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PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION



Date: October 4, 2007
Contact Person: Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D. , President & CEO
610-917-9890
Topic: Recent Grants Authorized by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION AWARDS FIRST QUARTER GRANTS

PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- At its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation authorized nineteen grants to community organizations totaling more than $300,000. This round of grant awards was the second of four to be made during fiscal year 2007-2008 year that began on July 1st.

The Foundation Board was privileged to be able to provide financial assistance to the following non-profit organizations whose work in the greater Phoenixville area contributes abundantly to the overall health and welfare of the area’s citizens. Below is a brief summary of the grants made to these non-profit organizations:

In Level I funding to create avenues for, and improving access to, direct health care services:

  • The ARC of Chester County – $20,000: $15,000 for a Medical Habilitation Coordinator and $5,000 to provide training and support for families living with autism. All funded services will benefit the residents of the greater Phoenixville area.
  • Camphill Village Kimberton Hills – $33,295 to fund the healthcare component of the Aging in Community Program. The grant is payable as $23,295 outright and $10,000 as a $1:$1 match from new donors.
  • Daemion Counseling Center – $5,000 for operating support for the Center that provides mental health counseling for those not able to afford services. The grant will support program activities within the greater Phoenixville area.
  • Maternal & Child Health Consortium – $113,000 to support program services within the greater Phoenixville area. The funding includes: $30,000 for the Health Insurance Enrollment Initiative, $30,000 for the Phoenixville Healthy Start Program, and $53,000 for the Prenatal Services Project that will provide early and continuous prenatal cares to uninsurable women within the Phoenixville area.
Level II funding of services addressing health and quality of life issues for the fragile, disabled, and those at-risk of falling further behind socially and economically:
  • Community Services Council of Chester County – $10,000 for program operations within the Phoenixville area including the Gleaning Program, the Food Distribution Program, and hunger awareness programs.
  • The Good Samaritan Men’s Shelter – A $20,000 capacity building grant to hire a part-time Development Director.
  • Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy – $15,000 for the financial assistance program for families with a financial need, payable as a $7,500 outright grant and $7,500 as a $1:$1 matching grant.
  • KenCrest Services – $6,000 for Project START for Phoenixville area residents with developmental disabilities who have experienced sexual abuse.
  • Lincoln Center for Family and Youth – A grant of $5,000 for the Assistant Coordinator position for the Move Ahead Program within Barkley Elementary School.
  • NAMI PA Chester County Chapter Housing Committee – A grant of $10,000: $5,000 outright and $5,000 to be matched by contributions from individual donors. This grant will provide rental assistance for low income people receiving mental health services.
  • Orion Communities – A $5,000 grant as a fiscal sponsor for The Children’s Cafe’ cable TV show designed as a 2006 Community Health Leadership Academy project.
  • Phoenixville Community Education Foundation – $10,520 for the Fast Forward Connections program within the Phoenixville Area Middle School for English Language Learners who struggle with significant language barriers.
  • Senior Adult Activity Center of the Phoenixville Area – $9,230 for two fitness programs: the Body Recall program and a Gentle Yoga class.
  • Tri-County Community Network, Inc. – $3,637.50 for youth leadership programs: the Drug Free, Violence Free Youth Conference; to develop youth leadership teams within area school district; to fund youth participation in a Leadership Summit.
Level III funding includes civic, recreation, community and economic development, and non-profit capacity building services such as board training and strategic planning:
  • ASTRAL Artistic Services: –$10,000 for the Inward Bound Program providing professional classical musicians with opportunities to perform outreach at the Phoenixville Area Senior Center, Manatawny Manor Nursing Home, Camphill Village at Kimberton, and Eagleville Hospital.
  • Green Valleys Association: – $5,912 for the Health Watersheds – Healthy Schools program within the greater Phoenixville area’s middles schools and high schools.
  • Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Organizations: – $33,840 for training programs for Phoenixville area non-profit organizations: the Community Health Leadership Academy, the Standards for Excellence Program, and the Institute For Non-Profit Excellence.


