Funding Priorities

Triangle North Healthcare Foundation Awards Grants for Local Health Impact


Triangle North Healthcare Foundation’s Board of Directors has awarded 21 grants to 18 organizations totaling $992,285. The Foundation's annual grant program supports initiatives that positively impact health in Vance, Warren, Granville, and Franklin counties.

Since beginning grantmaking in 2013, the Foundation has invested over $5.7 million in funding for programs to improve health in the four-county region.


“Through our grants to local partners, we are investing in programs that will help fulfill our mission to improve health,” said Tem Blackburn, interim executive director for the Foundation.  “Our hope is that these grant awards will result in healthy outcomes for children and adults in the four counties we serve,” said Blackburn. 

Grants awarded this year include programs that provide a broad range of approaches for improving health-- programs that heal and support victims of trauma; teach and promote healthy lifestyles; and programs that provide care, treatment, and support for those with addiction disorders. “In all of our grant programs, health and wellness are at the heart of what they do,” said Blackburn.

Recipients of the 2024-2025 TNHF grants include:

AIM High – Keep Pressing – Park & Play, a structured fitness, nutrition, and recreational program to encourage children to play safely in outdoor parks. Play sessions are led by certified personal trainers and teen leaders to provide low-income youth positive summer engagement.


Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina - Triple Play, a three-component health and wellness program for youth ages 6-18.

Edmonds Tennis and Education Foundation - ETEF Healthy Serve Initiative, an award-winning program that promotes child well-being through the physical fitness and nutritional requirements afforded by the game of tennis.


​Gang Free, Inc. – Hope Pantries, will provide free food pantries for students at Pinkston Street Elementary School and Clarke Elementary School.  Pantries will be modeled on the existing pantry at Vance County Middle School. 

Granville Vance Public Health - CFFD-Tooth Club, addresses and treats oral health issues among students enrolled in Vance and Granville County Schools and Henderson Collegiate.


​Henderson Family YMCA - health and wellness facilities and activities for people of all ages.  Henderson is the smallest community in the State (and one of the smallest in the nation) with a full-service YMCA.

Life Line Outreach, Inc. - Funding for Life Line Inc., upgrade existing facilities including replacement of the roof of the main building housing the Thrift Store, Food Bank, and administrative offices, install a fence around the perimeter of the property to ensure a safer environment for residents, and pave the parking area at the Thrift Store.  Life Line is the oldest and largest shelter for abused women and children in the Triangle North service area.


Masonic Home for Children at Oxford - a Community Care Center, will provide a resource hub for people in need by offering emergency monetary support and in-kind goods, access and connection to resources, educational/skill-building classes and support groups.


North Carolina Cooperative Extension - Vance County Center - Let's Grow Together: Revitalizing our Vance County Regional Farmers Market, will create community gardens. Raised garden beds at the VCRFM will be rented yearly, with the provision of some shared tools and resources along with technical support from Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers. In addition, programs will be offered to community gardeners to increase skills and knowledge in growing, cooking, preserving, and selling their foods. 

NC MedAssist – Health Equity for Granville, Franklin, Vance, and Warren County Residents, will continue to provide free prescription medications for low income and uninsured individuals via mail order.  In addition, two over-the-counter medicine giveaway events will be implemented in 2025 in the TNHF region.


​Perfecting Praise Ministries – Rural Wellness Initiative: Bridging Minds & Bodies, addresses mental health disparities and nutritional deficiencies prevalent in rural communities, focusing on Warren County. Mental health services will be offered on a weekly basis through comprehensive mental health programming, education, and support services, including Safe Space therapy sessions, and community education initiatives to raise awareness and reduce stigma.


​Safe Space, Inc. – Art Heals Project, modeled on the evidenced-based project A Window Between Worlds (AWBW.org), which supports and trains direct service organizations like Safe Space to incorporate an arts curriculum into the work with trauma survivors.  Art sessions serve to open dialogues about traumatic experiences and lead to more effective therapy.

