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Contact:
Christine Rogers
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North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation Awards 47 Community Grants
(Raleigh, NC) –The North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation is pleased to announce the final 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. In all, 82 grants were awarded in the past three months totaling nearly $143,000. Among the recipients in the final round:
Alleghany Wellness Center
Bethesda Health Center
Bladen County Health Department
Carteret County Health Department
Charlotte Community Health Clinic
Coalition for Families in Lee County
Hertford County Public Health Authority
JRuth, Inc.
Migrant Benevolent Association
Next Step Ministries
Service Center for Latinos
Stokes Family Health Center
The Arc of Mecklenburg County
Toxic Free North Carolina, Inc.
"This one-time grant program supports our agency's mission of improving the health of women and young children in North Carolina," says Janice Freedman, Executive Director of the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation. "Given the difficult economic climate, we know many nonprofit organizations struggle to fund all their important initiatives. We are grateful to be in a position to be able to provide financial assistance to these outstanding organizations. These grants will help fund community based programs dedicated to the health and well-being of women and children in our state."
Priority was given to counties with high rates of infant mortality, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, drug use, smoking, inactivity, obesity and other at risk behaviors. Funds could be used for new initiatives or to expand existing services and programs. For more information about the NC Healthy Start Foundation and its services, please visit 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 North Carolina.
