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Horizon Foundation Announces $308,500 In Grants

The Horizon Foundation has announced the award of $308,500 in Strategic Initiative Program (SIP) grants to local organizations and agencies in the nonprofit and public sectors.  The awards are intended to stimulate positive changes in major health and wellness issues that affect Howard Countians.

Several of the grants are directed at programs that support the healthy development of young people in the community. Among the grants is one to the Korean American Community Association to develop a culturally based program using the developmental asset framework to address relationship issues between Korean youth and their parents.  Another, to St. John Baptist Church, funds mentoring efforts aimed at students in three Columbia villages. The Howard County Library received a grant to increase its Health Information Center to include materials for children and adolescents about wellness issues.

Click here for a complete list of SIP grants for 2007.

The Horizon Foundation, a $91 million philanthropy, addresses community health issues through a strategic grants program and partnerships with private and public institutions.  As a community health foundation, it takes a broad view of health and wellness and is committed to helping build a healthy and resilient community in Howard County. The Horizon Foundation was created in 1998 with the proceeds from the purchase of Howard County General Hospital by Johns Hopkins Medicine.