new grants awarded to improve community health and quality of life

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NEW GRANTS AWARDED TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTHY
FOODS IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO
Thirty-four nonprofit organizations in southeastern Ohio will receive $438,200 in
funding to improve the health and quality of life for vulnerable and underserved
populations. The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville (OHFN) approved
$335,700 in support of a Community Health and Quality of Life Request for Proposals
serving Athens, Hocking, Morgan and Perry counties and its Healthy Food Access
Initiative. An additional $102,500 was approved to support ongoing partnerships
with the Rocky Community Improvement Fund (RCIF) and the Athens Foundation.
"These organizations provide a range of programs and services that address
important issues facing communities in southeastern Ohio, including hunger,
literacy and programs for at-risk youth," said Susan Beaudry, director of
programs for the Foundations.
Improving Community Health and Quality of Life in Athens, Hocking, Morgan
and Perry Counties Funding from OHFN was awarded to 13 organizations and designed to increase
access to and quality of existing community based health and social service
programs for vulnerable populations, including programs addressing health
promotion, disease prevention and mental health and addiction recovery.
Healthy Food Access Initiative
Two new grants, totaling $49,000, were approved to advance the Foundation's
Healthy Food Access Initiative, including Live Healthy Appalachia's Nutrition and
Wellness Programming and a Backpack Program for the Nelsonville-York School
District. With these approvals, OHFN's investment in healthy food access strategies
exceed $500,000.
Funding Partnerships
With collective interests in improving the health and quality of life in Nelsonville,
Ohio and surrounding communities, the OHFN and RCIF partnered, for a third year,
on a 1:1 funding match. Recent approvals total nearly $44,981 in support of 18
organizations.
In addition, the Foundation awarded $52,500 to support a funding partnership with
the Athens Foundation, providing matching funds for organizations serving Athens
County. Grant applications for the Fall 2015 cycle are currently available at
www.athensfoundation.org/grants
Learn more about these recent funding awards and view images from the August 5,
2015 funding award presentation.
STUART'S OPERA HOUSE
Stuart's Opera House has been the cornerstone of the public square in Nelsonville since
its construction in 1879 during the height of the coal-mining boom in southeastern
Ohio. In 2014, Stuart's Opera House launched the public phase of its Next Stage
Campaign to raise $4 million to expand access to the performing arts and educational
programming. The Foundations jointly committed $500,000 in support of the
campaign. Susan Beaudry, the Foundations' director of programs, recently spoke with
Emily Prince, development director of Stuart's Opera House, to learn more about the
campaign and the difference Stuart's is making in the community.
Many are familiar with one of Stuart's signature events - the Nelsonville Music
Festival - but what are your other programs? Who else does Stuart's serve? We're extremely proud about the number of kids who are impacted by our
educational programs, which includes after-school music instruction, no-cost shows
for children and families in the theater and at area schools and a summer theater arts
program, as part of our partnership with Circle Round the Square. Through these
efforts, we now serve 4,000-5,000 kids each year. For students in the Nelsonville-York
City School District, all programming is provided at no cost.
Why is the success of Stuart's Opera House important to this community?
Stuart's Opera House and our area partners help contribute to the economic
development of the community. In a report released by Americans for the Arts, direct
economic activity generated by arts organizations in Athens County totaled nearly $25
million. The educational programs not only help kids feel excited about growing up
here, but they begin to see a place for themselves here in the future - they want to stay
here. The staff at Stuart's is intent on listening to what the community wants to see
and do in this space. For example, some kids at the high school wanted an after-school
music program, they wanted to learn how to play an instrument and perform as part
of a band. We provided them with instruments, amazing music instructors and they
performed at the Nelsonville Music Festival. The long-term success of Nelsonville rests
with the kids.