In other business, the Foundation Board approved several special requests for funding:
  • $14,600 as a grant to Good Works for the Phoenixville Weatherization Partnership to provide weatherization services to low income home owners and renters within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • $10,410 as a grant to the Crime Victims Center of Chester County as the fiscal agent for the Phoenixville Violence Prevention Network. The Network’s activities include the Day of Remembrance and Hope, Phoenixville Library Bookshelf Project, Shop with a Cop, Anger Management Courses in partnership with Phoenixville Hospital, and Draw the Line after-school program;
  • $9,275 as a grant to the Phoenixville Community Education Foundation for the high school’s Destinations with Direction program designed to increase awareness and motivate disadvantaged students to pursue opportunities in higher education;
  • $37,800 as a grant to the Phoenixville Community Education Foundation for PCHF initiatives within the school system: $24,800 for the Youth & Philanthropy programs within the Middle School and High School, and $13,000 for two community television programs on channel 7 – For The Health of It and Community Service Spotlight;
  • $73,000 to The Clinic as a grant from the Baum Pediatric Fund designated for healthcare and health-related activities relating to children;
  • $15,000 as a grant to the Transportation Management Association of Chester County for the management of the Foundation’s Ride For Health Initiative, providing health and human service related transportation to those within the greater Phoenixville area with no access to transportation.
The mission of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is to improve the overall health and quality of life in the greater Phoenixville community. Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., the Foundation’s President and CEO, noted that: “These grants support our mission in that they address the physical, behavioral, social, economic and civic health of the Foundation’s community.”

With the grants awarded at this September meeting, the total amount of philanthropic funds returned to the greater Phoenixville area since the fall of 1998 when the Foundation began operation, is now over $16 million.

PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION



Date: April 23, 2007
Contact Person: Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D. , President & CEO
610-917-9890
Topic: Recent Grants Authorized by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION AWARDS FOURTH QUARTER GRANTS

At its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation authorized fifteen grants to community organizations totaling more than $200,000. This round of grant awards was the fourth of four to be made during fiscal year 2006-2007 that began on July 1st.

The Foundation Board was privileged to be able to provide financial assistance to the following non-profit organizations whose work in the greater Phoenixville area contributes abundantly to the overall health and welfare of the area’s citizens. Below is a brief summary of the grants made to these non-profit organizations:

In Level I funding to create avenues for, and improving access to, direct health care services:

  • Spring-Ford Counseling Services -- $40,000 over two years to assist with the addition of a new staff position. The grant will be paid $20,000 outright the first year, and $15,000 outright the second year with an additional $5,000 challenge grant to be awarded when the challenge is met with new donations.
Level II funding of services addressing health and quality of life issues for the fragile, disabled, and those at-risk of falling further behind socially and economically:
  • Baptist Church of Phoenixville – A $5,000 grant to assist with the operations of the Joyful Servants food pantry;
  • Chester County OIC – A $5,000 grant to assist Phoenixville area residents with bridge-funding for the Certified Nurse’s Aide training program;
  • Dragonfly Forest – A $5,000 grant to fund the medical component of the 2007 camp for seriously ill children;
  • Family Service of Chester County – A $30,000 grant to assist with the operations for services provided within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Orion Communities – A $20,000 grant for general operations and to fund the Community Account. The grant will be payable as $15,000 outright and $5,000 as a $1:$1 match with new donations;
  • Phoenixville Community Education Foundation – A grant of $8,008 for Camp Jump Start, an initiative of the Kindergarten Center to prepare at-risk children for entrance into First Grade;
  • Phoenixville Fire Department – A $35,000 grant to purchase Automatic Defibrillators for Phoenixville area fire departments;
  • Phoenixville Homes – A $10,000 grant designated for the Flag House for safety-related improvements;
  • West Vincent Township Police Department – A grant of $8,900 for Automatic Defibrillators including purchase, patrol car installation and training.
Level III funding includes civic, recreation, community and economic development, and non-profit capacity building services such as board training and strategic planning:
  • Chester Springs Studio – A grant award of $8,750 payable as a $1:$1 match with new donations. The grant will support at-risk children from the Phoenixville area to attend the Art Partners Summer Camp;
  • Community Accountants – A $7,000 grant to provide accounting services to non-profit organizations within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • La Salle Nonprofit Management Development Center – A $17,000 grant to provide technical assistance, workshops and board training for non-profit organizations within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Spring-Ford Area School District – A grant of $2,000 to support the post-prom celebration.


