Williamson Health & Wellness Center, Inc. Archive

To launch a Center of Excellence that will exemplify and share best practices in integrated rural health care (over three years)

To address workforce housing needs by completing the conceptual design and legal framework for a residential development on a mixed-use campus

For the June Harless Center to develop a teacher fellowship program reflective of the medical residency model to support the recruitment, preparation, and retention of high-quality teachers

For the Appalachia Funders Network to accelerate an equitable Appalachian Transition by convening and connecting funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration; increasing investments in the region; and supporting sector-focused groups

To provide foster children in West Virginia with a LovePack reusable backpack filled with mental and emotional health tools, abuse prevention items, and foster specific resources

To develop a West Virginia Breastfeeding Institute to promote breastfeeding as a public health priority and improve the health and well-being of West Virginians (over two years)

To develop Lewis County Community Foundation Fund as an affiliate of the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation

To support the United Way agencies’ participation in the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) data project, which is a new way of defining and understanding the needs of households that earn below the federal poverty level

To increase access to physical activity and healthy eating through the statewide Try This coalition aimed at knocking West Virginia off the worst health lists

For workforce development programs focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion; mental health; suicide prevention; and continuing education for various healthcare disciplines