Loudoun County has been hit, as has the country, with the effects of tough economic times. Many families lack health care insurance or the funds to pay for services. This growing demand creates a necessity at County health facilities for innovative equipment and procedures to continue improving services for its residents. Such improvements can mean better and more locally accessible healthcare for Loudoun County residents.
100WomenStrong recommends grants to applicants, allowing them to better accomplish, or increase their capacity to fulfill their mission. Each of these grants increases the quality of life for the residents of Loudoun County.
Here is how 100WomenStrong has made an impact:
2024
BRAWS
Grant: $15,000
Support for menstrual supplies and undergarments for 1,500 low-income women and girls in Loudoun County.
Dulles South Neighborhood Closet
Grant: $2,000
Support for storage fees to hold off-season winter coats benefitting 750 clothing insecure children.
Greater DC Diaper Bank
Grant: $8,500
Support for securing and distributing baby and personal hygiene essentials to vulnerable families in Loudoun County.
Inova Health Foundation
Grant: $10,000
To provide up to 40 high-risk elderly patients with transportation to enable them to access specialized care.
Just Neighbors
Grant: $12,000
Support for 30 low-income immigrants and refugee families in Loudoun County; and education for at least 50 others.
LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
Grant: $20,820
Support for the implementation of the Sanctuary Model to serve domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in Loudoun County
Loudoun Education Foundation
www.loudouneducationfoundation.org
Grant: $15,000
Support for Mobile Health Clinic program for LCPS students in the Sterling area of Loudoun County.
Loudoun Free Clinic
Grant: $8,800
Support for connecting low-income adults with specialist medical care and safety-net services.
Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers
Grant: $24,000
Support for new sub-program providing rides to seniors and adults with disabilities using our new wheelchair-accessible van.
SCAN of Northern Virginia
Grant: $14,00
Support for child abuse prevention in youth-serving organizations through SCAN’s Institutional Abuse Prevention Program.
The Arc of Loudoun
Grant: $25,000
Support for affordable therapy, preschool, and emergency assistance for 48 individuals, many with disabilities, in Loudoun County.
The Fenwick Foundation
https://www.thefenwickfoundation.org/
Grant: $15,000
Support for dental treatment for low-resource older adults in Loudoun County.
2023
HealthWorks
Grant: $8,500
Increased access to Cervical Cancer screening via colposcopy.
Insight Memory Care
Grant: $10,000
Support for people with mild cognitive impairment or early stage dementia
through socialization, peer support and education.
Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (LAWS)
Grant: $25,000
Support for agencywide trauma-informed training and consultation.
Loudoun Club 12
Grant: $15,000
Support to maintain operations and to make long-needed improvements to the facility physical space.
Loudoun Free Clinic
Grant: $14,000
Support for connecting low-income adults with specialist medical care and safety-net services.
SCAN of Northern Virginia
Grant: $16,00
Support for child abuse prevention in youth-serving organizations through SCAN’s Institutional Abuse Prevention (IAP) program.
The Fenwick Foundation
https://www.thefenwickfoundation.org/
Grant: $7,000
Support for dental treatment for low-resource older adults in Loudoun County.
Veterans Moving Forward
Grant: $7,000
Support for veterans with mental and physical challenges by providing highly trained service and facility dogs.
2022
Capital Caring Health
Grant: $15,000
Meeting the essential needs of women and girls in Loudoun County
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Grant: $10,000
Improved mental health for adoptive, foster and kinship families in Loudoun County
Friends of Loudoun Mental Health
Grant: $10,500
A Place to Call Home program to prevent homelessness by allowing people to stay in their home
HealthWorks
Grant: $25,000
Adolescent behavioral health services
INMED Partnerships for Children
Grant: $12,000
A program entitled The Hangout: A Welcoming Approach to Teen Mental Health Support
Insight Memory Care
Grant: $10,000
Early Stage Center expansion in Loudoun County
Pathway Homes
Grant: $14,000
Mental health restabilization program – Back on Track
The Ryan Bartel Foundation
Grant: $10,00
The FORT program, a space for teens to connect, feel accepted and to grow stronger together.
