United Way of Bradley County
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Bradley Memorial Health Endowment Fund
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Fifteen programs, which will provide services to over 15,000 people in the
community, have been selected to receive 2011 grants from the Bradley
Memorial Health Endowment Fund. The fund is administered by United Way of
Bradley County.
These programs were selected from 32 applicants seeking funds for 2011.
This will be the third year of programs to receive grants from income
generated from the investment of funds United Way received from the sale of
Bradley Memorial Hospital.
United Way of Bradley County manages the BMHEF grants, and the
organization’s Community Investment Team reviews these applications to
make sure they fit the criteria stipulated through the agreement with the BMH
Board of Trustees. All grants go to programs which help the local community in
the areas of healthcare, wellness and quality of life.
Four of the grants are new programs that have not received United Way
grants in the past. The other eleven are either in their second or third year of
grants through the endowment fund, with over half of those in their second
year of funding.
The 15 programs selected to receive grants, in alphabetical order, are:
• Behavioral Research Institute – A pre-school anger management and
conflict resolution program.
• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) – Advocacy programming
supporting children and youth who find themselves in the legal system without
support.
• Greenway Table – Food education for youth through hands-on experiences.
• HOPE Center – A Children’s Advocacy Center for victims of child abuse.
• Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (ITLT) – Youth leadership program
to help develop leadership skills in “at risk” youth.
• Leonard Center (Lee University) – Development of a community action
network connecting individuals to the agencies they need.
• LUDIC (Lee University Developmental Inclusive Classroom) – Inclusive
classroom for children suffering from diagnosis on the autism spectrum.
• Mosaic Center (Ocoee Region Multicultural Services) – Providing
community translation services.
• National Center for Youth Issues – Educational professional
development, training, counseling and resources.
• Ocoee Outreach – Improving housing conditions for individuals with mental
or physical disabilities.
• PE4Life – Health and fitness programming for youth in coordination with
local county schools.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities – Support of a mobile dental clinic
serving children.
• Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service (SCHAS) – Provides
homemaker and personal care services in the homes of the elderly and
disabled.
• Starfish – An in-home education program helping children prepare for
school.
• Youth Counseling Services – Mental health counseling for children and
youth and their families.
The total for these grants is $400,000, according to Matt Ryerson, United
Way's Vice President of Community Investment Strategies.
Ryerson said he was pleased to see that these 15 programs will serve as
many as 15,000 people in the local community.
The hospital grants are completely separate from the United Way of Bradley
County’s annual campaign.
community, have been selected to receive 2011 grants from the Bradley
Memorial Health Endowment Fund. The fund is administered by United Way of
Bradley County.
These programs were selected from 32 applicants seeking funds for 2011.
This will be the third year of programs to receive grants from income
generated from the investment of funds United Way received from the sale of
Bradley Memorial Hospital.
United Way of Bradley County manages the BMHEF grants, and the
organization’s Community Investment Team reviews these applications to
make sure they fit the criteria stipulated through the agreement with the BMH
Board of Trustees. All grants go to programs which help the local community in
the areas of healthcare, wellness and quality of life.
Four of the grants are new programs that have not received United Way
grants in the past. The other eleven are either in their second or third year of
grants through the endowment fund, with over half of those in their second
year of funding.
The 15 programs selected to receive grants, in alphabetical order, are:
• Behavioral Research Institute – A pre-school anger management and
conflict resolution program.
• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) – Advocacy programming
supporting children and youth who find themselves in the legal system without
support.
• Greenway Table – Food education for youth through hands-on experiences.
• HOPE Center – A Children’s Advocacy Center for victims of child abuse.
• Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (ITLT) – Youth leadership program
to help develop leadership skills in “at risk” youth.
• Leonard Center (Lee University) – Development of a community action
network connecting individuals to the agencies they need.
• LUDIC (Lee University Developmental Inclusive Classroom) – Inclusive
classroom for children suffering from diagnosis on the autism spectrum.
• Mosaic Center (Ocoee Region Multicultural Services) – Providing
community translation services.
• National Center for Youth Issues – Educational professional
development, training, counseling and resources.
• Ocoee Outreach – Improving housing conditions for individuals with mental
or physical disabilities.
• PE4Life – Health and fitness programming for youth in coordination with
local county schools.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities – Support of a mobile dental clinic
serving children.
• Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service (SCHAS) – Provides
homemaker and personal care services in the homes of the elderly and
disabled.
• Starfish – An in-home education program helping children prepare for
school.
• Youth Counseling Services – Mental health counseling for children and
youth and their families.
The total for these grants is $400,000, according to Matt Ryerson, United
Way's Vice President of Community Investment Strategies.
Ryerson said he was pleased to see that these 15 programs will serve as
many as 15,000 people in the local community.
The hospital grants are completely separate from the United Way of Bradley
County’s annual campaign.