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Christine Rogers
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North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation Awards 10 Community Grants
(Raleigh, NC) – The North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation is pleased to announce the first round of grant recipients for its Small Community Grants Program. In celebration of the Foundation's 20th year, grants of up to $3,000 were distributed to a variety of North Carolina organizations and government agencies working to improve the health of women of reproductive age. The recipients include:
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of NC
Anson County Partnership for Children
Breastfeeding Encouragement Learning Liasion and Support
Communities in Schools
Jones County Health Department
Lifeline Pregnancy Help Center
Martin Tyrell Washington District Health Department
Piedmont Health Services
Raleigh Top Ladies of Distinction
Wilson County Health Department
"We are delighted to support these outstanding organizations," says Janice Freedman, Executive Director of the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation. "These grants will help fund community based programs dedicated to the health and well being of women and children in our state. We know in difficult economic times that it is often difficult for nonprofit organizations to be able to fund all their important initiatives. This one-time grant program supports our agency's mission of improving the health of women and young children in N.C. and we are grateful to be in a position to be able to provide financial assistance to these worthwhile programs."
Additional grants will be awarded at the end of January and again in February. Priority is given to counties with high rates of infant mortality, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, drug use, smoking, inactivity, obesity and other at risk behaviors. Funds can be used for new initiatives or to expand existing services and programs. Applications are still being accepted. Application forms are available at www.NCHealthyStart.org.
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The N.C. Healthy Start Foundation, a
nonprofit organization established in 1990, conducts
ongoing public education campaigns, advises state and
local policy makers, and provides technical assistance
and professional training focused on reducing infant
death and illness and improving the health of women
and young children in N.C.
