American Heart Association
Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice: EmPowered to Serve Owensboro
A partnership with area churches and the Owensboro Housing Authority addressing blood pressure management, physical activity, nutrition and CPR training in our communities.
$30,000
Apollo High School Health and Physical Education Department
Apollo Functional Fitness
A functional fitness program with Apollo students, staff and families; will be integrated into school curriculum with outcome measurements.
$15,000
Audubon Area Community Services, Inc. / Owensboro Regional Recovery
Making a Healthy Transition
A program allowing clients at ORR, a 100-bed Recovery Kentucky men’s substance abuse facility, to learn about health risk factors of smoking and other tobacco use, strategies and options for quitting and offers incentives for those who choose to be tobacco free.
$10,000
Boulware Mission
Women’s Public Substance Abuse Treatment Program
This program will concentrate on the unique challenges and needs that women in addiction face. This program will offer participants the ability to live at home while going through a licensed treatment program.
$21,800
CASA of the Ohio Valley
Breaking the Cycle – Trauma-Informed Community / School Project
A collaboration of child-advocacy organizations, the project will address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) research creating a pilot program for creating trauma-informed schools in the Owensboro Public School System: staff training, parent classes, a sensory safe room, materials, and supplies.
$24,675
Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club
Butting Out, Start SMART and Escaping the Vape
Funding for three programs: Butting Out / SMART Kids (ages 6-9), Start SMART (ages 10-12) and Escaping the Vape (e-cig prevention for ages 12-18).
$3,789
Community Dental Clinic
Accessibility to Care and Education Expansion Project
Oral healthcare for the uninsured / Medicaid population (adults and children) and elementary school dental screenings.
$60,000
Father Bradley Shelter for Women and Children
Sleep Tight! Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!
Funding will replace mattresses and bed frames to reduce the risk of head lice outbreaks for the Henderson County School System.
$4,916
Friends of Sinners
Client Tracking Database
Computer software needed for client database and tracking purposes.
$8,000
Girls, Inc. of Owensboro Daviess County
Environ-Mentally Strong
The Environ-Mentally Strong program will provide interventions for girls ages 6 - 11 exhibiting issues of stress and/or mental health diagnosis.
$9,280
Greater Owensboro Young Life
Lead Through Mentoring
The program goal is to address and impact many of the root causes of substance abuse / use, binge drinking, obesity and the emotional effects of children in single parent homes by training and deploying adult Young Life leaders into the schools to build mentoring relationships with students.
$9,300
Green River District Health Department
Daviess County Community Access Project (DC-CAP)
DC-CAP helps individuals gain access to prescription assistance, Medicaid and insurance enrollment, navigation assistance, encouraging regular primary care visits and smoking cessation resources.
$25,000
Green River District Health Department
Teen Outreach Program
The TOP program teaches teens positive life skills and encourages healthy behaviors and is implemented in Owensboro Public Schools and Daviess County Public Schools.
$10,000
Green River District Health Department
Quit Now Kentucky Promotion
The Quit Now Kentucky program promotion will provide nicotine replacement therapy products and evidence-based telephone counseling for tobacco users, increasing the chance for successful cessation.
$22,762
Hospice of Western Kentucky
Palliative Care Program- Phase II
An expansion of in-home Community Palliative Care Program focusing on and using clinical pathways for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF).
$40,900
MentorKids Kentucky
Mentoring Program
A project to educate and empower the at-risk youth served by their program, as well as their families and volunteer mentors, regarding the use of tobacco products.
$20,800
Munday Activity Center, Inc.
Program to Encourage Active Rewarding Lives for Seniors (P.E.A.R.L.S.) Program
P.E.A.R.L.S. is an evidence-based program to identify and address mild to moderate depression and anxiety in homebound seniors, age 60 and over. P.E.A.R.L.S. program coordinator recently awarded at the Optimal Aging Conference.