The mission of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is to improve the overall health and quality of life in the greater Phoenixville community. Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., the Foundation’s President and CEO, noted that: “These grants support our mission in that they address the physical, behavioral, social, economic and civic health of the Foundation’s community.”

In other business, the Foundation Board also approved three special requests for funding. First, was a request from Delaware County Community College for continued funding of the Sponsored Student Scholarship Program. The Board awarded a grant of $50,000 for the 2007-2008 year for the benefit of students from the Phoenixville area that are pursuing health-related and public safety majors. Second, the Board approved a contribution of $5,000 to fund the Healthcare Foundations Regional Partnership to study how best to advance the integration of physical and behavioral healthcare services. Third, a grant of $2,798 to West Chester University to fund one non-profit staff person’s participation in the University’s Mexican Culture and Health course.

With the grants awarded at this April meeting, the total amount of philanthropic funds returned to the greater Phoenixville area since the fall of 1998 when the Foundation began operation, is now in excess of $14.8 million. PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION

Date: January 22, 2007
Contact Person: Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D. , President & CEO
610-917-9890
Topic: Recent Grants Authorized by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION AWARDS THIRD QUARTER GRANTS

Phoenixville, PA -- At its Board meeting on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation authorized twenty-five grants to community organizations totaling more than $223,000. This round of grant awards was the third of four to be made during fiscal year 2006-2007 that began on July 1st.

The Foundation Board was privileged to be able to provide financial assistance to the following non-profit organizations whose work in the greater Phoenixville area contributes abundantly to the overall health and welfare of the area’s citizens. Below is a brief summary of the grants made to these non-profit organizations:

  • Bournelyf Special Camp: A $10,000 grant for program expenses associated with greater Phoenixville area campers;
  • Chester County Futures: A $15,000 grant for general operations and an expansion of the Phoenixville program;
  • Church Housing Corporation of Phoenixville [Episcopal House]: A $6,000 granted as a $1:$1 match of new donations for assessments and temporary assistance for low-income residents;
  • Citizen Advocacy of Chester County: A $10,000 grant for general operating support awarded as a $5,000 outright grant, and a $5,000 $1:$1 matching grant;
  • Community Volunteers in Medicine: A $25,000 grant for general operating support;
  • Crossing The Finish Line: $5,000 as a $1:$1 matching grant from new donors for operating support for programs that support young adult cancer patients;
  • Delaware Valley Grantmakers: A $5,750 grant for operating support as a funding partner;
  • Domestic Violence Center of Chester County: A $15,000 grant for outreach, education and services to victims and survivors within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Good Works, Inc.: An operations grant of $8,000 to provide home repairs for low-income homeowners in Phoenixville;
  • Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems: A $5,000 grant for the Life Skills Program for vunerable adults and their children living in the Phoenixville area;
  • Housing Partnership of Chester County: A $5,000 grant to fund credit and foreclosure counseling to homeowners within the Phoenixville area;
  • Little Angels Day Care Center: $10,000: $5,000 outright grant and a $5,000 $1:$1 matching grant for program operations and equipment;
  • Mom’s House: A $5,000 general operations grant to provide day care services to low income single mothers pursuing their education;
  • Phoenixville Area Community Services: A $44,000 grant: $30,000 for general operations and $14,000 for emergency funds for food and fuel.
  • Phoenixville Area School District: A $2,000 grant supporting the 2007 Operation F.O.CU.S. post-prom party;
  • Phoenixville Community Education Foundation: A $1,200 grant to fund Barkley Elementary students’ participation in a Low-Ropes Course;
  • Planned Parenthood of Chester County: A $20,000 operating support grant for the Phoenixville health clinic;
  • St. Ann’s Church: A $4,000 grant to purchase AED equipment and training;
  • St. Mary’s Franciscan Shelter: An operating support grant of $20,000;
  • St. Peter’s Housing Development Corporation: A $7,500 challenge grant to be matched $1:$1 with new donations to fund support services for frail older adults living at St. Peter’s Place;
  • Special Olympics of Pennsylvania: A $5,000 grant to fund programs for disabled athletes from Phoenixville;
  • Upper Providence Little League: A $5,000 grant to provide handicapped access to baseball fields.


