The Loudoun Impact Fund has granted roughly $600,000 since its inception in 2014.
The 2019 winning organizations are as follows:
- A Farm Less Ordinary, $8,000 to support the purchase of equipment for a new farm location in Leesburg that will employ people with disabilities.
- A Place To Be, $5,000 to support the expansion of new services in eastern Loudoun County, with the purchase of music equipment for music therapists serving youth and young adults with disabilities.
- Arc of Loudoun, $5,000 to support renovations to expand Early Intervention Services offered through Aurora Behavior Clinic, Aurora School, and Open Door Learning Center to children with disabilities.
- BRAWS, $3,000 to provide undergarments and menstrual products to girls in Loudoun County, with the goal of reducing school absences.
- Crossroads Jobs, $5,000 to support job placement and post placement services for disabled adults, and to launch a Mentoring Program in support of newly-hired clients who have disabilities and their employers, to improve job retention.
- Fenwick Foundation, $6,000 to provide dental care and treatment to low-income, older adults.
- HealthWorks for Northern Virginia, $7,500 to support a satellite food pantry program, in partnership with Loudoun Hunger Relief, providing HealthWorks patients with healthy food and nutrition education.
- Hopecam, Inc., $2,500 to support children undergoing cancer treatment, connecting them to their schools and support systems using webcams and internet technology.
- INMED Partnerships for Children, $5,000 to support academically-focused after-school program and STEAM summer day camp for disadvantaged children.
- Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter, $10,000 to providing counseling and support group services to child victims of domestic and sexual violence, as well as activities provided to children residing in the LAWS Emergency Shelter.
- Loudoun Hunger Relief, $10,000 to support the Senior Adult Food Security Program, providing food to at-risk older adults, in partnership with HealthWorks for Northern Virginia, Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, Madison House Apartments, and the William Watters House.
- Loudoun Literacy Council, $7,500 to support the Family Literacy STEP Project, providing literacy enrichment to at-risk preschool children and their families in 10 classrooms across Loudoun County.
- Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, $10,000 to support services for disabled and older adults through assisted transportation, money management services, shopping assistance, visiting, home repairs, and quality-of-life programs.
- Mobile Hope, $7,500 to support the Crisis Care program serving homeless young adults, ages 18-24, including shelter and intensive case management services.
- Ryan Bartel Foundation, $10,000 to support the continuation of the Sources of Strength program, provided in partnership with LCPS, including a program expansion to additional schools.
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