Crosby Scholars Community Partnership

Programmatic funds to help Forsyth County students in poverty enroll in college by providing ACT/SAT Test Prep, apply for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), financially plan for college, and award Last Dollar Grant Scholarships to help reduce loan indebtedness. A financial counselor helps to determine which students would most benefit from a scholarship. Funds can make a difference for students enrolling in a college they might otherwise have considered financially inaccessible. Funds will cover the cost of the financial aid coordinator, the cost of the ACT/SAT test prep instruction, and Last Dollar Scholarships.

Grant
May 2018
Local Impact in Forsyth County
$995,666

Northwest Community Care Network

Programmatic funds to implement the IMPACT (Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment)model for low-income residents of Davie, Forsyth, and Surry counties. Through an integrated care approach Northwest Community Care Network plans to screen older adults for depression, anxiety and cognitive decline/dementia and provide them with education, case management and brief therapeutic treatment. Depression among older adults is a serious health problem, often leading to unnecessary suffering, impaired functioning, increased mortality and excessive use of health care resources.

Grant
October 2014
Health Improvement in North Carolina
$968,499

Halifax-Warren Smart Start Partnership for Children, Inc.

Programmatic funds to continue a Trust-supported nutrition and physical activity program delivered through childcare centers in Halifax County. The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Childcare project, or NAP SACC, helps childcare centers implement and evaluate wellness programming. By combining nutrition and physical activity programming with enhanced outdoor learning opportunities, this proposal seeks to impact a key goal of the Halifax community to reduce childhood obesity by five percent in five years. Funds will support salaries, consulting and design support from the Natural Learning Initiative at North Carolina State University, and construction fees for the outdoor spaces.

Grant
May 2018
Health Improvement in North Carolina
$715,654

Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation, Inc.

Programmatic funds for the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care (COE) to inform state discussions on merging physical and behavioral health services and to help the organization achieve sustainability. The COE will engage a business consultant to develop a strategy for remaining viable through a mix of contracts and grants. Funding will cover salaries, a consultant, and ancillary expenses.

Grant
May 2018
Health Improvement in North Carolina
$643,185