Healthy Lakewood Foundation

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The Literacy Cooperative (TLC) has been awarded $10,000 over two years to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in Lakewood by providing free books to enrolled children from birth through age five. This program addresses kindergarten readiness and TLC also shares information and resources with families to help them optimize their home literacy experiences.

Journey Center for Safety and Healing has been awarded a two-year Community Grant for $40,000 for the Justice System Advocacy Program (JSAP) for domestic violence victim advocacy in the Lakewood Municipal Court. Funding also supports training for Lakewood police officers, domestic violence education classes, safety planning, and connections to resources in the community. Journey’s comprehensive range of services are available to Lakewood residents. By providing early intervention and treatment, Journey helps ensure that victims have the support and skills to manage the long-term consequences often caused by domestic violence and unaddressed trauma.

Journey Center for Safety and Healing has been awarded a two-year Community Grant for $50,000 for the Justice System Advocacy Program (JSAP) for domestic violence victim advocacy in the Lakewood Municipal Court. Funding also supports training for Lakewood police officers, domestic violence education classes, safety planning, and connections to resources in the community. Journey’s comprehensive range of services are available to Lakewood residents. By providing early intervention and treatment, Journey helps ensure that victims have the support and skills to manage the long-term consequences often caused by domestic violence and unaddressed trauma.

This week is Active Aging Week and the City of Lakewood has daily activities planned that encourage healthy and active aging. Check out their website for a detailed list of activities. A highlight will be Active Aging Community Day on Wednesday 10/2 from 3p to 7p at Lakewood Park. There will be games, activities, entertainment, and more. More information: https://conta.cc/3ZFuOvv

Last week, at HLF's annual Community Meeting, we shared the new Lakewood Community Resources Guide, a compilation of human services offerings and non-profits in and near Lakewood. The electronic version is available on HLF's website and we warmly welcome you to download and share with others. This guide is a work in progress and we invite suggestions and edits to be sent to [email protected]. Please visit our website to view, download, and share the guide: https://lnkd.in/gUxmGDig

Thank you to all who attended Healthy Lakewood Foundation’s (HLF) annual Community Meeting on Wednesday evening. We are grateful you chose to share an evening with us, learning about Foundation updates and hearing from April Walker, founder of Philanthropy for the People. April shared about her work with HLF in creating an equitable framework for future grantmaking, while also asking us to consider how the philanthropic sector can better partner with nonprofits. Her words inspired meaningful conversation around the room. The insight and ideas generated from attendees will help inform and enhance our grant-making and community engagement strategies moving forward.

It's not too late to join us for our Annual Community Meeting tonight at 7 PM at Cove Community Center! HLF's community meeting offers an opportunity to community members to learn about HLF’s grantmaking, collaborations, and community engagement work over the past year. Even if you didn't register, stop on by! See you soon!

Don't forget! Our Annual Community Meeting is tomorrow Wednesday, September 18 at 7 PM at Cove Community Center! HLF's community meeting offers an opportunity to community members to learn about HLF’s grantmaking, collaborations, and community engagement work over the past year. This year's guest speaker is April Walker, Founder of Philanthropy for the People. HLF recently worked with April on an equitable grantmaking framework that will direct HLF's future work. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gEWYVRZu

Reminder: The application for our Neighborhood Opportunity Grants process open through this Friday September 20! These grants are small, accessible grants that support community-based projects at the hyperlocal level in Lakewood. To access the application, for more information on the timeline and/or to schedule a meeting with HLF staff to discuss your idea, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/e_AyusH9