Awarded Over $2 Million in Grants to 55 Community Organizations in 2022
Summary
Today, the Horizon Foundation announced that they awarded $2.07 million in grants to 55 community organizations in 2022 as part of its mission to improve health and wellness for people who live or work in Howard County, Md. The grants focus on advancing the Foundations three strategic priorities ensuring a more equitable community, promoting healthy kids and families and encouraging healthy aging including emphasizing mental health for both children and adults.All of our grantees work incredibly hard to make our Howard County a healthier and more equitable place, said Nikki Highsmith Vernick, president and CEO of the Horizon Foundation. Together, we will help make good health achievable for everyone in Howard County.The full list of grantees and grant amounts is included below.Bridges to Housing Stability; Columbia Housing Center; Springboard Community Services; and United Way of Central Maryland: $75,000 each (total of $300,000) to continue to apply a racial equity lens to their work, collaborate on a joint equity-related policy campaign and build power to advance racial equity issues that matter to them and their communities. Hebron High School PTSA; Patapsco Middle School PTA and; Peiying Chinese School: $50,000 total to help fight diabetes and improve access to healthier food options in Howard County through policy and systems change.Community Action Council of Howard County: $47,805 to support staff mental and behavioral wellness programming, in addition to the continuation of student and parent wellness programming.Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center: $15,000 to continue offering QPR and Mental Health First Aid Trainings to the community free of charge.Howard County Public School System: $430,000 to continue providing students with mental health/well-being supports through a school-based service model.Maryland State Medical Society (MedChi): $125,000 to support Sugar Free Kids Maryland in its statewide efforts to reduce sugary drink consumption and build community advocacy power. Hebron High School PTSA; National Family Resiliency Center; Patapsco Middle School PTA; The Columbia Orchestra of Howard County, Inc.; Volunteers of America Chesapeake Inc: $15,000 total to help protect and support mental wellbeing and help build and strengthen our resilience as a community.Building Families for Children Inc: $21,700; HC Drug Free: $15,000; HopeWorks of Howard County: $15,000; Howard County Police Department: $7,465; My Covenant Place: $30,000; NAMI Howard County: $5,000; Players for Philanthropy Fund, on behalf of Alston for Athletes: $30,000 to implement long-term solutions that will help protect and support mental wellbeing and help build and strengthen our physical, personal and/or social resilience as a community.Behavioral Health System Baltimore: $65,000 to support campaign planning of MD988 Fund, which aims to establish dedicated funding to support the continuum of behavioral health crisis services and the decriminalization of behavioral health.Columbia Festival of the Arts: $20,000 to produce an Interactive Community Exhibit for CFA LakeFest and additional display.Mental Health Association of Maryland: $40,000 to continue to support legislative efforts to enact reforms that will address widespread unmet mental health and substance use needs.Howard County General Hospital: $200,000 to support the hospitals patient care pavilion and physical plant renovation.Sheppard Pratt: $225,000 to support the operation of an urgent care behavioral health clinic.