Nonprofits awarded $1.5 million in grants |
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The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington has awarded six nonprofit organizations in the Tri-State with grants totaling over $1.5 million through its annual Core Priorities Initiative. The initiative supports projects that address food insecurity, behavioral health, substance use disorder, and tobacco use prevention and cessation in the Foundation’s 20-county focus area.
The following organizations were selected to receive a total of $1,598,390 in funding from the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington:
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department, in collaboration with the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free West Virginia, will pilot an innovative tobacco cessation campaign across nine West Virginia counties using the Quit and Stay Quit Monday model.
The Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization will launch a mobile behavioral health program across Lawrence County to provide behavioral health care to children and their families from the Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy, local public schools, and the county juvenile detention center. This project also will serve individuals of all ages residing in low-income housing communities and other rural locations with limited access to care.
Legal Aid of West Virginia will implement a medical legal partnership to provide legal services to individuals in substance use disorder recovery. The partnership primarily will serve clients from Cabin Creek Health Systems, Williamson Health and Wellness Center, Project Hope for Women and Children and Hope House, and Rea of Hope Fellowship Home.
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Field of Hope Community Campus, Inc. in Vinton, Ohio, will establish residential and outpatient mental health services for existing Field of Hope clients and students from the Gallia County local schools. As the program grows, it will offer mental health services to the community as well.
The Marshall University Community Oral Health Team will pilot the integration of a comprehensive oral health component into an existing substance use disorder recovery program to address substance use-related oral cavity damage. The team will offer a combination of direct dental services and oral health education to 100 men enrolled at Recovery Point of Huntington.
Facing Hunger Food Bank (FHFB) will collaborate with Williamson Health and Wellness Center (WHWC) to implement a medically indicated food box (MIFB) program for diabetic and pre-diabetic patients at WHWC. The food bank will coordinate five food box distributions each month. The MIFBs will be available for pickup at WHWC, at FHFB partner food pantries in Mingo County, or through scheduled home delivery.
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Spring 2022 Healthy Communities Initiative |
Feb. 15, 2022
Application opens
March 15, 2022
Application closes
May 20, 2022
Funding decisions announced
June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023
Grant performance period
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A note from our partners at
Project: Transitional Storage Facility for clients experiencing homelessness
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“Donnie signed up for a locker on May 11, 2021. He was working with another social service organization for housing, but no other services. Donnie was excited about the ability to store his birth certificate, Social Security card, and identification card in the locker for safekeeping. Over the next month, Donnie visited the lockers 14 times. In addition to his identifying documents, he stored some clothing and blankets. During his time at the Transitional Storage Center, he worked with the on-site case manager who was able to link him to an employment program. On June 23, 2021, Donnie became fully employed, signed an apartment lease, and received keys to his new apartment. By giving Donnie the ability and security to store his personal belongings, he was able to focus on obtaining employment and permanent housing. During his program exit, Donnie commented that having a place to store his personal identification took the stress off him to try and keep those documents safe as they had been stolen in the past.” |
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Williamson Health & Wellness Center |
Williamson Health & Wellness Center (WHWC) in Williamson, West Virginia, has become an anchor organization in the southern part of the state, working to drive community health improvement through collaboration with economic development
initiatives and health care and education programs.
WHWC serves a predominately low-income population in Mingo County, which has been deemed one of the unhealthiest and most distressed counties in the state. The center operates primary care clinics, provides a variety of outreach services that promote healthy living, and offers treatment to individuals battling substance use disorder.
To help combat food insecurity and promote healthy eating, WHWC established the Williamson Farmers Market in 2011, and has expanded to include a high tunnel green house, mobile market, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, and a healthy meal kit initiative. WHWC also founded the Healthy in the Hills network, a group of organizations with a shared vision for improving rural health.
Hiking for Health in Mingo County
In the fall of 2020, the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington awarded WHWC a grant to help promote physical activity through revitalization of existing hiking trails in Mingo County. The funds allowed WHWC, in partnership with Healthy in the Hills, to mark trail paths with new Hiking for Health wayfinding signage and provide guided hikes. Participants were incentivized to hike at least five trails with a chance to win hiking equipment, and sticker badges were given to participants as they completed each hike.
Support for Individuals in Opioid Use Disorder Recovery
Mingo County has a drug overdose death rate that is three times higher than the national average. To help combat the issue, WHWC opened its Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program for individuals recovering from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). In 2020, WHWC was awarded a Core Priorities grant from the Pallottine Foundation to provide additional support and services to patients in the program. The grant provides for weekly healthy meal kits delivered to approximately 40-60 MAT participants who face food insecurity. The grant also includes support for a stigma reduction program featuring six community stakeholder forums and a consultant to develop a comprehensive peer support model for the MAT program.
Mingo County LIVE Virtual Spotlight & Calendar
Under the fiscal sponsorship of WHWC, the Mingo County Family Resource Network, received a Healthy Communities grant in Spring 2021 to fund its LIVE Virtual Spotlight and Calendar, a video guide of available services organized to address social barriers in West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky. Videos and a live calendar showcase healthy offerings to improve access to more than 100 activities in the community. This collaboration will partner with 10 other organizations to provide project content and assistance with overall program promotion.
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OUR MISSION
Through the support of transformative health initiatives that empower all individuals to lead lives
of optimal health, self-reliance, and self-respect, the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington
strives to foster systemic change and collaborative impact in our community.
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