Active Southern West Virginia will conduct community assessments in Boone and Kanawha counties to identify resources available for safe physical activity. Surveys and meetings with partner health agencies, community members, faith groups, local government, and employers will help inform the assessments.

Grant Awarded: $6,000
Focus Area: Capacity Building, Health and Wellness
Active Southern West Virginia website

This project will provide salary and benefits support for the Community Impact Director who will conduct outreach education and distribute necessary clinical supplies to existing and expanded Target BP sites in PFH’s nine county. Approximately 10 primary care health systems will participate and learn how to train patients to use blood pressure monitors and report readings to providers during telehealth or in-office visits. Patients also will receive education materials and infographics that detail how to self-measure blood pressure accurately.

Grant Awarded: $47,920
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
American Heart Association website

Funding will be used to purchase the hardware and software for an Avaya telecommunication system. Nortel Compact ICS system.

Grant Awarded: $20,521.06
Focus Area: Capacity Building
ASCEND Counseling and Recovery Services website

Big Laurel Learning Center will implement a “Resilient Minds, Active Bodies Program” in partnership with the Kermit PK-8 School. This project will include trauma-informed care and social-emotional learning training for Kermit teachers and Big Laurel Learning Center staff. Bi-weekly educational programming will be offered during the Spring 2021 school semester on social-emotional learning and the environment for approximately 95 students in 6th through 8th grades both at Kermit PK-8 School and the Big Laurel Learning Center. A week-long summer program will also be hosted for approximately 15 students at the Big Laurel Learning Center. A summer meal program will be provided to approximately 95 students. A program evaluation will be conducted of this project..

Grant Awarded: $17,500
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health
Big Laurel Learning Center website

The Garden Seed Program will provide and mail $40 vouchers to 225 low-income households in Floyd, Johnson, Martin, and Pike counties. Program participants also will attend virtual education sessions to learn how to preserve food.

Grant Awarded: $9,225
Focus Area: Food Insecurity; Health and Wellness
Big Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc. website

Funding will be used to establish an in-house counselor position for the Children’s Home Society’s Huntington region.

Grant Awarded: $26,300
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health, Capacity Building
Children’s Home Society of West Virginia website

Funding will be used to purchase cardio exercise equipment for the Wellness Center.

Grant Awarded: $19,260
Focus Area: Health and Wellness; Mental and Behavioral Health
City of Huntington Foundation website

Funding will be used for CAReS direct client services of food assistance, basic needs supplies, securing identifying documents, and prescription assistance. This project also includes funding for a sub-grant to The Neighborhood to purchase a new card printer system and funding for the joint storage center.

Grant Awarded: $14,570.85
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building
Community Assistance Referral Service, Inc. (CAReS) website

Funding will be used for salary and benefits for a part-time Prevention Educator in Mason County, WV. Funding also is provided for training and mileage reimbursement for the Prevention Educator as well as program supplies.

Grant Awarded: $25,805
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
CONTACT Huntington website

Ebenezer Medical Outreach will establish a community garden at a site across the street from its clinic. Garden beds will be installed for use by the clinic, its patients, and community members. Educational materials about healthier food options and home gardening will be distributed to the clinic’s patients. Once the garden is operational, Ebenezer Medical Outreach will host at least three pop-up markets across the Fairfield West community.

Grant Awarded: $3,500
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health
Ebenezer Medical Outreach, Inc. website

Funding will be used to purchase of an inventory scanning system, computer hardware, software, printing, and website development.

Grant Awarded: $10,908.21
Focus Area: Capacity Building
God’s Hands at Work website

Helping Hands of Greenup County will purchase food for its food pantry to assist it in restocking their pantry after the 2020 holiday season. Food will be distributed to clients through Helping Hands of Greenup County’s regular food pantry operations during 2021.

