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About Us

History

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

1991 - The health foundation was incorporated
1996 - we launched a campaign to buy West Park and began our scholarship program
2000s - lead multiple capital campaigns to improve access to care, including the Dental Clinic, Birthing Center, and Adult Day care center
2012 - began tripling investments in community programs
2015 - became a part of the duke endowment's first healthy people, healthy carolinas cohort
2018 - joined raising places to improve the lives of the children of wilkes county
2018 - brought together the community opioid prevention and education team
2019 - started the wilkes fresh mobile market to improve access to produce
2020 - took over management of the child advocacy center to build it into an independent agency
2020 - became a part of the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge
2020 - launched the outdoor economy county-wide initiative
2020 - created the community collaborative fund to support nonprofits
2021 - began the refrigeration stable meals program to impact food insecurity
2022 - launched a local nonprofit management course to support wilkes county leadership
2022 - became a made x mtns accelerator community

When caring, compassionate people align toward common goals, the substantive seeds of change are sown. That’s why The Health Foundation has a multi—pronged approach to achieving its mission.

First, we have a robust grant-making program to invest in and strengthen programs and services that have merit. But we take that partnership a step further, often providing educational opportunities and technical support to the agencies we fund. Oftentimes, this leads to those agencies being able to leverage additional support from outside funders, further stretching our charitable investments.

We also lead a number of initiatives designed to bring the collective wisdom of the community together. By convening and facilitating these processes, we are better able to evaluate what’s working and learn how best to make a positive difference.

Nothing is more central to our success than you. We consider it a great honor that you choose to support our work. Together, we are growing stronger, and better able to serve the children, youth, and adults who call this beautiful place “home.”