| WHO |
The
SSJCF was created by the SSJ Health System from monies received when St.
Joseph's Hospital (Parkersburg) and Columbia/HCA entered into a joint
venture relationship in 1996.
The SSJCF, a
separately incorporated not-for-profit corporation, awarded its first
grants in July, 1997. |
| WHERE |
The
SSJCF serves
eight counties in West Virginia (Calhoun,
Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood, Wirt, and Roane); three in Ohio
(Athens, Meigs, and Washington). Projects or proposals funded by the
SSJCF must take place in
and/or benefit the residents of one or more of these counties. |
| WHEN |
Currently,
the SSJCF has two funding
cycles per year -- spring and fall. |
| WHAT |
The
four funding programs of the SSJCF are:
-
The Community
Grant Program
-
Oral
Health Initiative
-
Health
Ministry Initiative
-
More
Active People (MAP) Initiative
Requests can be
categorized as either Capital/Technology
or Program
Development; amounts range between $500 and $50,000 with the average
grant award being $18,000. |
| WHY |
The
SSJCF strives to continue and expand the health and wellness ministry of
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wheeling by: |
|
* providing
financial assistance |
|
* strengthening
collaborative relationships |
|
* supporting
local initiatives |
| ...for
projects that promote healthy and sustainable communities in the Mid Ohio
Valley. |
| TO
DATE |
Effective
October 4, 2009, the SSJCF has funded nearly 606 requests totaling
approximately $9.65
million. These projects have ranged in size and scope from
playgrounds, to youth centers and mentoring programs, to health clinic
expansions. (recent
grants) |
| Contacts: |
Sister
Jane Harrington, CSJ -- Executive Director
Sister
Molly Bauer, CSJ -- Program Director, Health Ministry Initiative
Ann Frost -- Assistant Director
304/424-6080
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