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Fiscal Year 2009 Grantees
April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009
| Organization and Project Description |
Grant Amount |
ForKids
Funds for adult and children’s case management, including
medical and dental services, counseling, life skills and food.
Grant also includes funds for the purchase of a van. |
$300,000
2 years |
Horizon Health Services
Capital funding for a new dental site at the Ivor medical
facility in Southampton County. Funds to institute electronic
medical records at the Ivor, Waverly and Surry primary care
sites. |
$510,000
2 years |
Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA
Funds to increase child and family wellness through family
fun and fitness nights, physical and nutrition education,
an expanded after school program and improvement to Isle
of Wight County park facilities, equipment and staff.
|
$497,029
2 years |
Suffolk
Partnership for a Healthy Community
Funds to determine the community’s health and wellness
related assets and capacities and to organize and mobilize
them through actionable steps. |
$39,000
18 months |
Suffolk
Partnership for a Health Community
Capital matching funds for the purchase and renovation of
a new home for the Western Tidewater Free Clinic. |
$1,500,000
1 year
|
The
Up Center
Support for a Community Outreach Coordinator who will provide
counseling to individuals affected by the April 2008 tornado
in Suffolk. |
$50,000
6 months |
United
Way of South Hampton Roads
Support for health, food, clothing and shelter costs for individuals
affected by the April 2008 tornado in Suffolk.
|
$200,000
authorized |
Virginia
Commonwealth University
Funds to increase the number of underrepresented minorities
and low-income students working as dentists in underserved
areas through health advisor workshops, a five-week long intensive
summer academic program and a loan forgiveness program.
|
$295,176
4 years |
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