Williamsburg Health Foundation Awards $3.9 Million to Local Organizations
WILLIAMSBURG, VA – June 11, 2025: The Williamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) Board of Trustees recently approved $3.9 million in grant funding for 23 nonprofit organizations or government agencies that work to improve health and well-being in the City of Williamsburg, James City County, and York County.
These grants support various projects and programs across six of the Foundation’s funding areas: Behavioral Health Services, Community Capacity Building, Healthy Aging, Healthy Eating Active Living, Integrated Care, and Two-Generation Family Services.
During this grant cycle, WHF is pleased to award funding to several first-time grant recipients whose programs positively impact the health of economically disadvantaged individuals in our community. Newly funded programs include opportunities for enhanced mental health support, transportation for those recovering from brain injury, social support programming for older adults, trauma-informed training, and increased access to healthy food.
WHF listens to nonprofits and governmental agencies in Greater Williamsburg about the opportunities and needs of our community, and our learning informs the ways in which the Foundation might best respond, including with our grantmaking,” said Deanna Van Hersh, WHF President & CEO. “We look forward to the positive impact these efforts will make throughout the Greater Williamsburg area.”
To learn more about the Foundation’s grant opportunities, visit www.williamsburghealthfoundation.org.
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The Williamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) is a private health foundation with the mission to collaborate, innovate, and invest to impact systems that improve the health and well-being of individuals living in Greater Williamsburg. The Foundation was established in September 1996 when the Williamsburg Community Hospital and Sentara developed an affiliation agreement and later merged. This agreement included a provision for a new, locally organized, and managed Foundation to benefit community health. Since inception, WHF has awarded over $116 million in grants to improve community health and well-being.
| Wiliamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) Grant Recipients – 2025 Grant Cycle 1 | ||
| Organization Name | Project Title | Board Approved Amount |
| Grants for Community Capacity Building | ||
| 3e Restoration, Inc. | Resilient Neighbors Initiative | $50,000.00 |
| Grants for Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) | ||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula | EatSMART at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula’s James City County Unit | $7,500.00 |
| Colonial CASA | Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) at Colonial CASA | $5,250.00 |
| Grove Christian Outreach Center | The Gathering Place | $50,000.00 |
| THRIVE Peninsula | Building Healthy Foundations in York County | $14,400.00 |
| Williamsburg House of Mercy, Inc. | WHOM Give or Collect: Fresh Food Program | $48,750.00 |
| WJCC Public Schools | School Health Initiative Program (SHIP) | $780,000.00 |
| WJCC Public Schools | Healthy Educational Appetizing and Tasty (HEAT) Summer Food Service Program 2025 | $25,000.00 |
| Grants to Support Two-Generation Family Services | ||
| Child Development Resources, Inc. | Basic Operating Support | $237,000.00 |
| City of Williamsburg | Child Health Initiative | $283,500.00 |
| Grants for Healthy Aging | ||
| FREE | F.R.E.E. of Williamsburg | $30,000.00 |
| Peninsula Agency on Aging | PAA Williamsburg | $84,000.00 |
| Tidewater Arts Outreach | Arts Outreach for Older and Isolated Adults | $5,000.00 |
| Williamsburg Area Faith in Action | Basic Operating Support | $65,000.00 |
| Grants for Behavioral Health Services | ||
| Center for Child & Family Services | Multicultural Counseling and Outreach Program (MCOP) | $70,000.00 |
| Colonial Behavioral Health | Colonial Behavioral Health Court Docket | $37,070.00 |
| Community Brain Injury Services | Increasing Transportation Options for Greater Williamsburg Residents with Brain Injuries | $10,000.00 |
| Grants for Integrated Care | ||
| Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic | Basic Operating Support | $300,000.00 |
| Lackey Clinic | Basic Operating Support | $500,000.00 |
| Literacy for Life | The HEAL Program | $10,000.00 |
| Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center | Basic Operating Support | $900,000.00 |
| Rx Partnership | Basic Operating Support | $66,000.00 |
| Virginia Health Care Foundation | Greater Williamsburg Medication Assistance Program (GWMAP) | $47,000.00 |