ACHF awarded over $206,000 to local nonprofits that improve health, wellbeing, and belonging in Ashland, Talent, & Phoenix
Ashland Community Health Foundation (ACHF) is investing $206,427 in nine nonprofit organizations that focus on health care access, behavioral services access, and community building in Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix. Since 2022, ACHF has invested over $1.1 million locally through its Community Health Grant program.
Nonprofit organizations were invited to submit proposals in early 2026 and we received submissions from our largest and most competitive applicant pool to date.
These grant awards for community health are an investment in all people in our community. We are honored to direct resources to these trusted, local organizations to empower important programs that lead to healthier futures. – Stephanie Roland, ACHF Executive Director
The ACHF board approved awards for the following organizations that improve health outcomes for the community by providing important services and programming. Click the organization name to find out more about their funded program.
Ashland Climate Collaborative
To continue their Pedal Power Youth Bike Safety Program in Ashland elementary schools
Ashland Firefighters Charitable Fund
To equip four fire engines with GlideScope video laryngoscopes for emergency intubation
Jackson County Sexual Assault & Response Team
To expand their Survivor Care Program for survivors of domestic violence by training more providers in SAFE forensic examination
La Clinica
To bring their Mobile Health Outreach Services to multiple locations in Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix
Made possible in part by the Deschamps Family Fund of ACHF.
Rogue Food Unites
To support the Neighbors Unite: No Cost, No Barrier Farmers Market in Talent
Rogue Trans
To connect trans and nonbinary people and their families with support services and create a place of belonging
Made possible in part by the Mackris Groveman Fund of ACHF.
Rogue Valley Farm to School
To continue their garden and cooking education modules for students and their families in Phoenix-Talent and Ashland elementary schools
Rogue Valley Mentoring
To facilitate mentoring circles in Ashland High School classrooms, helping overcome barriers to youth mental health support
Talent Maker City
To allow responsiveness to requests for collaborative programming that promotes community building and belonging
ACHF is grateful to our donors for gifts to our Community Health fund and other funds, such as the Mackris Groveman Fund and the Deschamps Family Fund. You are advancing community health, through which we all benefit.
2026 Grant Award Recipients
Photos by Bob Palermini
