2023 Grant Recipients
Public Policy Advocacy
HousingForward Virginia
Housing Policy Advocacy: $20,000
Mental Health America of Virginia
Behavioral Health Policy Advocacy: $20,500
Virginia Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
Health Policy Advocacy: $20,000
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
Child Policy Advocacy: $20,000
Virginia Health Catalyst
Health Policy Advocacy: $20,000
Voices for Virginia's Children
Child Policy Advocacy: $20,000
Organizational Capacity Building
Child Development Resources
Capacity Building: Conference Attendance: $850
City of Williamsburg
Capacity Building: Conference Attendance: $1,500
FISH, Inc
Food Distribution Program: $20,000
James City County
Capacity Building: Conference Attendance: $1,500
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
Greater Williamsburg Trauma Informed Community Network: $7,500
Williamsburg Community Foundation
Local Impact Investing Accelerator: $20,000
Williamsburg Community Growers
Increase Our Impact: $92,000
Williamsburg-James City County Community Action Agency
Capacity Building: Conference Attendance: $850
Child Health Initiative Meeting Participation: $10,000
Williamsburg-James City County Public School Division
Capacity Building: Conference Attendance: $1,500
Healthy Eating Active Living
The Arc of Greater Williamsburg
Fitness Program: $35,500
Colonial Court Appointed Special Advocate
Healthy Eating Active Living Program: $16,000
Grove Christian Outreach Center
Food Distribution Program: $20,000
Fresh Food Distribution: $15,000
Refrigeration Units: $50,000
Walking Works: $1,000
WHF President and CEO Retirement Discretionary Grant: $500
James City County Parks & Recreation
Community Fitness Court: $150,000
The Salvation Army of Greater Williamsburg
Food Distribution Program: $20,000
Virginia Legacy Soccer Club
Virginia Legacy WJCC Recreational Soccer Program: $60,000
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
Food for Kids BackPack Program at WJCC Schools: $20,000
Mobile Food Pantry: $60,000
Williamsburg House of Mercy, Inc.
Food Distribution Program: $20,000
Walking Works: $500
Williamsburg-James City County Public School Division
Healthy Educational Appetizing Tasteful Summer Food Service Program: $50,000
School Health Initiative Program: $770,000
Two-Generation Family Services
Child Development Resources
Basic Operating Support: $237,000
Walking Works: $1,000
City of Williamsburg
Child Health Initiative: $283,500
Walking Works: $1,000
WHF Retiring Board Member Discretionary Grant: $500
James City County
Child Health Initiative: $283,500
Virginia Down Syndrome Association
Williamsburg Community Coordinator: $46,800
Healthy Aging
F.R.E.E. Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment & Endowment
F.R.E.E. of Williamsburg: $30,000
Peninsula Agency on Aging
Nutritious Noontime Meals: $75,000
PAA RIDES: $130,000
PAA Williamsburg: $84,000
Williamsburg Area Faith in Action
All Transportation: $50,000
In-Home Support Services: $15,000
YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas/R.F. Wilkinson
Active Older Adults @ the YMCA: $15,000
Behavioral Health Services
Bacon Street Youth and Family Services
Emergency Support for Bacon Street Youth and Family Services: $20,000
Support for Operations: $350,000
Colonial Behavioral Health
Greater Williamsburg Child Assessment Center: $284,500
WHF Retiring Board Member Discretionary Grant: $500
Center for Child & Family Services, Inc.
Multicultural Counseling and Outreach Program: $70,000
The Reboot Program: $133,000
Postpartum Support Virginia
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies: $20,000
William & Mary, Flanagan Counseling Center
Play to Thrive: $95,000
Integrated Care
Colonial Behavioral Health
Integrated Care Technical Assistance & Facilitation: $18,000
Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic
Chronic Care Collaborative: $300,000
Walking Works: $500
Lackey Clinic
Chronic Care Collaborative: $500,000
Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center
Basic Operating Support: $500,000
Chronic Care Collaborative: $400,000
WHF Retiring Board Member Discretionary Grants: $1,000
Rx Partnership
Basic Operating Support: $66,000
Virginia Health Care Foundation
Greater Williamsburg Medication Access Program: $47,000
Other Grants
Colonial Behavioral Health
Intensive Outpatient Program: $25,000
The Doorways
Support for Operations: $7,500
Literacy for Life at the Rita Welsh Adult Learning Center
HEAL Program in Williamsburg: $20,000
Past Grant Recipients
Interested in our past grant awards? The following PDF Documents contain our Awardees from the last four years.
Foundation-Initiated Program Profiles
Child Health Initiative
With funding and leadership from the Williamsburg Health Foundation, James City County, City of Williamsburg, Child Development Resources, and Williamsburg-James City County Public School Division have formed Care Teams and partnered to create an integrated and multi-disciplinary, two-generation, home-based service delivery approach that works in partnership with families to improve well-being. Eligible families are residents who indicate readiness to improve their health and well-being and who have multiple risk factors that require the services of several agencies. Each locality-based team works with approximately 30 families to assess their health and well-being, identify their needs, prioritize their goals, and develop service plans to achieve better health outcomes for their children. The program entails frequent contact with families, coordinated home visits, regular team meetings, and careful progress monitoring. This program uses a multi-generational approach to achieving better health outcomes.
The Chronic Care Collaborative
The Chronic Care Collaborative (CCC) was founded by WHF in 2007 to strengthen the care of chronic disease among the uninsured and under-insured in Greater Williamsburg. CCC members include Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic, Lackey Clinic, Olde Towne Medical and Dental Center, RxPartnership, and Virginia Health Care Foundation. Representatives from both Sentara and Riverside’s Williamsburg-based hospitals participate in meetings along with the Peninsula Health District of the Virginia Department of Health. With shared quality metrics, the CCC has become a model of continuous quality improvement and patient-centered care.
School Health Initiative Program (SHIP)
SHIP is a partnership between the Williamsburg-James City County Public School Division, the Williamsburg Health Foundation, and a multitude of community partners committed to working together to create a healthier community. SHIP’s mission is to improve the health and wellness of WJCC students and staff by supporting and promoting healthy eating and active lifestyle habits in the schools, homes and the community.
SHIP’s vision of success is when:
- there is a strong and sustainable culture of health and wellness for students and staff in every school
- parents and community organizations are sustaining support for the mission and goals of SHIP
- students and staff are achieving targets for health, wellness, and school engagement
For more information on SHIP, visit their website or Facebook page.