Emergency needs related to COVID-19 began to escalate in our three county service area in March 2020. At that time, we made the decision to close our annual spring Healthy Living grants program in order to direct available funds to serving critical needs associated with the pandemic. Our goal was to have as many resources as possible to support community response to the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19.
Guided by our mission of improving health and promoting wellness, between March and September 2020, we provided just over $181,143 in grants in response to the threat of coronavirus in our community. We focused our efforts in five key areas: food, shelter, isolation prevention, medical equipment and health supplies, and support to essential workers. Our grant response to community needs covered the spectrum, from purchasing supplies of hand sanitizer for frontline workers, to adding a new LifePak 15 defibrillator and monitor for Culpeper County Emergency Services. It was an honor to support the efforts of local service organizations as they worked tirelessly to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on our community.
COVID-19 response grants
Culpeper Medical Center: Support to community COVID testing – $1,200
Empowering Culpeper (People, Inc.): Support to drive-through food distribution events – $5,000
Food Closet of Culpeper: Deliveries of food to quarantined individuals and families in need – $3,000
Culpeper Housing & Human Services: Shelter supplies and temporary housing – $5,000
Hero’s Bridge: Support services for veterans at risk of isolation – $3,100
Culpeper Baptist Church Child Development Center: Childcare services for first responders and essential employees – $8,000
Madison Department of Social Services: Emergency fund – $10,000
Madison Learning Center: Operating support to center – $5,000
Belmont Farms of Virginia: Hand sanitizer supplies for Kid Central, Culpeper Housing & Shelter Services, Culpeper Department of Social Services and food bank – $1,750
VA COVID Supply: N95 masks for volunteer EMS, medical providers, Department of Social Services – $2,800
Rapidan Rappahannock Regional Commission: Mileage reimbursement for volunteer drivers, $2,000
Culpeper Medical Center: Pulse oximeters for COVID-19 patients being monitored at home – $5,670
Culpeper Human Services: Children’s pain reliever – $407
Kid Central: Supplies for first responder and hospital staff childcare, $800
VA COVID Supply: KN95 masks for distribution, $640
SAFE: Increased domestic violence reports, remote staff operations support – $10,000
Culpeper County Emergency Management Services: Oxide cleaner to decontaminate ambulances and stations – $5,280
Aging Together: iPads for residents’ use in Dogwood Village retirement community in Orange – $800
Salvation Army: Emergency meals – $5,000
Manna Ministry: Start up of bag lunch program – $5,000
Public Health: COVID public health education mailing – $8,868
Culpeper Housing & Shelter Services: Shelter supplies and temporary housing – $10,000
Culpeper County Emergency Services: LifePak 15 defibrillator and monitor – $43,428
Rapidan Rappahannock Community Services: Funding of health care position in Culpeper, $30,400
Lord Fairfax Community College: Contact tracing center equipment and faculty stipends – $8,000 (contact tracing training session in photo below)
