In 2004, the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation successfully reached several milestones after only one year in existence:

• Completed an in-depth assessment to determine the greatest needs and define the most significant opportunities to improve the health and wellness of Pottstown area residents. To download the health needs assessment, click here:
• Received approval of our comprehensive community plan by the Orphan’s Court of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. To download the community plan, click here:
• Conducted our first grant seminar in which nearly 100 attendees received an overview of the grant-application and grant-making process. The attendees also received information on the Foundation’s strategic focus on grant-making. To learn more about the grant-application and grant-making process, click here:
• Awarded our first grant (a $50,000 challenge grant) to the United Way of Pottstown and Upper Perkiomen Valley Areas-United Fund of Collegeville-Trappe. To view a press release on this grant award, click here:

In 2005, the Foundation will award additional grants to non-profit organizations whose services complement and support the Foundation’s goals. Those goals (listed in order of priority) are to reduce behavioral risks, improve access to medical services, enhance formal and informal supports, and improve the physical and social environments for Pottstown area residents.

As a service to the community, the Foundation will post press releases about grant announcements on our web site. Please check our Newsroom regularly for updates.