Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    GRANTS AND FUNDING. THROUGH THEIR GOOD NEIGHBOR GRANTS, OTTAUQUECHEE HEALTH FOUNDATION (OHF) IS ABLE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR THE HIGH COSTS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR GRANTS SUPPORT NEEDS RANGING FROM MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, HEARING AIDS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OTHER HEALTH AND WELLNESS GAPS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO UTILIZES A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HOMECARE GRANTS TO CONNECT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH CAREGIVERS TO AID IN EVERYDAY TASKS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPLIES SUPPORT TO AREA ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, OHF APPROVED MORE THAN 199,000 IN TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHICH ENABLED ACCESS TO ALMOST 270,000 IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES. IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THE OHF MODIFIED ITS GRANTING POLICIES FOR THE 2020 AND 2021 FISCAL YEARS TO BETTER SERVE THOSE IN NEED, AND WILL CONSIDER GRANT REQUESTS FOR SERVICES NOT NORMALLY COVERED BY THE FOUNDATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $216K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. THE FOUNDATION HOSTS AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY HEALTH FORUMS AND EVENTS TO ADDRESS CURRENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT HEALTH EDUCATION KEEPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS INFORMED, AND IN TURN HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, AND BETTER ABLE TO NAVIGATE COMPLICATED HEALTH RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES. DURING 2020 AND THE ONGOING COVID PANDEMIC, THE FOUNDATION OFFERED MULTIPLE VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING INSURANCE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, ANXIETY EDUCATION THROUGH FILM SCREENINGS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $365

  • Program 3 [2020]

    WINDSOR CENTRAL HEALTH INITIATIVE & MINDFUL SELF. THE WINDSOR CENTRAL WELLNESS INITIATIVE (WCWI) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE OTTAUQUECHEE HEALTH FOUNDATION (OHF) AND THE WINDSOR CENTRAL MODIFIED UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (WCMUUSD) TO BRING TRAUMA-INFORMED, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CENTERED WELLNESS PROGRAMMING TO THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, SCHOOL STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE WCWI SEEKS TO ADDRESS RISING LEVELS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS EXPERIENCED BY TODAYS YOUTH, DUE IN PART TO PERVASIVE DIGITAL MEDIA AND PRESSING SOCIOPOLITICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING GUN VIOLENCE, POLITICAL CONFLICT, CONCERNS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE IMPACT OF THE CURRENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE MINDFUL SELF (SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOUNDATIONS) PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN SEVERAL OF OUR DISTRICTS SCHOOLS THREE YEARS AGO. THE PROGRAM REACHED MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS IN FIVE AREA SCHOOLS. STUDENT REPORTS REVEALED IMPROVED MINDFUL ATTENTION, COMPASSION, KINDNESS, AND CAPACITY TO LEARN. OVER THE NEXT 3-4 YEARS, THE WCWI WILL BUILD UPON THE SUCCESS OF THE MINDFUL SELF PROGRAM BY PROVIDING INTERVENTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF TRAUMATIC STRESS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $24.3K