The mission of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is to improve the overall health and quality of life in the greater Phoenixville community. Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., the Foundation’s President and CEO, noted that: “These grants support our mission in that they address the physical, behavioral, social, economic and civic health of the Foundation’s community.”

In other business, the Foundation Board approved the Foundation’s sponsorship of the 2007 Relay For Life: Celebration of Freedom at the $2,500 level, and authorized an up-dated needs assessment to begin in July 2007. Additionally, the Foundation Board approved the continuation of tuition assistance for Phoenixville area residents attending the Delaware County Community College. This assistance will be applied to full-time students pursuing health-related and public service curriculums.

With the grants awarded at this January meeting, the total amount of philanthropic funds returned to the greater Phoenixville area since the Fall of 1998 when the Foundation began operation, is now over $14 Million.

PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION



Date: September 20, 2006
Contact Person: Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D. , President & CEO
Lynn Pike Hartman, Program Officer
610-917-9890
Topic: Recent Grants Authorized by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION AWARDS QUARTERLY GRANTS

At its Board meeting on Monday, September 18th, the Board of Directors of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation authorized twenty-two grants to community organizations totaling nearly $800,000. This round of grant awards was the second of four to be made during fiscal year 2006-2007 that began on July 1st.

The Foundation Board was privileged to be able to provide financial assistance to the following non-profit and government organizations whose work in the greater Phoenixville area contributes significantly to the overall health and welfare of the area’s citizens. Below is a brief summary of the grants made to these non-profit organizations:

  • The ARC of Chester County: A $15,000 grant toward a Medical Habilitation Coordinator to serve the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Baptist Children’s Services: A $5,000 grant in support of the Adopt-A-Bed program providing residential care for abused and neglected children from the Phoenixville area;
  • Bridge of Hope: A $5,500 grant to assist single mothers within the greater Phoenixville area to become financially and socially independent;
  • Camphill Village Kimberton Hills: A grant of $20,000 -- $10,000 outright and $10,000 as a 1:1 match to support the Aging in Community Program;
  • Chester County Health Department: A grant of $2,500 to provide fifty cribs for Phoenixville area families through the “Cribs for Kids Project”;
  • Fellowship Health Resources: A grant of $42,300 -- $26,000 for a Crisis Stabilization Clinician, $1,300 for transportation expenses, and $15,000 to establish a rental assistance fund. This grant is one-half of an intended collaborative effort between the Foundation and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation;
  • Good Works, Inc.: A $30,000 grant for the Phoenixville Weatherization Project to assist low income homeowners within the Phoenixville area with energy-saving weatherization of their homes;
  • Historic Yellow Springs: A $50,000 grant over two years -- $25,000 outright grant for handicapped accessible parking, and $25,000 as a 1:1 grant to install an elevator at the Lincoln Building making it handicapped accessible;
  • Holcomb Behavior Health Systems: A $15,000 grant for the Cornerstone Clubhouse within Phoenixville – A $10,000 outright grant and $5,000 payable when $6,250 new dollars have been raised;
  • Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy, Inc.: A $10,000 grant -- $5,000 outright for scholarships for Phoenixville area residents, and $5,000 as a 1:1 match for scholarships;
  • LaSalle University Nonprofit Center: A $15,000 grant – to provide technical assistance and capacity building for non-profit organizations within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Magee Rehabilitation Hospital: A grant of $7,200 for the “Think First” program to be offered with the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Maternal & Child Health Consortium: A $50,000 grant -- $30,000 for the Phoenixville healthy Start program and $20,000 for the Health Insurance Enrollment Program;
  • Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania: A $10,000 grant for the Compeer of Chester County Phoenixville outreach initiative;
  • Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Organizations [PANO]: A $40,175 grant for training programs for Phoenixville area non-profit organizations – the Community Health Leadership Academy, Board Basics, Non-Profit Evaluation Program, and the Standards for Excellence program;
  • Phoenixville Community Education Foundation: : Five grant awards totaling $89,643,000 -- $15,000 to fund a mental health specialist within the school district, $12,930 for local cable television production of the “For The Health of It” and “Community Service Spotlight” shows, $15,000 towards a part-time coordinator for the Activate Phoenixville initiative, $25,000 for a PASD School Resource Officer in coordination with the Phoenixville Police Department, and $21,713 for the Youth and Philanthropy program within the Middle School and High School;
  • Phoenixville Healthcare Access Foundation: A grant of $357,600 to provide access to health care services [dental vision and prescription] for the uninsured and underinsured of the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Transportation Management Association of Chester County: A grant of $22,500 for the “Ride of Health Initiative” a transportation program providing for access to health-related services for residents of the greater Phoenixville area low income residents who lack the means for transportation.