Grant Awarded: $6,500
Focus Area: Food Insecurity
Helping Hands of Greenup County, Inc. website

Funding will be used for three private events at Heritage Farm and the associated transportation costs for big and little pairs from the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State program. Events will include educational programming, animal therapy, and trust building exercises designed and executed in collaboration with Big Brothers Bigs Sisters of the Tri-State.

Grant Awarded: $14,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health
Heritage Farm Foundation website

In partnership with the Hungry Lambs Food Initiative, Fresh Start Program, and the Logan County Quick Response Team (QRT), this outreach project will supply 333 backpacks of food, personal hygiene products, and substance use disorder treatment information to individuals who are visited by the QRT.

Grant Awarded: $24,666
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder
Hungry Lambs Food Initiative website

Funding will be used for printed informational materials for the Intensive Outpatient Program.

Grant Awarded: $5,000
Focus Area: Mental and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, Capacity Building
Ironton- Lawrence County Community Action website

The Kanawha County Dental Health Council will purchase approximately a five-month supply of person protective equipment and five Health First Emergency medical kits for use in its five dental clinics.

Grant Awarded: $9,085.15
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Kanawha County Dental Health Council, Inc. website

Kanawha Valley Senior Services will install a server room at its new headquarters. The server room will be located on the same floor of the office building as Kanawha Valley Senior Services’ administrative office. The project also will support the installation of the necessary wiring to connect the server to staff offices.

Grant Awarded: $4,800
Focus Area: Capacity Building
Kanawha Valley Senior Services, Inc. website

Funding is provided to support 50 one-year memberships for Mingo County children to Larry Joe Harless Community Center. Fitness and aquatic staff at the Larry Joe Harless Community Center also will complete job-related trainings and recertifications.

Grant Awarded: $8,444
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building
Larry Joe Harless Community Center website

Funding will be used to purchase $10 gas cards to provide to residents of Lawrence County who are cancer patients. The patients will use the cards for gas costs related to traveling to oncology and radiation appointments at locations outside of Lawrence County. Each patient can receive up to $200. In order to receive a gas card, patients must provide the Lawrence County Health Department with documentation from a healthcare provider.

Grant Awarded: $6,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness
Lawrence County Health Department website

Funding will be used for 50% of the salary and fringe cost for a counselor to provide behavioral health services at the Lily’s Place Family Center.

Grant Awarded: $31,500
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder
Lily’s Place website

Manna Meal will purchase food, packaging, personal protective equipment, and cleaning supplies to support their daily feeding program.

Grant Awarded: $15,000
Focus Area: Food Insecurity; Health and Wellness; Mental and Behavioral Health; Substance Use Disorder
Manna Meal, Inc. website

Marshall University Research Corporation will provide $5,000 subawards to county diabetes and health coalitions in Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, and Pike (KY) and Logan and Mingo (WV). Marshall University Research Corporation will provide technical assistance to these coalitions as they pilot test health promotion programming that meets COVID-related safety guidelines. Each coalition will develop a sustainability plan for its programming.

Grant Awarded: $37,283
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health

Marshall University Research Corporation website

Marshall University Research Corporation will purchase musical instruments, recording hardware and software, and instrument storage for use by the residents of the Recovery Point of Huntington. The Marshall University School of Music team will offer multiple small group classes throughout the grant period teaching the Recovery Point of Huntington residents to play instruments and how to record and edit music.

Grant Awarded: $15,175
Focus Area: Mental and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder

Marshall University Research Corporation website

Funding will be used to purchase fresh produce and proteins and to purchase of a new chest freezer for the pantry.

Grant Awarded: $4,000
Focus Area: Food Insecurity

McCorkle Community Outreach Center, Inc. website

Funding will be used for two people from Ohio University Southern to attend a train the trainer in Mental Health First Aid. These trainers in turn will provide two Community Mental Health First Aid trainings. Attendance at these trainings will be limited to community members, and approximately 20 community members will attend each training.