S.a.M. Child Advocacy Center - Child Forensic Interviews – provides a centralized, child-centered approach to investigation that reduces the risk of trauma to children who are victims of abuse or witnesses to violent crimes. With an interdisciplinary team of professionals located in one, child-friendly location, this program provides an important component of a comprehensive child abuse investigation. The program also offers opportunities for healing for the child and non-offending family members. Community education is also provided.

Shepherd Youth Ranch – Trail to Success, provides skill building for youth suffering from grief, loss, abandonment, and abuse. Participants enter an intensive 24-week program, which consists of weekly group and monthly family sessions in a unique program that uses rescued horses to help with therapy.

Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc. (TROSA) – Long-term Substance Abused Recovery for TNHF Residents, a two-year residential recovery program with treatment, education, vocational training, and health care for residents of the Triangle North region who suffer from alcohol and substance use addiction, free of charge.

Turning Point Community Development Corporation – Creating Success Education Center-School Age Programs, increase access to resources, opportunities, and experiences for school-age youth through out-of-school time (OST) programs by offering affordable, quality childcare that meets the educational, health, and social needs of children and youth in an after-school and summer learning program setting. In a second program, Launchpad Youth Workforce Development, provides youth workforce development for unserved youth in grades 9 - 12. The cohort begins in the summer with students completing a series of engaging training workshops. Students are placed in paid internships with local community organizations. Students participate in experiences throughout the academic year, including a college tour, two mental health seminars, and a two-day public speaking camp.  Finally, Oasis Food Pantry & Distribution Center, works in partnership with the NC Food Bank and Golden Leaf Foundation to provide a “market” style pantry where individuals can select desired items from the shelves, refrigerator, freezer, or from merchandisers.  Services also include distribution events including produce boxes. The center will host a monthly nutrition class or cooking demonstration that will be advertised to families who utilize the pantry.

Vance Charter School – Vance Charter School’s Remote Area Medical Clinic, stages a two-day remote area medical clinic providing no cost medical, dental, and vision care services scheduled for the Spring of 2025.

Vance County Schools – VCMS Healthful Living, an after-school program at Vance County Middle School providing a daily fitness program, nutrition and wellness support, introduction to a variety of sports, and mindfulness of self-care for participants.  In a second program, VCSCommunity Care Center, a nonjudgmental space where individuals may come to secure necessary life sustaining resources.  The Vance County Community Care Center will contain items that families need while either living in a motel or moving into a new dwelling.  The center will also provide a resource for families who have experienced man-made or some type of natural disaster such as hurricane, flooding or house fires.  The Community Care Center will be located at Vance County Middle School.

All of the grant programs fall into one or more of the Foundation’s five focus areas, which include Child Well-Being, Chronic Disease, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder, Nutrition and Physical Fitness, and Reproductive Health. 


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2023 Grant Awards

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina - Triple Play
  • Edmonds Tennis and Education Foundation - ETEF Youth Internship Program
  • Granville Vance Public Health - CFFD-Tooth Club
  • Henderson Collegiate – Tele-Health Program
  • Henderson Family YMCA – Safety Around Water and Youth Development Camps
  • Legacy Human Services – ARC Men Dental Program

  • Life Line Outreach, Inc. - Funding for Life Line Inc.
  • NC MedAssist – Health Equity for Granville, Franklin, Vance, and Warren County Residents

  • S.a.M. Child Advocacy Center - Child Forensic Interviews 

  • Shepherd Youth Ranch – Trail to Success

  • Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc. (TROSA) – Long-term Substance Abused Recovery for TNHF Residents

  • Turning Point Community Development Corporation – Creating Success Education Center-Out-of-School Time and Produce Box and Prepared Meal Food Distribution

  • Vance Charter School – Vance Charter School’s Remote Area Medical Clinic
  • Vance County Schools – VCMS Healthful Living
  • Warren County Memorial Library - Wellness in Warren

