IVWF awards $85,000 in grants

Imperial Valley Wellness Foundation has awarded Mission Support grants to seven non- profits serving health and wellness needs in Imperial County.

The total amount awarded was $ 85,000, with the individual grants ranging from $ 5,000 to $ 25,000 per recipient.

Mission Support is an annual funding program and separate from the emergency Imperial County COVID- 19 Response Fund that was recently announced.

In alignment with the Imperial County Community Health Improvement Plan, IVWF’s Mission Support funding was awarded to 501( c) 3 non- profits in Imperial County that serve the most vulnerable populations relative to these priority action areas:

• Healthy eating and active living, which targets nutrition, exercise and food security;

• Community prevention linked with high quality healthcare, which emphasizes asthma management, early and adequate prenatal care, and diabetes management;

• Healthy and safe communities and living environments, which involves the issues of prescription drug abuse, dementia and air quality.

The 2020 Mission Support grantees, announced Friday, were:

• Boys and Girls

Clubs of Imperial County, $ 5,000

• Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, $ 10,000

• Court Appointed Special Advocates ( CASA) of Imperial County, $ 20,000

• Fit and Healthy Center, $ 10,000

• El Centro Police Athletic League, $ 5,000

• Imperial Valley Food Bank, $ 25,000

• Proactive- Health Inc., $ 10,000

“This year’s pool of applicants is all doing good work for our community, making our granting decisions difficult,” stated Dr. Helina Hoyt, Board Trustee and Program Chair, Imperial Valley Wellness Foundation. “While we couldn’t fund all of them, we are grateful for their dedication to our community and hope they will apply again.”