The Bedford Community Health Foundation has completed their Fall 2023 grant cycle, with $73,609 in grants. Funds were awarded to 13 non-profits who provide health care or health-related services to Bedford residents. Since its inception, BCHF has awarded over 7.1 million dollars in grants and scholarships to benefit those living in the Bedford area.
Over the past years, the foundation has taken a more comprehensive approach by addressing more aspects of health, such as healthy neighborhood conditions, access to healthy foods, dental health, and transportation. A broader view in health allows the foundation to better address the root causes of health disparities in the town and county of Bedford.
Fall 2023 Recipients are as follows:
Food For Kids: $5,000 to support their weekend backpack program for 5 Bedford County schools.
Avenel: $4,500 to support the purchase of an AED and to help with costs to bring house into ADA compliance.
VA Hunters Who Care, Inc.: $6,000 to support the Venison for the Hungry program.
CASA of Central VA: $7,000 to provide support for their Child Advocacy services.
Patric Henry Family Services: $5,600 to support the Homes for Hope program.
Meals on Wheels: $5,000 to provide meal deliveries to shut ins in Bedford.
Encircle: $3,391 to purchase a hospital bed and three immersion blenders and attachments for their residents.
SML Good Neighbors: $6,618 to provide support for an on-site Nurse and Social Worker for Summer Camp.
Johnsons Health Center: $8,000 to provide support for a vision screener for the Bedford site.
Sedalia Center: $6,000 to provide support for the building of a handicap ramp.
Society of St. Andrews: $3,000 to provide support for gleaning activities in Bedford.
Lake Christian Ministries: $10,000 to support dental and health services for clients in the New Tomorrow’s program.
The Wharton Memorial Foundation: $4,500 to provide support for an early childhood development project in a public space.
For more information or to donate
BCHF, call 540-586-5292 or email [email protected] or visit, www.healthybedford.org.
The Bedford Community Health Foundation has completed their Spring 2024 grant cycle, with $121,341 in grants. Funds were awarded to 22 non-profits who provide health care or health-related services to Bedford residents. Since its inception, BCHF has awarded over 7.3 million dollars in grants and scholarships to benefit those living in the Bedford area.
Over the past years, the foundation has taken a more comprehensive approach by addressing more aspects of health, such as healthy neighborhood conditions, access to healthy foods, dental health, and transportation. A broader view of health allows the foundation to better address the root causes of health disparities in the town and county of Bedford.
Spring 2024 Recipients are as follows:
Brook Hill Farm: $7,000 to fund mental health services for at-risk youth.
Chamblissburg Baptist Church: $1,514 to purchase an AED.
The Doorways: $5,000 to support the Patient and Family Access Program.
Agape: $4,000 to support their Getting Ahead Program.
Lynchburg Daily Bread: $13,598 to support their food assistance program providing nutritious meals once a week to residents of Raintree and Salem Court Apartments.
Children’s Trust: $7,000 to support their Child Advocacy Program which provides court appointed advocates for children in Bedford.
Impact Living Services: $8,000 to support the Boundary Project providing assessment and specialized therapy for children ages 4-12.
CHIP of Roanoke Valley: $5,000 to provide home visiting services to low-income/at-risk children and their families.
Bedford Community Christmas Station: $5,000 to provide items for personal care and cleaning supplies project and food boxes to families at Christmas and Thanksgiving.
LEAP: $4,829 to support a 6-month Mobile Market for the Bedford Community.
Bedford Area Education Foundation: $5,000 to support the mental health intervention for over 9,000 Bedford County students.
American Red Cross: $5,000 for disaster relief for families in Bedford.
BUG: $2,100 to support improvements for the growing of additional food for the community.
Bedford Hospice House: $6,000 to support the senior scholarship program for Bedford residents.
CVACL: $7,000 to provide transportation services for life saving treatments to residents of Bedford.
Covered Chaplaincy: $6,000 to support Chaplain services and chaplain training program for Emergency services in Bedford.
University of Lynchburg: $2,300 to provide for the purchase of one AED device and two First Aid kits for Claytor Nature Center.
Free Clinic of Central VA: $7,000 for continued dental services at the Bedford Office.
HumanKind: $5,000 to support Early Head Start program in Bedford.
Feed The Need: $5,000 to support the community pantry and backpack program for the 2024/25 school year.
Bedford Co. Social Services: $3,000 to support the Family Treatment Docket Program.
Bedford Public Library System: $7,000 to provide on-site health information and other healthy living related items and programs.
For more information or to donate to BCHF, call 540-586-5292 or email [email protected] or visit, www.healthybedford.org.