Tag Archive: Tri-cities
15 Community Partners Receive $398,000 in Grants
John Randolph Foundation recently awarded grants of $398,000 to 15 area nonprofit organizations. Unable to hold a grant awards presentation ceremony due to current health guidelines, JRF board members and staff made visits to grant recipients to see the great work they do to support the community. The creative commitment of each grantee organization to… View Article
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One in four children has a vision problem that affects his/her ability to learn. Conexus works to remove poor vision as a barrier to a child’s success in the classroom using non-invasive digital screening technology in their Mobile Vision Clinics to provide public school students with a state-of-the-art vision screening. If… View Article
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Greater Richmond Fit4Kids is committed to improving children’s health and wellness through outdoor physical activities, movement in the classroom, gardening and healthy eating. Since their first grant in 2014, John Randolph Foundation has awarded $269,500 to sustain Wellness Integration programs and Learning Gardens in all three… View Article
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The Colonial Heights Food Pantry, Inc. is committed to alleviating hunger, while developing collaborative strategies to encourage self-reliance and preserve human dignity. During the last fiscal year, Colonial Heights Food Pantry fed an average of 254 households each month and distributed enough food to serve 430,000 meals throughout the year—accomplished with more than 12,000 hours… View Article
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Reach Out for Life is committed to the early detection of breast cancer through education and diagnostic services. The organization builds awareness of the need for annual mammograms and provides free access to complete free breast health services for under-insured women and those with limited income. The program is open to women of every… View Article
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Smart Beginnings Southeast serves the region’s childcare providers, children and their families preparing young children for kindergarten—ready to learn! Through training, mentoring, systems building, and technical assistance, Smart Beginnings Southeast leads the early childhood system to a higher level of quality. John Randolph Foundation’s relationship with Smart Beginnings Southeast began in 2011. Since… View Article
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By partnering with schools and community organizations, SwimRVA builds social bridges through aquatics that cross physical, racial and economic barriers, and serves as a catalyst for health, fitness and water safety. John Randolph Foundation’s first grant to SwimRVA in 2015 was to support a 2nd grade swim program in partnership with Hopewell City Public… View Article
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Active in the Richmond area since 1962, Brothers Big Sisters Services, Inc. has helped children reach their potential by creating and professionally supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters has matched more than 300 children (Littles) in the Tri-cities area with caring, consistent adult mentors… View Article
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Boys to Men Mentoring Network of Virginia (BTMVA) offers young men a safe place where they can talk as well as a community of mentors and peers who listen, believe in them, and help them make better choices. Through weekly circles, camping trips and family communications workshops, BTMVA builds relationships, offers support, and promotes… View Article
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Some call it pinch hitting or rolling with the punches, others call it vamping, still others, flying by the seat of your pants. Whatever you call it, everyone seems to be doing it. We’re all trying to do the best we can under the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day presents new challenges… View Article