Grant Awarded: $4,958
Focus Area: Mental and Behavioral Health, Capacity Building

Ohio University Foundation website

Pollen8 will engage contract fitness instructors and offer four exercise classes weekly. Approximately 40 residents will be provided tennis shoes to use for exercise classes or excursions. Four excursions for 20 residents will occur to expose participants to new, potential hobbies.

Grant Awarded: $11,200
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder

Pollen8 website

RLB Ministries/Backpack Buddies will purchase food supplies for their food pantry and backpack program.

Grant Awarded: $5,000
Focus Area: Food Insecurity; Health and Wellness

RLB Ministries/Backpack Buddies website

Financial assistance for dental care will be provided to Rea of Hope residents. To be eligible for dental assistance, residents must have successfully completed the first 90 days of the Rea of Hope program. Residents with the most acute dental issues will be prioritized. Rea of Hope also will purchase medications and eyeglasses for residents with unmet need. Residents will participate in multiple “Girls Night Out” activities that will provide residents with skills for successfully participating in social activities. Rea of Hope will purchase six iPads to be used by staff to access the organization’s operations and client management database.

Grant Awarded: $18,650
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Substance Use Disorder, Capacity Building

Rea of Hope, Inc. website

Funding will be used to for ReBUILD to purchase food and packaging for ReBUILD’s lunch program.

Grant Awarded: $6,500
Focus Area: Food Insecurity

ReBUILD Inc. website

Ronald McDonald House of Huntington WV will purchase six computers and the wiring necessary to make the computers operational. Computers will be purchased for five staff members and one volunteer. The organization also will purchase and install two freezers and associated wiring in order to better store food donations.

Grant Awarded: $18,510.72
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Capacity Building

Ronald McDonald House of Huntington, WV website

Funding will be used for food and food-related supplies for clients from Boyd, Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence counties.

Grant Awarded: $10,000
Focus Area: Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health

Salvation Army of Kentucky and Tennessee website

Sostento will purchase four tablets for its newest Peer Recovery Coaches to use to collect data in real-time as they work in the community. Tablets will be provided to two Peer Recovery Coaches in Boone County, one Peer Recovery Coach in Lincoln County, and one Peer Recovery Coach in Logan County. Sostento also will convene peer recovery coaches from across Southern West Virginia for a training that focuses on strategies for assisting people with maintaining long-term recovery.

Grant Awarded: $6,600
Focus Area: Mental and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, Capacity Building

Sostento, Inc. website

The Southern Ohio Museum Corporation, through its Cirque d’Art Theatre program, will produce two vignettes addressing bullying and cyber-bullying and domestic violence. The Southern Ohio Museum Corporation will utilize the funding to support the artistic staff, a tablet and speakers, and staging costs associated with the two productions. Each production will be recorded and include a panel discussion. The recorded performances will be shared with community groups to use for educational purposes with their constituencies. The Southern Ohio Museum Corporation also will host CPR training for approximately 30 staff members and volunteers.

Grant Awarded: $5,200
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health, Capacity Building

Southern Ohio Museum Corporation website

Funding will be used to purchase the solar powered heating and lighting system for the greenhouse.

Grant Awarded: $1,765
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Capacity Building

St. Vincent Mission, Inc. website

Funding will be used for “The Employment Empowerment Program, ” which will provide financial assistance to approximately 100 LifeHouse residents to obtain documentation (social security cards, birth certificates, and DMV-issued identification), uniforms/workwear (initial work shirt and pants, work boots, and non-slip shoes for food service jobs), and other supplies and materials required for employment.

Grant Awarded: $20,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Substance Use Disorder

The Lifehouse website

Marshall University Research Corporation, working through its institutional applicant the Marshall University School of Pharmacy, will provide healthcare career immersion programming for approximately 30 students with at least 26 of the students being low-income, first-generation, minority high school students. The Marshall University School of Pharmacy will target its student recruitment efforts in the Fairfield community of Huntington. This programming will occur in an in-person format during Summer 2021. The funding will be used to purchase lab equipment, supplies and t-shirts, and $20 incentives for participating students.