In other business, the Foundation Board of Directors also approved the concept for a new program initiative – the Energy Assistance Program. This program initiative is a community partnership ensuring that those most in need within the greater Phoenixville community, in particular senior citizens and families with dependent children, have the opportunity for sufficient sources of energy throughout the winter/heating season. The program includes two aspects: fuel assistance and weatherization to make homes more energy efficient. In addition to the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, program partners include: the Chester County Housing Partnership, Good Works, Open Hearth, PACS, and the Phoenixville Area Senior Activity Center.

The mission of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is to improve the overall health and quality of life in the greater Phoenixville community. Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., the Foundation’s President and CEO, noted that: “These grants support our mission in that they address the physical, behavioral, social, economic and civic health of the Foundation’s community.”

With the grants awarded at this September meeting, the total amount of philanthropic funds returned to the greater Phoenixville area since the fall of 1998 when the Foundation began operation, is now nearly $14 Million.

PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION



Date: July 14, 2006
Contact Person: Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D.
610-917-9890
Topic: Recent Grants Authorized by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
AWARDS FOURTH QUARTER GRANTS


At its Board meeting on Wednesday, July 12th , the Board of Directors of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation authorized thirty-one grants to community organizations totaling more than $489,000. This round of grant awards was the first of four to be made during fiscal year 2006-2007 that began on July 1st.

The Foundation Board was privileged to be able to provide financial assistance to the following non-profit and government organizations whose work in the greater Phoenixville area contributes abundantly to the overall health and welfare of the area’s citizens. Below is a brief summary of the grants made to these non-profit organizations:

