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ELKHART, Ind. — Committee members overseeing the Well Foundation’s Greatest Need Fund awarded $185,290 in grants to improve health in Elkhart County, Ind., according to a release from the Community Foundation of Elkhart County.

The Well Foundation Committee met in November to make this year’s awards from the Greatest Need Fund, which offers unrestricted grants to support community initiatives dedicated to helping Elkhart County citizens live longer, healthier lives.

“The Well Foundation, also known as Goshen Hospital & Health Care Foundation, is pleased to continue our mission of supporting health-related projects and organizations in the Elkhart County area,” said Jane Erickson, president of the committee that includes many volunteers from the original foundation. “People passionate about health in our community have been offering this support since the foundation’s start in 1969.”

In addition to the Greatest Need Fund, the Well Foundation funds support a number of designated programs and scholarships.

This year’s grants are:

Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County, Albert the therapy dog, $4,000
Bushelcraft Farm Corp., food baskets for families in Goshen’s food desert, $5,000
Center for Healing and Hope, new patient screening for basic health indicators, $20,000
Cultivate Culinary School and Catering, weekend backpack program for Goshen schools, $10,000
Elkhart County Drug-Free Partnership, Positively Elkhart County, $8,000
Girls on the Run Michiana, operations in Goshen/Elkhart for 2023, $10,000
GiveHear/HearCare Connection, Goshen hearing healthcare clinic, $15,000
Goshen Farmers Market, fresh food therapy, $3,700
Goshen Hospital Association, high fidelity birthing simulator, $15,000
LoveWay, Goshen basic horsemanship, $10,000
Maple City Health Care Center, expanding vision services, $33,590
Northern Indiana Hispanic Health Coalition, health fairs, $20,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michiana, hospitality kiosk sponsorship, $3,000
Ryan’s Place, children and family grief support programs, $18,000
WheelchairHelp.org, wheelchair and rollator walker restoration, $10,000