$11,186
New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services
Child Centered Play Therapy
Intensive skill- based training on Play Therapy. This training will offer continuing education hours and will be open to all providers in our community.
$2,000
Owensboro Public Schools
Lifesavers: Automated External Defibrillators Accessibility
Funding for 12 automated external defibrillators (A.E.D.s) for 12 school locations. Note: Per grantee requirements, the OPS Board has approved a District comprehensive tobacco policy.
$18,468
Owensboro Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition, Inc.
Community, Business, and Professional Awareness Campaign
Funding for a community, business and professional suicide prevention awareness campaign and continuing education.
$8,500
Project C.A.M.P. Inc. (dba: The Center for Courageous Kids)
Camp Experience for Seriously Ill Children
This program allows children with medical needs to participate in a camp experience providing condition-specific care, education, recreation, exercise, nutrition and opportunities to increase self-esteem.
$10,000
Puzzle Pieces, Inc.
Project D.R.E.A.M.
The Indoor Active Sensory Park will allow clients to be active and engaged in movement year-round in an environment that meets their overall sensory and accessibility needs. Recognized as a model project by the University of Kentucky and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
$25,000
The Way of Rockport Indiana, Inc.
Substance Abuse and Smoke-Free Program
Funding to support the "Breaking Free from Tobacco Use" study with the Celebrate Recovery program.
$5,000
Tri-State Food Bank, Inc.
Mobile Pantries
A pilot project with mobile food pantries for residents with limited resources and access.
$6,768
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Socially-Responsible Marketing Campaign to Increase Lung Cancer Screening Awareness
This research project seeks to reduce the burden of lung cancer by supporting socially responsible community awareness of lung cancer screening without the use of persuasive approaches that have been demonstrated to undermine patient engagement and further stigmatize individuals at risk for lung cancer.
$59,895
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation
Bingocize ®
This research project will facilitate intergenerational and interagency partnerships among the older adult, university students, and the facilities' staff. Together, each of these stakeholders will work together to offer a twice-weekly Bingocize® program at three different facilities in the Owensboro Health Muhlenberg County service area.
$36,827
International Bluegrass Music Museum
ROMP 2018 Supporting Community Outreach Programming
Funding for 15th annual ROMP festival will take place June 2018. All funds raised are used for community and school arts education and outreach.
$20,000
Owensboro Dance Theatre
In Concert / Dance for Wellness
The Dance for Wellness Project focuses on four programs: Rising Stars - Special Needs Dance Therapy program, Dance/Movement/L.E.A.N. program, Parkinson's Dance Program and In Concert.
$20,000
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art
Riverartes III: The Art of Placemaking
Riverartes III is a revolving showcase of leased public art by sculptors of international, national and regional prominence designed to celebrate the vitality of Owensboro and Daviess County, enhance its placemaking efforts, establish it as a culture tourism destination and enrich the lives of residents and visitors.
$20,000
Oensboro Museum of Science & History
"HOP" and "Discover Owensboro, Discover the World"
"HOP" (Health Owensboro Program) to address healthy eating and obesity, in partnership with the GRDHD and "Discover Owensboro - Discover the World" science and general learning program to assist students with science and math literacy.
$20,000
Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
Music “On Call" Community Engagement Program
This program will provide more than 50 diverse musical programs enhancing the quality of life for people of all ages who may not be able to unlikely be able to experience a performance in a traditional concert setting.
$22,000
RiverPark Center
2017-2018 Broadway Series with Pay What You Can Program
The "Pay What You Can" program reduces financial barriers by offering tickets to see a Broadway series production to those with limited resources who would otherwise not be able to see a performance. The program has served foster care families, Mary Kendall Home residents, Habitat for Humanity homeowners, senior, minority and special needs populations.
$20,000
Theatre Workshop of Owensboro
Safe Space - Empress Backstage Renovation
The Safe Space project involves the renovation of the Empress backstage area.
$18,000
