Foundation Awards over $135,000 in Grants
Colmar, PA – The North Penn Community Health Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $137,750 to eight local nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of low-income and at-risk populations in the North Penn and surrounding communities.
The foundation awarded a grant of $20,000 to the Montgomery County Community College Foundation in continued support of the College’s efforts to increase access to oral health prevention services and education for children and seniors. The College will provide educational and preventive programs and services for approximately 300 to 500 individuals at youth-serving organizations and senior centers over the next year. Participants will receive an oral health exam to identify decayed, missing and filled teeth; an application of fluoride varnish; and oral hygiene aids and products, such as a toothbrush. Education on oral health, prevention education and the importance of establishing a dental home will be provided to caregivers of the children served and senior center participants. Information about the dental referral network will be provided to participants who need to establish a dental home. For details including information on when and where these programs will be held, call the college’s Dental Hygiene Clinic at 215-641-6483.
A grant in the amount of $12,000 was awarded to Advanced Living Management and Development in support of the Lansdale Collaboration Project. The $28 million project envisions co-located programs and services offered by the North Penn YMCA, Manna on Main Street and the Peak Center as well as 60 units of senior housing managed by Advanced Living Communities. Planning for the public-private venture is well underway.
Additional grants awarded:
- $65,000 to the Greater North Penn Collaborative for Health and Human Services to support its programs and activities over the next year including a review of the community’s unmet health and human services needs;
- $14,750 to Encore Experiences at Harleysville in support of an organizational sustainability study;
- $10,000 to the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project in support of the development of a strategic plan for the organization;
- $6,000 to the Support Center for Child Advocates to support professional training in the use of evidence-based treatment tools for local child serving agencies;
- $5,000 to Delaware Valley Grantmakers in support of strategic planning; and
- $5,000 to The Food Trust in continued support of the Lansdale Farmers Market.
“We are pleased to support these high-impact organizations in their important work,” stated foundation president and CEO Russell Johnson. “The foundation awarded $1,073,400 in grants to 42 organizations during the past fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2012. In addition to financial support, the foundation continues to provide capacity building opportunities through The Academy to health and human service organizations in the North Penn and surrounding communities.”
Founded in 2002, the North Penn Community Health Foundation identifies, selects and invests in programs and agencies that will improve the health, welfare and quality of life in the community. It seeks to be a catalyst for change, promote lasting value, advocate for low- and moderate-income individuals and families and support innovative, collaborative and cost-effective approaches to solutions addressing unmet community needs. Since its inception, over $10.8 million has been distributed to 158 nonprofit organizations.
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