Grant Awarded: $12,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness

The Marshall University Foundation, Inc. website

Think Kids will conduct outreach and survey local stakeholders in Boone, Lincoln, and Logan counties about food and healthcare access issues. It will host four to seven webinars for community partners in these counties educating local partners. Think Kids will create an issue brief highlighting the webinars, potential next steps, and policy recommendations.

Grant Awarded: $25,000
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness

Think Kids website

Tyler Mountain Cross Lanes Community Services will purchase meat, pantry items, and packaging supplies for its regular distributions to clients.

Grant Awarded: $4,5000
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Capacity Building

Tyler Mountain Cross Lanes Community Services website

Funding will be used to replenish Hope House’s stock of basic home furnishings, toiletries, and other household items utilized by residents. Each resident family also will receive approximately $100/month to support work-related transportation and $150/month for grocery purchases.

Grant Awarded: $17,455
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness, Mental and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder

University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. website

Funding will be used for the Farm-to-Senior program, which will deliver West Virginia produce to senior citizens living in low-income senior housing in Cabell, Mason, and Wayne Counties.

Grant Awarded: $30,000
Focus Area: Food Insecurity, Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation

West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition website

West Virginia Chapter National Hemophilia Foundation will purchase 29 iPads: 25 for patients, three for clinical providers at the Charleston hemophilia treatment center, and one for the organization’s staff. Patients who receive iPads will be from Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, or Wayne counties. By using the iPads, patients will receive health education information and the ability to access virtual learning opportunities form the West Virginia Chapter National Hemophilia Foundation. Patients also will use their devices to schedule and attend telemedicine appointments with the Charleston hemophilia treatment center.

Grant Awarded: $10,539
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building

West Virginia Hemophilia Foundationwebsite

West Virginia Local Health Inc. will provide the local health departments in Carter, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, and Lawrence (KY); Gallia and Lawrence (OH); and Lincoln and Wayne (WV) with a $5,000 sub-award. Each health department will allocate approximately $4,000 of its award to temporary staffing costs and $1,000 to personal protective equipment costs related to the COVID-19 response. West Virginia Local Health Inc. will fiscally manage the grants and also provide technical assistance to the local health departments.

Grant Awarded: $47,000
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building

West Virginia Local Health website

West Virginia Local Health Inc. will provide the local health departments in Carter, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, and Lawrence (KY); Gallia and Lawrence (OH); and Lincoln and Wayne (WV) with a $5,000 sub-award. Each health department will allocate approximately $4,000 of its award to temporary staffing costs and $1,000 to personal protective equipment costs related to the COVID-19 response. West Virginia Local Health Inc. will fiscally manage the grants and also provide technical assistance to the local health departments.

Grant Awarded: $25,500
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building

West Virginia VOAD website

Wings of Hope will purchase breakfast, lunch, and hygiene items for the children attending the Catcher’s Mitt program.

Grant Awarded: $6,230
Focus Area: Health and Wellness, Capacity Building

Wings of Hope website

The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership will engage a project coordinator, Heather Hill, to support the Drug Free Moms and Babies and Help2Quit programs serving clients from Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne counties. Funds also will be used for travel and meeting costs related to the Drug Free Moms and Babies program and Help2Quit program operations in these same nine counties.

Grant Awarded: $49,000
Focus Area: Substance Use Disorder, Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation

WV Perinatal Partnership website

The YMCA of Huntington will engage approximately 20 pre-diabetic participants in an evidence-based diabetes prevention class series. This program will consist of 26 classes across a one-year period. Participants will receive health education, print nutrition education materials, as well as $20 gift cards after each class to purchase healthy food items.

Grant Awarded: $11,950
Focus Area: Food Insecurity; Health and Wellness

YMCA of Huntington website