North Penn Community Health Foundation
Awards $153,000 in Grants
The North Penn Community Health Foundation has awarded four grants
totaling $153,000. With this round of grants, the Foundation provided
grant support to four local area nonprofit organizations.
The Aldie Foundation received a grant of $65,000 over one year. The
Aldie Foundation will establish the Peers Enhancing Effective Recovery
(PEER) Service. PEER is an evidenced-based model of peer-facilitated
change developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment that integrates
professional treatment with peer based community support. The Aldie
Foundation will provide the PEER Service to adult seeking support in
their efforts to achieve sobriety. PEER counselors, who are stable
in their own recovery, will provide advocacy and supportive assistance
to adults who are at risk of relapse and are struggling with significant
challenges of daily living.
Peaceful Living received a grant of $50,000 over two years. Working
in partnership with Delta Community Services, Ken-Crest Services, ACCESS,
Resources for Human Development, LIFE PATH, ALTEC, Speaking for Ourselves
and DEC this grant will support the establishment of a friendship connection
for individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
The Friendship Connection Project will match a volunteer friend recruited
from the local community through a process which brings people together
around common interests and activities.
The Senior Adult Activity Center of Montgomery County received a grant
of $24,000 over six months. This grant supports the development of
a comprehensive three year strategic plan to position the agency to
plan and respond to the recommendations of the BoomerANG Study and
growth of the “experienced generation”. Through this process
the Center will identify local assets, resources and unmet needs to
guide their planning efforts and decisions for offering future programs
and services.
An outright grant contribution of $14,000 was also awarded to The
Indian Creek Foundation to implement an enhanced life safety training
program for its staff. All Indian Creek staff is required to have certification
in CPR. With grant funds the CPR training program will be modified
to include Red Cross approved training on the use of automated external
defibrillator (AED) devices.
