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News & Stories

Foundation News & Stories

We’re grateful for the stories our supporters and partners allow us to share throughout the year.  Here, we recognize our steadfast donors, share grant stories, celebrate milestones, and give updates about the work of the Ashland Community Health Foundation.  If you’re looking for inspiration, you’re in the right place and we encourage you to read on!

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Milestones & Celebrations

Promoting Mental Wellness and Connection Among Older Adults

Phoenix-Talent School Nurse, Carrie McDonald
Community Grants

Supporting Our Local School Nurses

Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Newsletter, Spring 2025, Issue #22

Youth practice water polo skills at Daniel Meyer Pool
Community Grants

Making Waves

Scott & Diane Knox
Our Gratitude

The Yaley Knox Family Fund

Grant Award - Talent Maker City
Community Grants

Empowering Nonprofits to Advance Community Health

Scholarships

Supporting the Inaugural Dental Hygiene Class at RCC

Brian Kitchell stands in the AHS football locker room, named the Kitchell Center after his father.
Our Gratitude

Removing Barriers with The Dave Kitchell Fund

ACHF's 2025 Vice President, Judy Pavlik
Our Gratitude

Judy Pavlik Joins ACHF Legacy Society

Ashland Community Health Foundation awards $110,000.00 to Southern Oregon University for faculty position from the newly established Health Care Workforce Training Fund. Pictured left to right: Stephanie Roland, ACHF Executive Director, Jeff McCullough ACHF Board President, Rick Bailey, Southern Oregon University President, and Jennifer Lind, CEO of Jackson Care Connect.
Milestones & Celebrations

Funding for Local Health Care Workforce Training

Distinguished Service Award honoree, Diane Williams, MD
Our Gratitude

Diane Williams, MD, Receives the 2023 Distinguished Service Award

2024 Evans Scholarship Recipients
Scholarships

Meet the 2024 Evans Nursing Scholarship Awardees

Blocks that show different medical icons, such as an ambulance, stethoscope, and a medical bag, are stacked up in a pyramid against a pink background. Text reads, "Allied Health Scholarship Endowment."
Milestones & Celebrations

New Endowment Fund Established for Allied Health

ACHF Fall 2024 Inspirations Newsletter
Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Newsletter, Fall 2024, Issue #21

Katharin Ron Lang
Our Gratitude

Katharine & Ron Lang

A photo of the Canon i700 Ultrasound Machine
Hospital Grants

New Equipment Provides Enhanced Services to Patients

A photo of Harry Oliver and Barbara Roastingear
Scholarships

New Scholarship Fund Will Help Ease Health Care Worker Shortages

A stylized image with illustrated people of all ages with the title, The Path to Health Equity: Building Healthier Communities
Education & Convening

The Path to Health Equity

A photo of Alexi and Jeff McCullough
Our Gratitude

Support for Youth Aquatics in Memory of Chuck Butler

ACHF Board and Staff present a grant check and flowers to the staff of David's Chair on May 8, 2024
Community Grants

Investing in a Healthier Future

ACHF Inspirations Spring 2024 Header
Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Newsletter, Spring 2024, Issue #20

A wooden house is shown with a stethoscope and a red heart, representing the relationship between housing status and health
Milestones & Celebrations

Addressing Housing Instability and Health Disparities Among LGBTQIA+ Youth

Kathleen Mackris, Philanthropy Director 2022-2024
Our Gratitude

Estate Gift Honors Legacy and Creates Hope

Two elementary students hold up their hands to show their new winter gloves.
Community Grants

Annual Mitten, Glove, & Hat Drive for K-5 Students

A stylized graphic heart with blood pressure monitor and EKG machine
Hospital Grants

Support for Cardiac Care at AACH

2023 Evans Scholarship Recipient Photo Collage
Scholarships

ACHF Awards $180,000 to Future Nurses

ACHF Newsletter Header pictured with scattered fall-colored leaves in a flowing creek
Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Newsletter, Fall 2023, Issue #19

A sign for the Ashland Senior Services vaccination clinics and one of the vaccination team
Community Grants

ACHF Supports Ashland Senior Services

Two photo collage, showing a Cindy Bernard portrait photo on the left, and a photo of Cindy receiving the 2022 DSA from 2021 DSA recipient, Karen Drescher
Our Gratitude

Cindy Bernard Receives 2022 Distinguished Service Award

School Nurse Program entrance at an Ashland school
Hospital Grants

Grants Awarded to Support Hospital Programs

ACHF presents grant award to AEFB on May 8, 2023.
Community Grants

Investing in Health for All

RCC student, Teri Evans, practices dental assistant skills
Scholarships

Allied Health scholarships make a difference

A photo of ACHF Emeritus Board Member, Ed Colson
Our Gratitude

Recognizing True Dedication to ACHF

ACHF Newsletter Header pictured with a field of purple spring wildflowers
Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Newsletter, Spring 2023, Issue #18

Hospital Grants

Support for Cardiac Telemetry

Four students work on building a bed frame at a Talent Maker City workshop
Community Grants

Building community health partnerships in Talent & Phoenix

Our Gratitude

An Unexpected Gift from a Faithful Donor

Milestones & Celebrations

A Milestone for the Evans Nursing Scholarship Program

Our Gratitude

Karen Drescher Recognized for Distinguished Service

2022 Evans Scholarship Recipient Photo Collage
Scholarships

Evans Nursing Scholarship has Supported Rogue Valley Students since 2002

Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2022, Issue #17

Milestones & Celebrations

Understanding Barriers to Health and Wellness

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Milestones & Celebrations

Announcing Our Name Change

Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Newsletter, Spring 2022, Issue #16

Mercy Flights
Community Grants

Investing in a Healthy Future

Margie Lininger
Our Gratitude

Margie Lininger Recognized as Emeritus Board Member

Ashland Hospital Cafeteria
Hospital Grants

Hospital Cafeteria Transformed

Help Our Kids Thrive
Community Grants

Help Our Kids Thrive

Scholarship for Local Nursing Students Sets Record
Scholarships

Scholarships for Local Nursing Students Set a New Record

Dick and Jean
Our Gratitude

The Bernard Family

Mallorys
Our Gratitude

Darryl & Alice Mallory

Cora Nixon
Our Gratitude

Cora Nixon & Lights for Life

Bob Holbrook
Our Gratitude

Bob Holbrook

Karen & Allen Drescher
Our Gratitude

Karen & Allen Drescher

Inspirations Newsletter Archive
Inspirations Newsletter

Inspirations Archive

Distinguished Service Award 2021
Our Gratitude

Distinguished Service Award Wall in Place at New Home

The Manzanita Project
Community Grants

The Manzanita Project

Arika Ledesma
Scholarships

Evans Endowed Nursing Scholarship Recipient Arika Ledesma

Cindy Bernard
Milestones & Celebrations

An Update on Our Strategic Planning Process

Sid & Barbara Field
Our Gratitude

Barbara & Sid Field

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