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​2022 Grant Awards 


  • ​​Special Olympics of NC – Partner Up- Power Up in Vance & Franklin
  • Shepherd Youth Ranch in Creedmoor—Trails to Success  
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central NC-- Triple Play
  • Granville County Cooperative Extension - Get Fit and Lose It
  • Masonic Home for Children at Oxford-- staff training for trauma-informed care
  • Oxford Preparatory School-- Cheers to Healthy Eyes & Ears
  • Strength and Mending (S.a.M) Child Advocacy Center – Child Forensic Interviews
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) – Long-Term Substance Abuse Recovery for Triangle North Residents
  •  NC MedAssist – two projects --Mobile and Free Pharmacy Services for Low Income, Uninsured in the TNHF Region and Hope for Health Community Day Event
  • Vance County Schools – VCMS Healthful Living
  • Henderson Family YMCA—three projects--  After School Camp, Safety Around Water, and Summer Day Camp
  • Edmonds Tennis and Education Foundation—Tennis Court Resurface Project


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  • ​​​​Granville-Vance Public Health – Caring Fellows Providing Healthy Mouths and the 2021 Community Health Assessment, 
  • Legacy Human Services – Addiction Recovery for Men:  Dental Services 
  • Masonic Home for Children at Oxford – Trauma-Informed Model of Care 
  • NC Med Assist – Mobile and Free Pharmacy Services for Low Income, Uninsured in the TNHF Region
  • Perry Memorial Library – Vibrant Vitals in Vance                                                                                                 
  • Shepherd Youth Ranch – Trail to Success
  • Strength and Mending (S.a.M) Child Advocacy Center – Child Forensic Interviews 
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) – Long-Term Substance Abuse Recovery for Triangle North Residents 

     and Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma, and Substance Abuse

  • Working Landscapes -- What’s Growing On in Granville County and Local Meals, 



2020 Grant Awards


  • NC Med Assist – Mobile and Free Pharmacy Services for Low Income, Uninsured in the TNHF Region
  • Shepherd Youth Ranch – Trail to Success
  • Strength and Mending (S.a.M) Child Advocacy Center – Child Forensic Interviews 
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) – Long-Term Substance Abuse Recovery for Triangle North Residents

     and Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma, and Substance Abuse

  • Granville-Vance Public Health – Expansion of Pregnancy Prevention Education and Youth-Friendly Reproductive Health Services 

      and Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder for the Uninsured 2.0 

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central NC – Triple Play 
  • Masonic Home for Children at Oxford – Trauma-Informed Model of Care 

2019 Grant Awards


  • Alliance Rehabilitative Care (ARC) –Access to Dental Care 
  • Henderson Family YMCA– Girls on the Run and Safety Around Water 
  • NC Med Assist – Free Pharmacy Program & Over-the-Counter Giveaways 
  • Shepherd Youth Ranch – Trail to Success
  • Strength and Mending (S.a.M) Child Advocacy Center– Child Forensic Interviews 
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) – Rebuilding Lives: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Recovery 
  • Working Landscapes – What’s Growing in Granville County



2018 Grant Awards


  • Alliance Rehabilitative Care (ARC)–Access to Dental Care 
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central NC– Project Sport 
  • Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start– Teens Fit for Life 
  • Granville-Vance Public Health– Responding to the Opioid Crisis in Vance & Granville Counties
  • Henderson Family YMCA– Girls on the Run and Safety Around Water 
  • NC Med Assist–Free Pharmacy Program & Over-the-Counter Giveaways 
  • Shepherd Youth Ranch – Trail to Success 
  •  Strength and Mending (S.a.M) Child Advocacy Center –Child Forensic Interviews
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.)–Rebuilding Lives: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Recovery 
  • Warren County Senior Center – Diabetes Peer Educator Training and Outreach


2017 Grant Awards


  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central NC – SMART Girls Outdoors
  • Community Partners of Hope – Health Interventions 
  • Community Workforce Solutions, Inc. – Healthy Boundaries – Safe Living 
  • Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start – Teens Fit for Life 
  • Franklin County Health Department – MIT Care for a Healthier Franklin County 

