Healthy Food

Old Man Rivers

Parkersburg, WV

To purchase nutritious foods to supplement their food pantry.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Basic Needs/Direct Service Amount Awarded: $4,000 Priority Area: Health Equity

Cooking Classes

OSU Extension of Washington County

Marietta, OH

To support three series of Cooking Matters classes for individuals using SNAP benefits.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Basic Needs/Direct Service Amount Awarded: $1,500 Priority Area: Health Equity

Weekend Feeding Program

Parchment Valley Baptist Church

Ripley, WV

To feed children over weekends during the school year.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Basic Needs/Direct Service Amount Awarded: $5,000 Priority Area: Health Equity

Hearing Aids

Parents & Friends of the Hearing Impaired, Inc.

Marietta, OH

To support hearing tests, hearing aids, ear molds, and assistive listening devices for low-income deaf or hard of hearing residents in Washington County, OH, and eight counties in West Virginia.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Basic Needs/Direct Service Amount Awarded: $3,000 Priority Area: Healthy Lifestyles

High Tunnel for Community Garden

Parkersburg Academy

Parkersburg, WV

To purchase a high tunnel to extend the growing season for a community garden.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Basic Needs/Direct Service Amount Awarded: $2,500 Priority Area: Health Equity

Utility Assistance Program

Parkersburg Urban Ministries

Parkersburg, WV

To provide assistance to clients facing termination of utility services.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Basic Needs/Direct Service Amount Awarded: $4,000 Priority Area: Health Equity

Medical Equipment

Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Pennsboro, WV

To upgrade medical equipment.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Responsive Amount Awarded: $25,000 Priority Area: Health Equity

AED’s for Community Buildings

Pleasants County Office of Emergency Services

St. Marys, WV

To purchase AED’s to be placed in county buildings accessed by a large portion of the community.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Responsive Amount Awarded: $8,500 Priority Area: Health Equity

Prevention of Vision Loss in Seniors

Prevent Blindness

Columbus, OH

To decrease the incidence of preventable vision loss among uninsured adults and seniors in Washington, Meigs, and Athens counties.

 

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Responsive Amount Awarded: $5,000 Priority Area: Healthy Lifestyles

Care Closet Equipment

River of Life Care Closet

Rutland, OH

To purchase equipment to enable food pantry volunteers to load and unload food distributions in Meigs County.

Year: 2017 Grant Program: Basic Needs/Direct Service Amount Awarded: $2,000 Priority Area: Healthy Lifestyles