HEALTHY LAKEWOOD FOUNDATION
PO BOX 770230, LAKEWOOD, OH 44107 healthylakewood.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ADVANCE PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT INSPIRE A LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY IN WHICH HEALTH AND WELLNESS ARE REFLECTED IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

THE VISION OF HEALTHY LAKEWOOD FOUNDATION IS "LAKEWOOD IS A PLACE WHERE ALL PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST HEALTH POTENTIAL". THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE HEALTHY LAKEWOOD FOUNDATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: - THE STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES IS ROOTED IN HUMILITY, INTEGRITY, AND COMMUNITY VOICE. - ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT AND INFORMED BY AUTHENTIC DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT. - HEALTH AND WELLNESS CAN BE PROMOTED IN WAYS THAT ARE BOTH INNOVATIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED. - OPPORTUNITIES, STRATEGIES, AND INITIATIVES SHOULD LEVERAGE NEW AND EXISTING RESOURCES THAT RESULT IN SUSTAINABLE IMPACT. - POSITIVE CHANGE IS DRIVEN BY SHARED PRIORITIES, COORDINATED EFFORTS, AND TRUST. EARLY IN 2020, HLF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND ELECTED LEADERSHIP. THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, WHICH SET GUIDELINES AND PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND INCLUDES OTHER GUIDING PRINCIPLES WAS ADOPTED. AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, HLF DECIDED TO OPERATE IN PERPETUITY TO SERVE THE LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, IN MARCH HLF DECIDED TO PIVOT ITS FUNDING PLANS AND PRIORITIES. HLF IDENTIFIED ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD QUICKLY MEET THE DEMANDS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS MOST IN NEED, AND MADE THE INITIAL ROUND OF GRANTS IN MARCH. FOR THE 2020 GRANTMAKING CYCLE, HLF IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PROACTIVE FUNDING TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS. GRANTS AWARDED 2020 25,000 TO THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND FOR SERVICES AND OUTREACH TO LAKEWOOD RESIDENTS. 25,000 TO THE YMCA OF GREATER CLEVELAND, TO SUPPORT ITS EXPANSION OF CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-DAY CARE TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WHILE LEARNING IS REMOTE. 85,000 TO THE LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER, FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO LAKEWOOD RESIDENTS. 32,000 TO THE LAKEWOOD CITY SCHOOLS, FOR DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY FOR FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN . 10,000 TO THE LAKEWOODALIVE, FOR HOUSING OUTREACH FOR SENIORS AND LOW- MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS. 25,000 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CITY OF LAKEWOOD TO BE USED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE, GROCERY/DRUG STORE GIFT CARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO RESIDENTS IN NEED, RTA FARE CARDS, PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE AND/OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. 50,000 TO LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER TO BE USED FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION. 57,500 TO HFLA OF NORTHEAST OHIO TO ESTABLISH A POOL OF COVID-19 EMERGENCY LOANS EXCLUSIVELY FOR LAKEWOOD RESIDENTS. 15,000 TO ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION, INC. (ASIA, INC.) TO MEET THE EMERGENCY NEEDS OF REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN LAKEWOOD. 60,000 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CITY OF LAKEWOOD FOR RESIDENT EMERGENCY NEEDS. COVID-19 RESPONSE 2020 GRANTMAKING WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY NEEDS STEMMING FROM THE OUTBREAK OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS. THE FOUNDATION WILL BE TAKING A PHASED APPROACH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR TO RESPOND WITH ADDITIONAL GRANTS TO MEET NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY AS THE CRISIS UNFOLDS. GRANTMAKING FOCUS AREA GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO PROJECTS AND EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LAKEWOOD RESIDENTS. THE PROJECTS AND EFFORTS SHOULD PRIMARILY SERVE THE FOLLOWING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: SINGLE-PARENT HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD OF MINOR CHILDREN; CHILDREN/YOUTH; SENIORS; REFUGEES/IMMIGRANTS FUTURE GRANTMAKING REMAINING GRANT FUNDS FOR 2020 WILL BE DEDICATED TO MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS STEMMING FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS. THESE WILL BE SELECTED THROUGH PROACTIVE OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP. DETAILS FOR GRANTMAKING IN 2021 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER TIME. HLF INTENDS TO LAUNCH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR GRANTS IN 2021 AND HOPES TO PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITY, AND SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS.

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