On June 1, Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded 23 area organizations more than $230,000 in grants for this year’s Trinity Health Foundation Phase I awards. These grants will be used to plan community health-related projects that will compete for Phase II implementation grants later this year. More than seventy-five proposals were received from regional nonprofits and were ranked on impact and merit by the Trinity board. Issues addressed include physical and behavioral healthy life choices, neighborhood/community strengthening, spiritual health and unity of the community, and open topics. These groups will use the Phase I funding to research and plan details for project operations and sustainability, culminating in a proposal in consideration of Phase II implementation funds.

This year both large organization and small organization grants are being awarded. Twelve Phase I large grants and eleven small grants will go to nonprofits across the community. This year’s recipients and their projects include:

• A 1 Learning Connections – Total Body Reset
• Crossroads Center of Hope – Crossroads Program for At-Risk Mothers
• FOCUS Ministries – FOCUS Women’s Reentry Program Expansion & Enrichment
• Gennisi Charitable Birth Services – Whole Mom/Whole Baby
• Girls Inc. of TN Valley – Girls Inc. Mind + Body
• Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity – Housing Is Healthcare – Bridging the GAP
• Knoxville Family Justice Center – Faith Leader Initiative
• Operation Inasmuch – Blessing Boxes
• Pregnancy Resource Center – Family Restoration and Health Care
• Surgery on Sunday – East Tennessee – Surgery on Sunday – East Tennessee: Changing Lives, One Surgery at a Time
• The Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge – FMC Provider Network

• Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee – Addressing Youth Mental Health Needs Post COVID-19 Pandemic
• Crossings – The Power of Presence in Public Education
• Legacy Parks Foundation – Multi-generational Playspace
• McNabb Center – Residential Reentry Program for Individuals Released from Jail with History of Opioid Use
• MEDIC Regional Blood Center – Shining a Light on Sickle Cell Disease in East Tennessee
• Mental Health Association of East Tennessee – Treatment Access Bank
• Metro Drug Coalition – Success Beyond the Trauma
• Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic – Addressing Barriers to Healthcare Access for the Uninsured in Gatlinburg
• Susannah’s House – Healthy Living for Moms and Babies
• The Restoration House – Mixed-Income Trauma Responsive Early Education Initiative
• Wears Valley Ranch – Counseling: A Step Further
• YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley – The Least of These: Mental Health and Healthy Relationship Skills for Underserved Populations

• A 1 Learning Connections
• FOCUS Ministries
• Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge
• Surgery on Sunday – East Tennessee

• Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee
• Legacy Parks Foundation
• McNabb Center
• Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
• The Restoration House