  • Access Services, Inc.: A $16,055 grant to provide respite care services within the greater Phoenixville area as part of the Phoenixville Respite Care program;
  • The ARC of Chester County: A $15,000 grant to provide respite care services within the greater Phoenixville area as part of the Phoenix Respite Care program;
  • ASTRAL Artistic Services: A $10,000 grant for extending the Inward Bound Program to the Phoenixville Adult Activity Center, Manatawny Manor Nursing Home, Camphill Village at Kimberton, Eagleview Hospital and the SEPA Verterans Center in spring City;
  • Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Center: A grant of $8,400 to provide the “Cruisin’ Not Boozin’ to twenty-four Middle Schools with the Foundation’s service area;
  • Center for Arts & Technology-Pickering Campus: A grant of $5,412 to purchase medical equipment to increase the health and safety of students, staff, faculty and visitors within the school building;
  • Chester County Economic Development Foundation: A $75,000 grant payable over two years to assist with the development of the new Chester County Public Safety Training Facility for emergency and first responders;
  • Chester County Extension: A $9,500 grant to assist with the operations of the 4-H After-School program at Park Springs Apartment in Spring City, as well as to fund summer scholarships for low-income, at-risk children to attend the 4-H Camp Shehaqua.
  • Chester County Department of Aging: A $15,000 grant to provide respite care as part of the Phoenixville Respite Care Program;
  • Community Dispute Settlement Center for Resolution: A $15,000 grant to assist with the establishment of two Youth Aid Panels within the greater Phoenixville area that will provide alternative sentencing opportunities for first-time, non-violent, juvenile offenders;
  • Community Services of Devereaux of Chester County: A $15,000 grant to provide respite care within the greater Phoenixville area as part of the Phoenixville Respite Care Program;
  • Crime Victims Center of Chester County: A $30,000 grant -- $25,000 for general operations and $5,000 for the Phoenixville Violence Prevention Network program;
  • Eagleview Hospital: A $35,000 grant -- $25,000 to assist with the Educational and Vocational Training Program and $10,000 to fund a part-time Vocational Training Assistant;
  • Family Services of Montgomery County: A $11,000 grant to provide respite care within the greater Phoenixville area as part of the Phoenixville Respite Care Program;
  • Friendship Fire Company: A $15,443 grant to assist with the purchase of a surface supplied diving system for the Diving Rescue Unit.
  • Good Samaritan Shelter: A $20,000 grant to provide staff training and to support communication and fund raising strategies aimed at increasing the Shelter’s visibility and revenue;
  • Grantmakers in Health: a $2,500 grant for general operations;
  • Great Valley School District: A $31,000 grant, payable over two years, to assist with the implementation of a new School-Based Mental Health Program within the Middle School and High School;
  • Greencastle Video Productions: A $10,000 grant -- $5,000 outright and $5,000 as a 1:1 match of new contributions – for general operating expenses as they relate to the student training program offered in conjunction with Phoenixville Area School District and OIC;
  • HandiCrafters, Inc.: A $15,000 grant -- $10,000 outright and $5,000 as a 1:1 match for new contributions – to support vocational rehabilitation workshops for clients within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • KenCrest Services: A $12,000 grant to fund the START workshop series for clients within the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Lincoln Center For Family and Youth: A $5,000 grant in support of the Move Ahead Program within Barkley Elementary School;
  • NAMI PA Chester County Chapter Housing Committee: A $10,000 grant for housing assistance for Phoenixville area residents recovering from serious mental illness;
  • Open Hearth, Inc.: A $35,000 grant in support of general operations;
  • Phoenixville Area Communities That Care: A $15,000 grant in support of programs and general operations;
  • Phoenixville Positive Alternatives: A $15,000 grant -- $10,000 for operating support and $5,000 for the SAFE [Summer Activities For Enrichment] Program;
  • Phoenixville Community Education Foundation: A $10,000 grant for the Phoenixville Area Middle School’s project LINK [Leaders Involved Networking Kids] and to assist with the PAMS pro-social and anti-bullying campaign;
  • Police Athletic League: A $10,000 general operating grant;
  • Sacred Heart School: A $3,000 grant to purchase an AED [Automatic External Defibrillator], case, cabinet and supplies;
  • Senior Adult Activity Center of the Phoenixville Area: A $2,235 grant to purchase an AED [Automatic External Defibrillator] for the Center;
  • Stepping Stone Education Center of Phoenixville: A $15,000 grant -- $10,000 outright and $5,000 as a 1:1 match for new contributions – to establish a special preschool class for at-risk students;
  • Variety – The Children’s Charity: A $15,000 grant -- $10,000 outright and $5,000 as a 1:1 match for new donors by 1/31/07 – for an after-school and summer program for children with disabilities from the greater Phoenixville area;
  • Women’s Resource Center: A grant of $8,000 to expand the Single Mothers’ Program into the Phoenixville area;


The mission of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is to improve the overall health and quality of life in the greater Phoenixville community. Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., the Foundation’s President and CEO, noted that: “These grants support our mission in that they address the physical, behavioral, social, economic and civic health of the Foundation’s community.”

