The Foundation for a Healthy High Point is proud to support these transformative organizations and their efforts to create a healthier community.
Advocacy and Education for Stronger Food Systems
ASG will lead a series of advocacy efforts aimed at increasing access to food and building capacity for advocacy in community. Activities include exploring creative solutions for addressing food deserts, expanding food recovery in local schools and businesses, food recovery ride-alongs, and meetings to educate elected leaders about food insecurity.
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Family Program Expansion
Funding provides continued support for the Be Strong Families Parent Cafés, a peer-to-peer mentoring and parent training program, allowing ADS to deepen the training for parent/caregiver facilitators and expand Café locations. ADS of Guilford offers substance use prevention and treatment services.
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Expansion of Beyond the Basics
Funding supports expanded capacity for Beyond the Basics, a personalized coaching program for parents and caregivers, providing direct family support, coaching, and referrals to resources such as employment support, mental health services, and housing assistance. BackPack Beginnings currently partners with community partners to provide essential resources for families experiencing economic hardship.
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Funding supports piloting the Beyond Recess program in three Title I schools in High Point. The program aims to redesign recess as a tool for trauma-informed care, improving student engagement, behavior, and academic outcomes. Beyond Sports focuses on fostering participation in sports to increase social/emotional learning and physical activity and to provide valuable life skills.
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The Boys & Girls Club (BGC) of Greater High Point will launch an All-Star Sports League to address equity gaps for children and teens. Through athletic activities in neighborhood-based clubs, BGC will partner with other organizations to provide professional-level coaching, and organized sport activities to support health and wellbeing for youth with limited resources and opportunities.
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Mental Health Services Expansion
Funding supports program expansion by enabling the organization to serve three new specific audiences including: individuals who need outpatient substance use disorder services but do not need transitional housing; families affected by addiction; individuals who have had traumatic experiences or are diagnosed with a trauma-related disorder.
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Medicaid Expansion
Funding supports efforts to expand staff capacity to enroll and manage newly eligible Medicaid patients. The organization has seen a 100% increase in the number of patients eligible for Medicaid. This dedicated new role will focus specifically on assisting clients with navigating the Medicaid enrollment process.
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CHS is conducting an impact evaluation of the perinatal and early childhood intervention programs, Health Steps and Community Navigation. CHS currently offers both programs in seven medical provider sites in High Point and are part of the Ready for School, Ready for Life “Routes to Ready” programs.
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Provides capacity building support to transition from a purely volunteer run organization to a more professional staffing model. C3 provides comprehensive and collaborative wrap-around support for children affected by crisis and focuses on breaking cycles of intergenerational violence and poverty. Funding will allow C3 to hire an additional staff person to increase services and standard of care for the children/families served.
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Expansion of Aging Gracefully Program
Funding supports the development of a strategic partnership between Community Housing Solutions and Senior Resources of Guilford to expand the Aging Gracefully program to further reduce fall risk, improve daily functioning, and support safe aging in place, enabling CHS to provide mobility-related home repairs as well as connect low-income adults in High Point to Occupational Therapy and Registered Nurse visits.
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