Strengthening the Safety Net

Guilford Adult Health (GAH); Guilford Community Care Network (GCCN) aims to strengthen the infrastructure of services to provide consistent, comprehensive health care to uninsured people aged 19 to 64 with incomes ranging from 0 to 200% of the federal poverty line. W2W funding will support a dedicated dental office that is open and staffed full-time and provides comprehensive services for a flat, affordable fee. Patients will have access to general and preventative care, specialized oral care, education, and telehealth.

Guilford Backpack Ministry Expansion Program

Guilford Backpack Ministry partners with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast North Carolina to provide food and necessities to students and their families in need in northern and northwest Guilford County schools. The grant from W2W will allow the Guilford Backpack Ministry to increase the number of schools served as well as the options offered to families, including more nutritious foods, grooming products, and household items.

Community Centers for Refugees and Immigrants

The Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC) Community Centers reduces access to barriers by locating their programming in areas with a high immigrant population The CNNC employs a unique model of cultural brokering and accompaniment-based care coordination that is trauma- informed, client-centered, and prioritizes women and families. With funding from Women to Women, the CNNC will be able to offer targeted support to immigrant and refugee women in the form of job placement and readiness, in addition to setting up groups focused on housing rights and responsibilities, health and nutrition, and driving education.

een Parent Mentor Program

The YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program serves pregnant and parenting mothers ages 19 and younger. Funding from W2W will allow participants in the program the opportunity to learn about health and social factors that affect their families, including the value of education, nutrition, prenatal care, positive parenting, breastfeeding, and job readiness skills, while also receiving individual and peer group support. The information and support offered helps moms deliver healthy babies, raise school- ready children, and postpone subsequent births to beyond adolescence.

Rising To The Challenge: Operational Expansion

BackPack Beginnings will expand its capacity to serve more children and families who cannot afford or obtain food and other basic necessities.
As space becomes available, collaborations to provide expanded food menus/options and fresh produce/meals will grow. A new family market will be added as part of the expansion, providing more direct client product selection, a more personalized shopping experience, and flexible operating hours. BackPack Beginnings’ current child-centered services to feed, clothe, and comfort those in need serves over 12,000 children each year.

Critical Home Repairs for Women and Children in Need

The Community Housing Solutions Home Repair Program preserves homeownership for low-income families, who are not physically or financially able to repair their homes on their own. In 2022, CHS provided critical repairs to 128 homes. 76.5% were owned by women whose income was below 80% of the area median income for Guilford County. The funding from W2W will help provide critical home repairs to these female head of households enabling them to stay in their homes that will be made warmer, drier, and safer.