Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) invites nonprofit organizations and programs to apply for a competitive grant opportunity to support and bolster the health and wellness of Pottstown, PA residents.
Donor Name: Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This participatory grantmaking process is intended to empower community residents by giving them the ability to invest in solutions that will impact their own neighborhoods and neighbors.
The outcome of a two-month long planning process with Pottstown residents is the Pottstown Community Voices Grant Fund (PCVGF), which will offer grants up to $15,000 that address community needs identified by the residents, and highlighted in the community survey. PAHWF has committed $100,000 to this grant fund. Decisions on how the funds are distributed will be determined by the PCVGF Advisory Council, a group of residents that live in the neighborhoods that this fund will serve.
Areas of Focus
PAHWF convened two groups of community members in the summer of 2023 which included adults and youth participants. These community conversations allowed the residents to identify several key focus areas that will be prioritized for the first year of funding. The PCVGP aims to support the health and well-being of the community by investing in programs/projects that affect residents in one or all of the following ways:
- Access to Parks/Recreation/Green Spaces
- Positive Mental Health Solutions
- Neighborhood Safety and Security
- Housing
- Eliminating Barriers to Employment.
Funding Information
This participatory grant, the Pottstown Community Voices Grant Fund (PCVGF) will be overseen by an advisory council comprised of Pottstown residents who will review and grant $100,000 to address community needs highlighted in the community survey.
Grant Period
The grant period begins July 1, 2024, and ends June 30, 2025.
Qualifications
To qualify, applicants must be a non-profit organization with a tax-exempt status, address at least one of the focus areas, and directly impact residents that live in Pottstown neighborhoods of historic disinvestment. Quality applicants should be able to demonstrate that:
- They are committed to a thriving, healthy, successful future for Pottstown.
- They are committed to collaborations and partnerships within the community.
- They are representative of the communities they serve.
- They are informed by the community and invested in community participation.
For more information, visit PAHWF.
