The Haywood Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees voted at their June meeting to provide $179,800 in grants to 10 agencies for healthcare needs in Haywood County. The following agencies were awarded grants:
KARE, Inc. (Kids Advocacy Resource Effort) to support vital needs for programs that KARE provides to the community include victim services, parenting education, safety outreach programs provided to school age children
Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency to provide critical dental care to indigent patients
The EACH Initiative, Inc. to provide mental health counseling to adults and children in the EACH Program (Ending Area Child Homelessness)
Haywood Pathways Center to support one-full time Family Case Manager
Haywood Regional Medical Center Nurse Navigator Program to provide gas cards to needy patients which will enable them to get to their numerous cancer care appointments
Autism Society of North Carolina to provide a “Resource Library” so families can request autism resources, at no cost. The library would include autism books, sensory items, fidget toys, noise-canceling headphones, weighted blankets, visual communication tools and more, offer free childcare for families so they can attend Chapter events and workshops
REACH of Haywood County to provide healthy snacks to 7th and 8th graders who are taught the “Safe Dates” Program
Blue Ridge Health – Haywood to provide essential medical services for uninsured and underinsured residents of Haywood County
Southwestern Child Development Nurse Family Partnership serves lower income first time mothers regardless of age – provides books for the client to read to their children, toys to help the mother work with the child to promote developmental skills, purchase car seats, pack and plays, and diapers
Haywood Christian Ministry to support “Stepping Stones” a coaching program that gives clients goals and timelines to accomplish as they work toward becoming self-sustaining
The Haywood Healthcare Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit foundation, is committed to improving healthcare for underserved individuals and families in Haywood County through educational programs, grants, scholarships and leadership opportunities.