Read more about Stuart's Opera House.
here, but they begin to see a place for themselves here in the future - they want to stay
here. The staff at Stuart's is intent on listening to what the community wants to see
and do in this space. For example, some kids at the high school wanted an after-school
music program, they wanted to learn how to play an instrument and perform as part
of a band. We provided them with instruments, amazing music instructors and they
performed at the Nelsonville Music Festival. The long-term success of Nelsonville rests
with the kids.
Read more about Stuart's Opera House.
BOUNTY ON THE BRICKS SERVES UP ONLINE AUCTION
The popular Bounty on the Bricks fundraiser was held for the third year in Athens on
August 8. This year, in addition to the chef-prepared dinner served along Court St.,
the Athens Foundation launched an online auction of dining experiences - Bounty
Beyond the Bricks - to raise additional funding to further advance the Athens
Foundation's mission. The experiences offer dinners prepared by local chefs and
hosted at local farms and homes.
The Bounty on the Bricks dinner raised $75,000, including a 1:1 match of $25,000 by
the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville and the Sisters Health
Foundation. Funds will support a food purchase program operated by the
Southeastern Ohio Food Bank and Kitchen for food pantries serving eight counties in
the region.
BOWDEN GARDEN AWARD FOR NEW GARDENS
Thompson Recreation Center, located in Columbus' Victorian Village, was selected by
Local Matters as the 2015 Boyd W. Bowden, DO Memorial for New Gardens.
Established by the Foundation in the memory of long-time Foundation Director Dr.
Bowden, the award recognizes community programs that are making a positive
impact within their neighborhoods. Local Matters, in collaboration with Thompson
Recreation Center staff, expanded the Learning Garden. The garden is used for
hands-on nutrition and gardening education with children and for adult gardening
programing through Local Matters, a non-profit organization in central Ohio
working to build healthy communities through healthy food education and access. HERITAGE COLLEGE WELCOMES OHIO'S LARGEST CLASS OF
INCOMING MEDICAL STUDENTS
Nearly 40 years ago, Ohio University admitted its
inaugural class of 24 medical students. In July, with the
opening of its new campus in Cleveland, the Ohio
programing through Local Matters, a non-profit organization in central Ohio
working to build healthy communities through healthy food education and access. HERITAGE COLLEGE WELCOMES OHIO'S LARGEST CLASS OF
INCOMING MEDICAL STUDENTS
Nearly 40 years ago, Ohio University admitted its
inaugural class of 24 medical students. In July, with the
opening of its new campus in Cleveland, the Ohio
University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
(the Heritage College) welcomed its largest class ever
with 240 incoming medical students across its three
campuses, making the Heritage College Ohio's largest
medical school by student enrollment.
The Heritage College's 2019 student enrollment is 139 at the Athens campus, 51 at the
Cleveland campus, and 50 at its Dublin campus, which opened last year. The class
was chosen from among more than 5,000 applicants and 98 percent, all but 5
students, are from Ohio.
Read more about this Heritage College milestone in an article by Columbus Business
First.
OSTEOPATHIC LEADER RECOGNITION
At the 2015 House of Delegates, the American
Osteopathic Association awarded a number of
Presidential Citations, including to Jon Wills, executive
director of the Ohio Osteopathic Association. Mr. Wills
was recognized for his commitment to advocating on
behalf of the osteopathic medical profession in Ohio
and his dedication to improving the quality of health
for all Ohio residents. SUSAN BEAUDRY SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP COLUMBUS
2016 CLASS
Director of Programs Susan Beaudry has been selected
as one of 57 individuals to join the Leadership
Columbus Signature Program for 2016. The 10-month
program provides participants tools to hone their
leadership skills and become active and influential
leaders in the community. ABOUT THE OSTEOPATHIC HERITAGE FOUNDATIONS The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville (the Foundations)
are pre-eminent in supporting and improving community health and quality of life programs in central and
southeastern Ohio as well as advancing, on a national scope, osteopathic medical care, biomedical research and
osteopathic medical education. The Foundations advance this mission through a broad spectrum of funding
awards, initiatives and funding methods.
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