the Foundation’s region.
Grant Awarded: $15,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster website
YMCA of North Central West Virginia
The YMCA of North Central West Virginia will launch two wellness and community engagement programs for both youth and adults in Lewis County.
Grant Awarded: $2,118.72
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
YMCA of North Central West Virginia website
