Community Partnership Grants

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Expanding WellSpan's Mission into the Community

As a trusted partner in each of the communities in our service area, WellSpan partners with community organizations to expand its mission, building healthier communities and promoting lifelong health and wellness for all. This is accomplished through two grant programs: WellSpan Community Partnership Grants and Summit Endowment Grants. Summit Endowment Grants benefit residents of Franklin County; Community Partnership Grants benefit residents of Adams, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. Both grant programs focus their funding on community needs identified by Community Health Needs Assessments including these components of our mission:

Care for All: Access to Care and Health Equity

Lifelong Wellness: Behavioral Health, Substance Use and Addiction, Lifelong Wellness

Healthy Communities: Community Connectedness and Social Determinants of Health

Specific to their regions, Summit Endowment also supports Adolescent Health, Workforce Development and Early Childhood Education and Community Partnership Grants also supports reducing gun violence in York.

Community Partnership and Summit Endowment Grants

Community Health Domain	Community Partner	County	WellSpan's Impact	Grant Award

Care for All
Access to Care	Mission of Mercy	Adams	Access to dental care for underserved	$5,000
Access to Care	WellSpan Summit Physician Services	Franklin	Supported a Community Health Worker	$36,342.84
Access to Care	Hospice and Community Care	York, Lancaster	Analytics tool to real-time track hospice patient pain and symptoms to provide optimal care	$15,000
Health Equity	WellSpan Summit Physician Services	Franklin	Supported a bilingual Community Health Worker	$52,871
			TOTAL	$109,213.84

Lifelong Wellness
Behavioral Health	Keystone Health	Franklin	Crisis Intervention Certification	$4,908.60
Physical Activity & Wellness	Pine Hill Recreation Area	Franklin	Increase options for families for outdoor play combined with literacy	$8,000
Behavioral Health	Waynesboro Area Business Education and Community Foundation	Franklin	Renewed support for Quest for SEAL, a program to increase mental health services in the school district	$78,714.78
Physical Activity & Wellness	County Libraries	All	Get Outdoors Summer Program	$14,199
Physical Activity & Wellness	Arc of York County	York	Playground renovation at Camp Pennwood	$7,755
Physical Activity & Wellness	Healthy Adams Bicycle/Pedestrian Action Coalition	Adams	Matching grant to support trail development	$25,000
Physical Activity & Wellness	Girls on the Run	Lebanon	Inspiring healthy habits for girls in Lebanon County	$10,000
Behavioral Health	Crispus Attucks Association	York	Virtual Arts Classes for Seniors	$5,000
Behavioral Health	Community Health Council of Lebanon County	Lebanon	Bring trauma-informed training to Lebanon county organizations	$7,500
Behavioral Health	PennCares Support Services	Franklin	Support for caregivers to reduce anxiety, depression	$5,700
			TOTAL	$166,777.38

Healthy Communities
Community Connectedness	SpiriTrust Lutheran	York	Install Eversound systems so families can virtually visit to reduce loneliness	$5,000
Community Connectedness	Healthy York	York	Partial support for the Healthy York community coalition	$45,000
Community Connectedness	Community Health Council of Lebanon	Lebanon	Support for community coalition staffing	$86,000
Social Determinants of Health	Real Life Community Services	Lancaster	Warehouse 916 Food Distribution	$20,000
Social Determinants of Health	Good Samaritan Services	Lancaster	Expand Permanent Housing program for homeless	$15,000
Social Determinants of Health	CONTACT Helpline	Franklin	Connecting homeless or near homeless to resources	$2,000
Social Determinants of Health	WellSpan Special Projects	Franklin	Recuperative care site for those ready for hospital discharge without stable housing	$25,000
			TOTAL	$198,000

Region-Specific Needs: Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Health, Workforce Development, Gun Violence Prevention
Workforce Development	Greencastle-Antrim Endowment Scholarships	Franklin	One-year scholarships for Greencastle-Antrim Sr High grants interested in healthcare	$34,000
Workforce Development	United Way of Franklin County	Franklin	Stepping Forward – reducing poverty by connections to training and employment	$30,000
Early Childhood	Children's Aid Society	Adams	Family Advocacy program. In -home visits	$10,000
Early Childhood	First Start Partnerships for Children & Families	Franklin	Creating a Family Center to improve school readiness	$131,895
Gun Violence	Friends & Neighbors of PA	York	Credible Messenger Role to decrease gun violence in York City	$60,000
			TOTAL	$265,895

$330,453 in regular cycle Community Partnership Grants and $120,766 in Slow the Spread grants for a total of $451,219.

$409,432.22 in regular cycle Summit Endowment grants and $78,376.66 in Slow the Spread grants for a total of $487,808.88.

The total community investment from all community grant programs was $939,027.88

Summit Endowment provided $34,000 in scholarships for Greencastle-Antrim high school seniors pursuing health care careers.

Slow the Spread grant impact: In 2021, both WellSpan Community Partnership and Summit Endowment grant programs offered a new round of Slow the Spread grants specifically related to COVID-19. These 19 grants totaled nearly $200,000 in funding.

Some examples of how these COVID

Lebanon County Christian Ministries: To reduce the spread, we needed to provide non-congregate shelter. This grant provided 250 nights stay in the hotel/motel setting, averaging 17 guests per night.
Lebanon Valley Volunteers in Medicine: We had a patient in need of food who was unable to access the food pantry because she did not have a mask. This grant provided masks for every patient visiting the clinic and their family members.
Gettysburg Area School District Ruth’s Harvest Program: The grant provided meals and snacks for weekends for 265 low income students of the district.
Friends and Neighbors of PA: The grant provided funds for street outreach to 80 homeless individuals in York County. It provided support for a cold weather shelter, cold weather warming stations, mobile outreach and coordination with WellSpan for COVID-19 vaccine clinic.