With the grants awarded at this July meeting, the total amount of philanthropic funds returned to the greater Phoenixville area since the Fall of 1998 when the Foundation began operation, is now over $13 Million.

PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION



Date: April 25, 2006
Contact Person: Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D.
610-917-9890
Topic: Recent Grants Authorized by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
AWARDS FOURTH QUARTER GRANTS


At its Board meeting on Wednesday, April19th, the Board of Directors of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation authorized nine grants to community organizations totaling more than $171,000. This round of grant awards was the fourth of four to be made during fiscal year 2005-2006 that began on July 1st.

The Foundation Board was privileged to be able to provide financial assistance to the following non-profit organizations whose work in the greater Phoenixville area contributes abundantly to the overall health and welfare of the area’s citizens. Below is a brief summary of the grants made to these non-profit organizations:

  • ARC of Montgomery County: A $35,000 capital grant to assist with the construction of new headquarters which will centralize operations and services to better meet the needs of individuals with development disabilities throughout MARC’s service area which includes Phoenixville.
  • Center on Hearing and Deafness: A $15,000 grant to assist with program expansion within the greater Phoenixville area.
  • Main Street Community Development Corporation: A $2,500 grant designated for operation support for the Phoenixville Farmers’ Market.
  • Montgomery County Association for the Blind: A $10,000 $1:$1 matching grant to fund expansion of services into northern Chester County.
  • Phoenixville Community Education Foundation: A $8,475 grant for a Summer Literacy Enrichment Camp for Kindergarten Center graduates entering First Grade.
  • Phoenixville Community Education Foundation: A $1,500 grant in support of a Low Ropes Challenge Course Program for Barkley Elementary Fifth grade students.
  • Spring For Area School District: A $2,000 grant in support of the District’s Post Prom Celebration.
  • The Clinic [The Letitia Fifer House]: An $85,000 grant -- $75,000 for general operating support, and, $10,000 for the Cancer Fund, to assist Phoenixville area residents without medical insurance.
  • Western Center for Technical Studies: A $12,200 grant -- $10,000 outright and $2,200 as a $1:$1 match – in support of a therapeutic support group for students.


The mission of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is to improve the overall health and quality of life in the greater Phoenixville community. Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., the Foundation’s President and CEO, noted that: “These grants support our mission in that they address the physical, behavioral, social, economic and civic health of the Foundation’s community.”

In other business, the Foundation Board also approved two special requests for funding. First, was the concept for a Non-Profit Evaluation Program to be offered to Foundation grantees to develop internal evaluation models for their programs. This program will incorporate workshops with one-on-one consulting services. The Board approved $4,500 to develop this technical assistance program. Second, the Board approved $7,500 for the Activate Chester County initiative within the greater Phoenixville community. The Phoenixville Community Education Foundation is coordinating the “Activate Phoenixville” program. Additionally, the Board approved the Foundation’s operating budget for 2006-2007 which includes the addition of a full-time clerical support staff position.

With the grants awarded at this April meeting, the total amount of philanthropic funds returned to the greater Phoenixville area since the Fall of 1998 when the Foundation began operation, is now nearly $13 Million.

PHOENIXVILLE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION



Date: January 18, 2006
Contact Person: Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D.
610-917-9890
Topic: Recent Grants Authorized by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


At its Board meeting on Wednesday, January 11, the Board of Directors of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation authorized twenty-one grants to community organizations totaling more than $534,000. This round of grant awards was the third of four to be made during fiscal year 2005-2006 that began on July 1st.

