PAHWF awards more than $1.7 million in grant dollars
The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,755,755 in grant requests during the spring grant round of fiscal year 2015-2016 to 41 nonprofit organizations, schools and municipalities.
“These programs play a vital role in championing health and wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” Foundation President Dave Kraybill said.
The following list identifies the 41 organizations receiving funding during the Foundation’s most recent grant round:
PRIORITY #1A: Promoting healthy living through nutrition, activities and programs in public and private schools to reduce obesity and encourage healthy living ($813,020).
Boyertown Area School District: Brain Body Connection
Brookeside Montessori: B Well
Coventry Christian School: Events Center Expansion
Coventry Christian School: Project Purpose
Daniel Boone Area School District: Healthy for a Lifetime Program
Falkner Swamp Nursery School, Inc.: Child Development Health and Wellness Initiative
Owen J. Roberts School District: Fit for Life
Perkiomen Valley School District: Perkiomen Valley Vikings Vitality Program
Pottsgrove School District: Student Resiliency - Part II
Pottstown School District: Healthy School Communities Initiative
Pottstown School District: PEAK Health and Wellness Initiative
Spring-Ford Area School District: Wellness Matters 2016-17
St. Aloysius Parish School: Health in Mind, Body, and Spirit
The Blazer Foundation: Amity Elementary Center Nature Initiative
The Wyndcroft School: Health for Life
West-Mont Christian Academy: Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies
PRIORITY #1B: Improving parks, programming and the built environment to increase access to physical activity ($114,000).
Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust: Secret Valley Greenway Trail Planning and Implementation Phase 1
Limerick Township: Limerick Center Road Sidewalk Connection
West Pottsgrove Township: Manatawny/West Trail Pedestrian Bridge - Murgia Park - Phase 3
PRIORITY #1C: Creating and promoting social networks involving healthy living ($278,285).
Boyertown Area Branch-Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA: Gymnastics Program Enhancement & Development
Expressive Therapy Concepts Inc.: Documenting Health Benefits by Physiological Measurement
Expressive Therapy Concepts Inc.: Smashville Badminton and Fitness Programming
Greater Pottstown Tennis & Learning: Year round tennis & character-building programs
Green Valleys Association: Outdoor and Environmental Education Programs at Pottstown Schools
Helping To Inspire Positive and Healthy Opportunities for Progress: Bully Bounce - HIP HOP Inc. AntiBullying Program
Julian Dorsey Foundation: Building a Broader Pottstown
Olivet Boys & Girls Club: Body, Mind and Soul Approach to Youth Health and Wellness
Pottstown Branch - Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA: Sports Court
Pottstown Parks & Recreation Foundation Inc.: Pottstown Rumble Technology & Field Renovation Support
Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church: God’s Community Garden
PRIORITY #2: Funding programs for physical health and emotional well-being ($146,000).
Accion Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County: ACLAMO Community Health Connections
Community Health and Dental Care. Inc.: Program Development Initiatives
Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County: Healthy Start and Family Benefits Programs
Spring-Ford Counseling Services: Signs of Suicide Prevention Programs for Boyertown and Owen J. Roberts School Districts
PRIORITY #3: Funding learning opportunities and strategic planning to strengthen non-profits ($404,450).
Foundation for Boyertown Education: Board Development
Foundation for Pottstown Education: Operating Expenses
Pottstown Area Industrial Development Inc.: 2016 Operations
SAVE Alliance Foundation: Regional Outreach Program
TriCounty Community Network Inc.: Community Collaborative
United Way of Boyertown Area: Matching Grant
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: Matching Grant to Increase Philanthropy and Investing in Impact in Western Montgomery County