Spring Grant Cycle Totals $1.3 Million

POTTSTOWN, PA (June 7, 2023)—Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,325,800 to 43 projects and programs in the Pottstown area. The funds are divided between the Foundation’s two grantmaking pillars—Developing Youth Potential and Promoting Equitable Health and Wellness.  

  

In Developing Youth Potential: Early Childhood Development, $140,000 was awarded to four projects.  

Wonderspring: Music, Yoga and Mindfulness Enrichment Program 

Victim Services Center of Montgomery County: Care for Kids 

Pottstown School District: PEAK Whole Child Wellness 

Mother Goose-Read to Me: New Books for Infants and Young Children 

 

In Developing Youth Potential: School Programs K-12, $420,000 was awarded to eight projects. 

Boyertown Area School District: Whole Child Wellness 

Pottstown School District: Healthy School Communities 

Pottsgrove School District: 2023-24 Health & Wellness Grant 

Daniel Boone Area School District: DBASD Wellness Program 

Spring-Ford Area School District: Spring-Ford Wellness 

Owen J Roberts School District: Fit for Life Program 

Brookeside Montessori: B-Well Program 

St. Aloysius Parish School: Healthy Kids Project 

 

In Developing Youth Potential: Youth Preparedness, $210,000 was awarded to ten projects. 

Julian Dorsey Foundation: Continuing our Pottstown youth programs for soccer and life skills 

Project Purpose: Mentoring with a Purpose 

Foundation for Pottstown Education: Planned Giving and Monthly Draft Campaigns 

Greater Pottstown Tennis and Learning Association: Game, Set, Advantage 

Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence: Beyond School Walls Program 

Pottstown Area Police Athletic League: Supporting Program Implementation and Offering Opportunities in Youth Sports 

Foundation For Boyertown Education: Community Impact & Sustainability for Enhanced Student Experiences 

Community First Development Corporation: Youth by Design – Teen Leadership Program 

Penn Playmakers: Berks Warriors New Balance Circuit 2023 

Pottstown Branch- Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA: Dragonfly Forest—Structured Play, Social-Emotional Learning, and Disability Rights 

 

In Promoting Equitable Health & Wellness: Built Environment, $225,000 was awarded to ten projects.  

North Coventry Township: Riverside Park Boat Ramp and Adaptive Kayak Launch 

Pottstown Area Police Athletic League: Completing the Construction of a Permanent Dek Hockey Facility 

Birdsboro Community Memorial Center: Gymnasium Repairs 

East Coventry Township Parks and Recreation: Tow Path Park Phase 1a Improvements 

Expressive Therapy Concepts: Smashville Badminton: Kids and Adult Fitness Program 

Lower Pottsgrove Township: Ringing Rocks Park Paving and Signage Project 

Township of Upper Pottsgrove: Hollenbach Park Phase 1 Engineering 

Washington Township: Washington Park ADA Access and Parking Improvements 

Save Our Land Save Our Towns Enterprises: Growing and conserving Pottstown’s street trees 

Boyertown Rotary Foundation: Boyertown Community Park – Pickleball Expansion 

 

In Promoting Equitable Health and Wellness: Health Access and Delivery, $70,000 was awarded to three projects.  

Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County: Ensuring a Healthy Start and Access to Benefits for Pottstown Families 

Mitzvah Circle Foundation: Critical Needs for Healthy Families, Diaper Bank, and Period Supply Programs 

Royersford Outreach: General Operating Funds for Building and Program 

 

In Promoting Equitable Health and Wellness: Health Equity, $260,800 was awarded to eight projects. 

Chester County Food Bank: Fresh2You Mobile Market and FreshRx 

Family Services of Montgomery County: Project HEARTH (Helping Elderly Adults Remain in Their Homes) 

The Salvation Army, Pottstown: Job Readiness Training and Counseling 

TriCounty Community Network: Systems Change for Community Collaboration 

TriCounty Community Network: Resident Engagement, Power Building, Health Equity 

United Way of Boyertown Area: Providing Equitable Health & Wellness to the Boyertown Area Homeless and Near Homeless 

MontCo Anti-Hunger Network: Pottstown Area Food Pantries Connection to Large Scale Food Resources 

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills: Village Support Fund 

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation is a nonprofit community organization that serves communities within a 10-mile radius of Pottstown. Founded in 2003, the Foundation partners with nonprofits, local governments, and schools to ensure that every member of our community has the opportunity to embrace a healthy lifestyle.

For the upcoming fall grant cycle, which opens September 1, the Foundation is simplifying the process for grant applicants by eliminating the LOI round in favor of direct conversation with potential grantees. More information on the process will be posted to pottstownfoundation.org/grantmaking as the application open date approaches.
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