Investing in a Healthier Future

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

2024 Community Health Initiative grant awards go to eight organizations serving Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix

Earlier this year, our foundation sought ideas from nonprofits that are creating or expanding programs in our community to address pressing health and wellness needs.

The wide variety of proposals received were a reminder of the gaps in access to health care that exist for many of our friends and neighbors. Ultimately, over $200,000 was awarded to eight organizations working to break down barriers and create access to health and wellness.

This year’s grant recipients are:

Armadillo Community Charter School

For supporting youth who attend the school by helping supply their recently remodeled building with a pantry of basic resources for students, including clothing and hygiene products. This assists the school in promoting healthy habits through cooking classes and substance misuse support, all in a safe and trusted location. Funded in part through ACHF’s Mackris Groveman Fund.

David’s Chair

For creating trail access for people with disabilities through the purchase of an all-terrain powered chair for use in Lithia Park.

La Clinica

For supporting the purchase of a new van for the Happy Smiles mobile in-school dental program in Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix.

Medical Teams International

For expanding access in Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix, to dental and integrated care clinics through their Mobile Health Clinic, which also provides dental specific services for local underserved seniors and veterans.

The Low-Income Senior Foot Clinic

For providing free foot care to low-income seniors in Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix. Funded by the ACHF Community Care Fund.

Rogue Valley Farm to School

For expanding the Digging Deeper program to bridge the gap between what students learn at school and their home lives. This will include harvest meal field trips and cooking modules for students and families, a summer camp, and daily garden education during summer school at Phoenix Elementary.

Rogue Valley Mentoring

For supporting the mental health of students at Talent Middle School through a three-tiered intervention program. The three-tiered approach utilizes mentors, trained adults, and therapy from clinical providers, which enables crisis detection, prevention, and intervention.

Talent Maker City

For sustaining regular wheelchair maintenance activities in partnership with Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection, including innovative workshops to create customized tools for wheelchair users. In addition, aiding disability education and accessibility in TMC’s new building and increased networking and education on disabilities for Rogue Valley businesses.

We are grateful to our ACHF family of donors. Your gifts to our funds, such as Community Health Initiatives, Community Care, and the Mackris Groveman Fund, have been a catalyst for advancing community health, through which we all benefit.