Foundation announces grants for health projects

The High Point Enterprise, N.C.
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Jun. 24—HIGH POINT — The Foundation for a Healthy High Point approved almost $1 million in grants for local efforts that focus on behavioral health and improving health and wellness throughout the High Point area.

The approved grant recipients are:

—World Relief High Point ($32,565) for behavioral health services for refugees, survivors of human trafficking and other immigrants in vulnerable situations.

—Southwest Renewal Foundation of High Point Inc. ($100,000) for the development of a half-acre urban park in the Highland Village community in the 27260 ZIP code.

—Guilford Nonprofit Consortium ($25,000) for general operations to strengthen nonprofit organizations working in High Point.

—Guilford Education Alliance Inc. ($20,000) for general operations and the High Point Schools Partnership, an affiliate of GEA focused on the needs of the 25 High Point schools.

—Operation Xcel ($25,000) for expanding and reestablishing health and behavioral health enrichment activities through afterschool and summer programming in High Point.

—Out of the Garden Project ($45,000) for the Fresh Mobile Market vehicles' food, fuel, and maintenance.

—Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC ($38,000) for the expansion of two existing programs into the High Point community.

—Community Housing Solutions of Guilford Inc. ($89,727) for expansion of the organization's services in High Point, including home repairs, accessibility modifications, and medical and assistive equipment for homeowners.

—Open Door Ministries ($80,000) for the planning phase of a proposed day center to support the homeless.

—UNC Greensboro's Center for Housing and Community Studies ($50,176) for the Healthy Homes program, which aims to reduce health-related illnesses such as asthma, COPD, and lead poisoning, caused by poor housing conditions.

—Guilford Child Development ($60,000) for the Nurse-Family Partnership program that provides home visitation services for first-time, low-income mothers in High Point.

—High Point Regional Health Foundation ($196,218) for establishing a Maternal Navigator program to link expectant and new mothers to resources and improve birth outcomes.

—Reach Out and Read Carolinas ($19,000) to increase the number of High Point sites implementing the program from four to seven, allowing the organization to reach an additional 2,300 children and families.

—Ready for School, Ready for Life ($35,000) for general operating expenses for building a care system for infants through 8-year-olds and their families in Guilford County.

—YWCA High Point ($160,000) for strengthening the management and evaluation infrastructure for the program.