Health

Solutions and stories related to bolstering quality healthcare, preventative care resources, and local initiatives that support healthy lifestyles.

Solution A Simple Fix Helps Weiser Volunteers Support More Cancer Patients

Local Champion:: Angel Wings Network
Date funded:: May 8, 2024
Grant Amount:: $4,962

Solution A CPR Machine Saves Lives in Monte Vista

Local Champion:: Monte Vista Community Ambulance Service
Date funded:: April 19, 2024
Grant Amount:: $9,634

Solution Lander Gives Girls Early Athletic Exposure by Launching a Youth Volleyball Program

Local Champion:: Lander local
Date funded:: April 19, 2024
Grant Amount:: $5,128

Good Portions Mobile Soup Kitchen trailer

Story Everyone Gets to Share a Meal—and Their Stories—at Good Portions Mobile Soup Kitchen April 2024

When a Lander local realized not everyone who needed free, healthy meals could actually get to them, she found a way to bring hot meals to them instead.

Solution An Emergency Backup Keeps the Libby Food Pantry Up and Running

Local Champion:: Libby Food Pantry
Date funded:: April 15, 2024
Grant Amount:: $27,538

Solution Soccer Goals Keep the Fun Going at Cortez’s Kemper Elementary

Local Champion:: Kemper Elementary PTO
Date funded:: April 11, 2024
Grant Amount:: $6,150

Solution Healthy Habits Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Taos

Local Champion:: Taos Whole Community Health
Date funded:: April 11, 2024
Grant Amount:: $27,300

Solution A New Floor Gives Lander Wrestlers (and Dancers and Yogis) a Safe Space to Practice

Local Champion:: Wind River Dojo
Date funded:: April 8, 2024
Grant Amount:: $5,000

Solution Local Resources Offer Hope to Taos Families Living with Type 1 Diabetes

Local Champion:: A Taos local
Date funded:: March 29, 2024
Grant Amount:: $4,900

Solution Hearing and Vision Screenings Keep Libby Children on the Right Path

Local Champion:: Families in Partnership, Inc.
Date funded:: March 27, 2024
Grant Amount:: $15,500

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