Archive for Impact Stories

Community Matters – Basic Needs and Mental Health Services

A priority for THe Guilford Foundation for our grantmaking is to focus on services that help community members in times of crisis and need, which include basic needs such as food and shelter as well as mental health. Here are a few local nonprofits that received grant funding…

Orchard House Music Therapy Program

Of course, studies show a connection between music and brain function. Of course, exercise is more fun when there’s a little rhythm. And, of course, we all have a song that immediately takes us back to a particular time and place whenever it comes on the radio. We know all that, but it’s something altogether different to see firsthand the impact on the clients of the regional Orchard House Medical Adult Day Center. 

GreenStage Guilford Festival Celebrates Diversity to Build Unity

2023 IMPACT REPORT STORY The show must go on! Sometimes — oftentimes, it seems lately — the world is full of division and conflict. So, when there’s a chance to bring people together to celebrate, learn, feel, move, create, and applaud one another, it’s worth supporting. And when…

BHcare uses ARPA Award to Fund Clinic Relocation

Among the 34 grants awarded by The Guilford Foundation using funds allocated to the Town of Guilford by the American Rescue Plan Act is $30,000 to BHcare to help support a new regional facility that will open in June 2024. BHcare is a certified community behavioral health clinic…

Joe and Cindy Goldberg Leave a Legacy

2023 IMPACT REPORT STORY And so it is that Joe and his wife, Cindy, established the Joe & Cindy Goldberg Family Children’s Opportunity Fund with The Guilford Foundation (TGF) this year. The fund will benefit Guilford children and families through a wide range of programs, including education, child care, wellness,…

Community Matters – Enriching the Community

Many of the grants The Guilford Foundation funds provide joy and brightened spirits to the community at large, making it measurable better. Here are a few vignettes of recent grant recipients that showcase positive local impact: Guilford Art Center (GAC): The operational funding TGF provides supports its education…

Community Matters – Youth Investment

The Guilford Foundation is doing incredible work in investing in youth and education locally. In fact, in 2022, over $27,000 alone in grants was directed to these important types of programs. The recipients of the grant money include:Community Nursery School recently established an entire outside Nature School where children…

Community Matters – Recovery Support

Mental health issues and addiction are more prevalent than one would think. Even with increased awareness, these can be unpopular topics and ones that people avoid discussing or addressing. Through our 2022 competitive grant process, we support various organizations providing these critical services that save and transform lives…

Community Matters — Recovery Support

2023 Impact Report

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