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7 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY
Thrive: Supporting
Nutrition & Health
Our Goal
Improve access to healthy food for NRV individuals and
families in need.
Our Progress
• Explored the barriers to accessing healthy food
including high cost and limited availability.
• Identified a group of NRV leaders whose
agencies are effectively and creatively getting
healthy foods to people in need.
The Power of Unrestricted Giving to…Build Capacity
We have the leadership and ideas to meet our goal, but
we need unrestricted gifts to implement those ideas on
a regional scale so we can:
• Develop shared systems for multiple hunger
relief agencies to distribute healthy food at
lower cost.
• Link local growers to agencies to expand access
to nutritious foods.
First Steps: Investing in
Early Childhood Education
& Development
Our Goal
Strengthen the childcare centers, afterschool programs,
and support services that serve the NRV’s young children
and families.
Our Progress
• Surveyed over 50 nonprofits, schools, and
libraries to see whether and how they work
together to serve children.
• Held community-wide workshops to identify
common challenges and actionable steps our
region can take to address those challenges.
The Power of Unrestricted Giving to…Make
Connections
Unrestricted gifts help us connect early education leaders
to one another to help:
• Make childcare and afterschool enrichment
programs more accessible and affordable.
• Raise the overall quality of early childhood
programs.
• Improve coordination and communication
among organizations.