The Brandywine Health Foundation has announced 23 grants totaling $416,000, bringing the foundation’s total giving since it began awarding grants and scholarships in 2002 to $16,204,093.

“Our community is very fortunate to have so many strong and effective nonprofits here in Coatesville,” said Dana M. Heiman, Interim CEO. “I applaud the efforts of our grantmaking committee, led by Margaret Rivello, Executive Director of the Free Clinic Association of Pennsylvania and former Director of the Chester County Health Department. This committee’s thoughtful and detailed review of each proposal led to the foundation’s unanimous approval of 23 critically important grants.”

Since 2001, the Brandywine Health Foundation has had a transformational impact on some of the toughest national problems right here in the local community.

“Our dynamic board and talented staff are committed to helping build a greater Coatesville through our grantmaking, programs, and partnerships focused on the foundation’s strategic priorities: health equity, healthy youth, and healthy community,” said Heiman.

The Brandywine Health Foundation believes everyone deserves to be healthy and to grow up in a vibrant community. The challenge is that the greater Coatesville area has significant disparities in health based on race, income, ethnicity, and geography.

The foundation is changing lives and building a healthy community by: investing in organizations that help people live healthier lives; investing in young people; investing in projects that help Coatesville thrive; and bringing community members together to develop new solutions and new leaders for positive and lasting change in Coatesville.

The following nonprofit agencies and community organizations have received 2017 grants from the Brandywine Health Foundation:

• Brandywine YMCA ($14,160)
• Chester County Food Bank ($20,000)
• The Chester County Hospital Capital Campaign ($2,500)
• Chester County Health Department’s Nurse-Family Partnership ($10,000)
• Chester County Public Safety Training Facility ($40,000)
• Child Guidance Resource Centers ($70,000)
• Coatesville Area Public Library ($5,000)
• Coatesville Center for Community Health ($12,000)
• Coatesville Youth Initiative ($60,000)
• Community Volunteers in Medicine ($8,500)
• The Crime Victim’s Center of Chester County ($7,500)
• Domestic Violence Center of Chester County ($20,000)
• Family Service of Chester County ($19,000)
• Home of the Sparrow ($6,000)
• Keystone Valley Fire Department ($3,840)
• Maternal and Child Health Consortium’s Healthy Start Program ($45,000)
• PA Coalition for Oral Health ($2,500)
• Pennsylvania Health Access Network ($5,000)
• Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA’s Coatesville Health Center ($50,000)
• Public Citizens for Children and Youth ($4,500)
• Valley Youth House ($2,500)
• Volunteer English Program in Chester County ($5,000)
• Washington Hose Company No.1 ($3,000)