The Foundation Board was privileged to be able to provide financial assistance to the following non-profit organizations whose work in the greater Phoenixville area contributes abundantly to the overall health and welfare of the area’s citizens. Below is a brief summary of the grants made to these non-profit organizations:

  • Access Services, Inc.: $14,000 to provide respite care for Phoenixville area residents with special needs.
  • Adult Care of Chester County, Inc.: $20,000 to provide a fee subsidy for Phoenixville area clients. This is a $10,000 outright grant and $10,000 as a $1:$1 match from new funding sources.
  • Chester County Health Department: $10,000 in support of the Nurse-Family Partnership Program providing support to Phoenixville area low-income first-time parents.
  • Chester Springs Studio: $16,800 to provide an 8-week summer camp experience for low-income, at-risk children within the greater Phoenixville area.
  • Community Accountants: $7,000 to support accounting and financial management technical assistance services to local non-profit organizations.
  • Community Volunteers in Medicine: $25,000 to provide medical and dental services for the uninsured and underinsured families within the greater Phoenixville area.
  • Crime Victims Center of Chester County, Inc.: $8,000 in support of the Phoenixville Area Violence Prevention Network.
  • Delaware Valley Grantmakers: $3,500 for operating support as a Funding Partner.
  • Good Works, Inc.: $20,000 for general operations of its Phoenixville program. This grant is structured as a $10,000 outright grant with a $10,000 $1:$1 match.
  • Housing Partnership of Chester County: $20,000 -- $10,000 for credit and foreclosure counseling and $10,000 for heating assistance for senior citizens in the Phoenixville area.
  • LaSalle University Nonprofit Center: $15,000 for scholarship funds for Phoenixville area non-profit organization for consulting services, workshops and training for Boards of Directors.
  • Maternal & Child Health Consortium: $50,000 -- $25,000 for Phoenixville Healthy Start program and $25,000 the Health Insurance Enrollment Initiative in Phoenixville.
  • Phoenixville Area Community Services, Inc. [PACS]: $66,000 -- $42,000 for operating support and $24,000 for emergency funds for families and individuals in need.
  • Phoenixville Area School District: $2,000 to support Operation FOCUS post-prom activities.
  • Phoenixville Area YMCA: $200,000 payable $50,000 per year for four years -- $25,000 in support of the renovation and expansion of the Phoenixville facility and $25,000 to provide scholarship funds for low-income Phoenixville families.
  • Phoenixville Consortium to Prevent Homelessness: $10,000 to support program initiatives that help homeless individuals.
  • Phoenixville Homes: $10,000 for operating support -- $5,000 outright and $5,000 on a $1:$1 match by other fund raising revenues.
  • Phoenixville Public Library: $16,000 for operating support and for the purchase of two Automatic External Defibrillators.
  • Pilot Club of Valley Forge, Inc.: $2,500 for the BrainMinders project and for helmets for 80 low income children within the greater Phoenixville area -- $2,000 as an outright grant and $500 as a matching grant.
  • Reigns of Life, Inc.: $5,000 for scholarships for therapeutic riding for children and young adults residing in the greater Phoenixville area.
  • Schuylkill Township Police Department: $13,900 -- $10,000 for a Mobile Command Vehicle and $3,900 for two Automatic External Defibrillators.


The mission of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is to improve the overall health and quality of life in the greater Phoenixville community. Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., the Foundation’s President and CEO, noted that: “These grants support our mission in that they address the physical, behavioral, social, economic and civic health of the Foundation’s community.”

The Foundation Board also approved several special requests for funding:
  1. American Cancer Society/Phoenixville Relay For Life 2006: $2,500 sponsorship;
  2. Delaware Valley Healthcare Council/Chester County Trauma Center Initiative: Up to $25,000 to help fund the Phase One trauma center feasibility study;
  3. Phoenixville Area Community Services [PACS]: $10,000 for emergency heating assistance for low income individuals/families unable to pay their heating bills;
  4. Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations [PANO]: $3,240 to provide scholarship assistance to five Phoenixville area non-profit organizations to attend the Institute for Nonprofit Excellence.


With the grants awarded at this January meeting, the total amount of philanthropic funds returned to the greater Phoenixville area since the Fall of 1998 when the Foundation began operation, is now approaching $12 million.