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Wheelchairs, Canes, Lifts and More: F.R.E.E. of Williamsburg Gives Area Residents the Gift ofIndependence and Safety All Year Long
Tucked away in a bright, clean building in York County next to the Sentara Williamsburg Hospital, is a full storehouse that rivals any North Pole workshop. There one finds a special organization, F.R.E.E., which all year long gives area residents the gift of the...
Williamsburg Health Foundation Reaches 25 Years of Grantmaking and Learning
On Monday, December 6, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the Williamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) approved $876,000 in grants to 14 organizations for 16 programs to improve the health of the Greater Williamsburg community. Since it was established in 1996, the...
Local Nonprofits Receive Over 1M in Services
“We give organizations a variety of resources to improve their operations,” said Carol L. Sale, President and CEO of WHF. Over the past two and half years, WHF has helped nonprofits by sponsoring membership in Catchafire. “In our first two years with Catchafire, the...
Williamsburg Health Foundation Presents Its Annual Awards
Each October the Williamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) presents its annual awards to highlight someone or some organization that helps to make Greater Williamsburg a healthier community. WHF has presented awards in the Fall each year since 1999. “On the one hand this...
Williamsburg Health Foundation Announces New Application Requirement for 2022 Grants
On September 9, 2021, the Williamsburg Health Foundation informed current grantees of a new requirement for grant applications starting in 2022. With exceptions for new or discretionary grants as well as government agencies, grantees must obtain the Platinum...
New Grants for a New Plan: 22 Grants worth 3.5M
On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the Williamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) met and approved 22 grants worth nearly 3.5 million dollars. “This is the first year of implementation of a new strategic plan. We are excited to see not only the plan in...
$1 million grant funding to prevent rental evictions of Greater Williamsburg residents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Together with the City of Williamsburg, James City County and York County, the Williamsburg Health Foundation has announced grant funding to the localities which totals $1 million to prevent rental evictions of Greater Williamsburg residents as a result of the...
New WHF Board Leadership for 2021
WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg Health Foundation welcomes four new trustees in 2021. “These trustees each have great breadth and depth of professional expertise that uniquely qualify them to serve as stewards of the Williamsburg Health Foundation and our vision,...
Williamsburg Health Foundation Announces Mental Health Program Support and Other Grants for 2020
On Monday, December 7, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Williamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) approved the second and final round of grants in 2020 for the foundation. “The grants we are announcing reflect both the ongoing and the evolving needs of our community. ...
Celebrating our Community and its response to COVID-19
Some things are worth celebrating. This community is one of them. 2020 has been a year of many challenges. At the Williamsburg Health Foundation, we have had the privilege of observing how community organizations and individuals have helped people living in Greater...
A Historic Call to Health Equity
Before we push forward into deeper, harder work, as a country and as a Greater Williamsburg community, we pause. The pandemic of COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted African Americans and all people of color. Systemic injustices which result in poor health...
Williamsburg Health Foundation to Close in Honor of Juneteenth
In recognition of Governor Northam’s decision to make Juneteenth a holiday for our Commonwealth, Williamsburg Health Foundation will close on Friday, June 19th to honor and celebrate of the freedom of people of African-American decent from slavery on this date in...
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