  • Granville-Vance Public Health – Improving Child Health & Academic Achievement in Vance County 

  • Henderson Family YMCA –  Girls on the Run/STRIDE and Safety Around Water 

  • NC Med Assist – Free Pharmacy Program & Over-the-Counter Giveaways 
  • Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America – SCOUT Strong 
  • Strength and Mending (S.a.M) Child Advocacy Center – Child Forensic Interviews
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc. – Rebuilding Lives: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Recovery
  • Westcare North Carolina, Inc. – Staff Certifications in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Substance Abuse Counseling 


2016 Grant Awards


  • Alliance Rehabilitative Care - Back on Track 
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central N.C. - Healthy Teens program 
  • Community Workforce Solutions - Health Matters 
  • Granville-Vance Public Health - Reducing Opioid Abuse and Death
  • Green Rural Redevelopment - The Micro-Market Farm School​
  • Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission - Downtown Farmers Market​ 
  • Henderson Family YMCA - Girls on the Run/Stride and Save our Kids
  • ​Kerr-Tar COG Agency on Aging - Healthy Eating for Successful Living 
  • N.C. MedAssist - Free medications and support for low income and uninsured individuals in the Triangle North region
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) - Two-year Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Program 

  • Vance County Schools- Operation Lunch Line


2015 Grant Awards

  • Alliance Rehabilitative Care - The Access to Medical Care 
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central N.C. - Healthy Lifestyles
  • Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start - Shape NC 
  • Granville-Vance Public Health - Community Health Assessment 
  • Henderson Family YMCA - Girls on the Run/Stride and Save our Kids
  • Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department - Restoration of the Fox Pond Park Trail
  • Kerr-Tar COG Agency on Aging - Virtual Dementia Tour 
  • N.C. MedAssist - Free Medications and Support for Low Income and Uninsured Individuals in the Triangle North Region
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) - Two-year Residential Substance Abuse Recovery Program 


2014 Grant Awards

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  • Alliance Rehabilitative Care - Illness Management & Recovery Program
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central NC - Family Plus 
  • Four Rivers Resource Conservation District Council - Phase II of Fox Pond Park Trail
  • Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start - Go NAP-SACC 
  • Granville-Vance Public Health - Free Chlamydia Testing for Males in Granville and Vance Counties
  • Henderson Family YMCA - Girls on the Run and Save our Kids:
  • N.C. MedAssist - Medications and Support for Low Income and Uninsured Individuals in the Triangle North Region
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) - Two-year residential Substance Abuse Program
  • Warren-Vance Community Clinic (formerly Warren Co. Free Clinic) - Case Management for Diabetics and Promotion of Self-care and Management


2013 Grant Awards

  • Alliance Rehabilitative Care - Life Skills Enhancement for Chronically Mentally Ill
  • Granville Co. Schools - Family Resources for K-12 Students with Diabetes
  • Granville-Vance Public Health - Awareness and Prevention of Chlamydia in Vance Co.
  • Halifax-Warren Smart Start - Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids
  • Henderson Collegiate - Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
  • Henderson Family YMCA - Girls on the Run and Save our Kids
  • Kerr-Tar COG Council on Aging - Living Healthy with Chronic Conditions
  • N.C. MedAssist - Medications and Support for Low Income and Uninsured Individuals in the Triangle North Region
  • TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) - Two-year residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program

The Foundation will seek and foster opportunities for partnerships and collaborations among and between other funding sources, non-profit organizations in the region, and grant seekers.

Grant applications that are innovative and proactive in their approach to improving health in the region will be given priority.

In awarding grants, the Foundation will consider the grant seeking organization’s mission, vision, and history as well as the sustainability​ and potential impact  of the program on the region

Discuss Your Project First
with TNHF's Grants Coordinator
Carolyn Powell
(252) 430-8532
​grants@tnhfoundation.org ​

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