The Foundation for a Healthy High Point is proud to support these transformative organizations and their efforts to create a healthier community.
Guiding Healthy Behaviors Program
Funding supports the implementation of the Guiding Healthy Behaviors program at the Macedonia Head Start childcare facility located in the 27260 zip code in High Point. Funds provide the materials to construct an outdoor learning environment for infants and toddlers participating in the childcare program to have increased access to opportunities for physical activity.
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General Operating Expenses
Funding includes support for general operations, and the High Point Schools Partnership, an affiliate of GEA focused on the unique needs of the 25 High Point schools. GEA also offers financial resources for the school system not covered by state or federal funding for capacity building and strategic planning efforts.
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School-Based Telehealth Clinics in High Point
Guilford Education Alliance Inc. is partnering with Cone Health, GCS, and Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine to implement school-based telehealth clinics in two Title I High Point elementary schools over three years. Funding will assist with the fixed costs associated with the implementation – technology equipment, CMA, and administration. This program seeks to advance both educational and health equity goals.
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Integrating Reading Aloud Into Pediatric Practices in Greater High Point
Continued funding will provide books and training for medical providers that will increase the number of High Point sites implementing the program from four to seven, allowing the organization to reach an additional 2,300 children and families.
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Operational Support to Backbone Organization
Ready for School, Ready for Life is the lead organizer of a 10-year county-wide initiative to a system of care for children ages zero to eight and their families in Guilford County so that all children can start kindergarten ready. Funding provides general operating expenses for the organization’s critical role as a backbone organization in guiding the initiative’s vision, implementation, partnerships, measurement, and evaluation.
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