The Chris Atwood Foundation
Grant: $6,500
Revive to Thrive program
The Fenwick Foundation
Grant: $10,000
For Project ADAPT – oral treatment for Loudoun County older adults and immigrant community adults
The Step Sisters
Grant: $5,000
The Step Sisters Crisis Fund
Veterans Moving Forward
Grant: $5,000
Program to provide service dogs to veterans with physical or mental challenges at no cost to the veteran
Youth For Tomorrow
Grant: $20,000
Outpatient behavioral health services in Loudoun
2019 Addiction and Recovery Special Grant Cycle
The Chris Atwood Foundation
Grant: $10,000
Fund Recovery Housing Scholarships to Loudoun County residents who have been accepted into a sober living home but need financial assistance
to secure their place.
Youth For Tomorrow
Grant: $9,000
Support expansion of the Intensive Outpatient Substance Abuse Program for adolescents in Loudoun County. The program will provide licensed,
highly skilled and compassionate substance abuse treatment for adolescents.
Inova CATS Patient Assistance Fund
www.inova.org/our-services/behavioral-health-services/programs-and-services/inova-cats-program
Grant: $6,040
Fund sessions not covered by patients’ insurance benefits for Intensive Outpatient Therapy for individuals transitioning from inpatient services for chemical dependency. Not completing the program significantly increases the chance for relapse.
HealthWorks
Grant: $5,000
Support the expansion of identification and treatment of substance abuse in women seeking family planning services at HealthWorks.
PRS
Grant: $5,000
Expand the SA Peer Services program, which offers recovery support by trained and certified individuals who have lived the experience of substance
abuse in Loudoun County
2019
A Place to Be
Grant: $14,000
Produce a new “The Same Sky Project” production for middle schools to raise awareness of the importance of mental health and to promote inclusion.
EveryMind
Grant: $8,000
Support Loudoun’s Serving Together program, which coordinates resources and improves service navigation to
optimize outcomes for veterans, service members and their families.
Five Stones Institute
Grant: $4,000
Support mindfulness training for children in partnership with INMED to include an after-school program, summer camp sessions and training for program staff.
Friends of Loudoun Mental Health
Grant: $8,400
Provide 24 months of housing subsidies for A Place to Call Home program to prevent homelessness by allowing people to stay in their home
Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers
Grant: $20,000
Purchase a wheelchair-accessible bus to transport adults and elderly to all appointments
Postpartum Support of Virginia
www.postpartumva.org
Grant: $10,000
Establish the Loudoun County Maternal Mental Health Coalition to provide universal education, screening,
referrals and treatment.
Project Horse
Grant: $8,400
Support the launch of an equine-assisted wellness initiative
The Fenwick Foundation
Grant: $10,000
Provide dental care and treatment for lower-income adults, with a focus on alleviating financial impediments the elderly may face.
The Ryan Bartel Foundation
Grant: $7,500
Expand the reach of the FORT, the organization’s safe community space for teens, as well as provide free workshops and therapies.
2018
A Place to Be
Grant: $35,000
Expand offerings to include additional music therapist and initiate homebound music therapy program
Ability Fitness Center
Grant: $8,000
Purchase a NuStep recumbent cross-trainer
Five Stones Institute
Grant: $5,000
Support partnership program with INMED – mindfulness training for children
Friends of Loudoun Mental Health
Grant: $8,400
Provide 24 months of housing subsidies for A Place to Call Home program to prevent homelessness by allowing people to stay in their home
HealthWorks
Grant: $15,000
Support second year of Maternity Care Coordinator program
Stroke Comeback Center
Grant: $7,500
Conduct small group communication classes led by speech language pathologists
The Fenwick Foundation
Grant: $10,000
Fund the Adult Dental Access, Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) program, which is focused on addressing the financial and logistical impediments that keep older adults from getting needed dental care
2017
EveryMind
Grant: $10,000
Expand Serving Together program–helping military members, veterans and their families navigate family servicess, evaluate mental health needs and identify when someone is in crisis
Five Stones Institute
Grant: $4,500
Bring Mindfullness training to the children in the after school program at INMED Partnerships for Children in Starling, supporting Latino children in crisis
HealthWorks
Grant: $37.500
Help fund position of Nurse Maternity Coordinator for prenatal, postpartum, well visits and family planning services
Ryan Bartel Foundation
www.ryanbartelfoundation.org
Grant: $10,000
Expand “We’re All Human” committees and training programs in 6 more high schools for peer to peer approach to suicide prevention and awareness. Currently in 2 high schools
This Is My Brave
www.thisismybrave.org
Grant: $1,5000
Cover costs for producing live stage production at Northern Virginia Community College which shares personal stories and ends the stigma of mental illness