NC Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch Announces Wake County Grant Opportunity: Healthy Places, Active Spaces
The Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Branch of the NC Division of Public Health announced the Wake County Healthy Places, Active Spaces Grant Program.  This grant-funded initiative seeks six organizations or community groups in Wake County to increase opportunities for physical activity and the availa…
Read MoreFour Mental Health Grants Total More Than $800,000
The John Rex Endowment announces four grants, totaling $812,280, to support efforts to create a more comprehensive and better integrated mental health system for Wake County children and youth.  The following nonprofit organizations will receive mental health grants: Governor’s Institute on Alcohol and Sub…
Read MoreRex Healthcare Asthma Program Boosts Kids’ Confidence and Management Skills
Asthma attacks can keeps kids awake at night – coughing, wheezing and gasping for air. Asthma symptoms frequently interrupt sleep, disrupt school days, create panic and frequently result in trips to the emergency room. “It doesn’t always have to be that way,” says Jackie Choman, a respiratory ther…
Read MoreDon Stedman Receives National Purpose Prize
Civic Ventures has announced Don Stedman, co-founder and president of New Voices Foundation, is one of 10 national winners of the 2010 Purpose Prize. He will receive $50,000 for his work in planning New Voices, a model regional service program for children with significant disabilities. The John Rex Endowment…
Read MoreNew Board Members and Officers Announced
The John Rex Endowment is pleased to announce the selection of new members and officers of its board of directors. New board members include George Reed, executive director of the NC Council of Churches, and Linda Butler, MD, vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at Rex Healthcare. Wake County Chie…
Read MoreCapacity Building Initiative Grants Awarded to Five Nonprofits
Five new grants, totaling $132,454, will be funded by the John Rex Endowment through a Capacity Building Initiative. Funding supports projects that aim to enhance an organization’s ability to sustain programs and improve performance. The grants include organizational assessment planning projects as well a…
Read MoreYES! Youth Select Advocacy Focus
Action Now!, the newest project of Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!), has selected its advocacy focus: to create community change by advocating for school-based health centers in Wake County. With grant support from the John Rex Endowment, the Action Now! team of youth and adult staff, have…
Read MorePositive Youth Development RFP Announced
The John Rex Endowment is pleased to announce a Positive Youth Development Request for Proposals. Through this work, we seek to contribute to an environment in Wake County that supports, in all places and spaces, the healthy growth and development of our youth. Letters of intent must be e-mailed to Kate Shira…
Read MoreCapacity Building Initiative RFP Dates Announced
The John Rex Endowment continues to offer funding through its Capacity Building Initiative and has revised the open Capacity Building Initiative Request for Proposals to include application deadlines for the winter grant cycle. Grants funded through this initiative will allow organizations to undergo an as…
Read MoreJoin the 10% Campaign
Join us in support of the 10% Campaign which challenges members to spend 10 percent of existing food dollars to support North Carolina producers, businesses and communities.  The campaign is an initiative of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems.  Learn more about the initiative in the act…
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