Poor and Needy Division
Please read our PND announcement.
The Trust accomplishes its work and seeks to fulfill its mission through two divisions: the Health Care Division and the Poor and Needy Division.
Through the Poor and Needy Division, the Trust responds to basic life needs and invests in solutions that improve the quality of life for financially needy residents of Forsyth County. The Poor and Needy Division seeks impact through two program areas: Increasing Self Reliance and Providing Basic Needs.
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By Increasing Self Reliance, the Trust seeks to address the root causes of poverty and increase opportunities for individuals and families to achieve and maintain a higher quality of life. In this program area, the Trust has chosen education, job training, and supportive housing as its funding areas. |
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By Providing Basic Needs, the Trust seeks to alleviate the effects of poverty on daily life by providing health care, shelter, and food. In this program area, the Trust has chosen health care as its funding area. |
The Poor and Needy Division receives one-fourth of grant funds distributed. In addition to our grant program, the division seeks to transform the social landscape of Forsyth County through multiple avenues:
- Engaging in Partnerships/Collaborations which requires institutional sharing of resources (talent, time, knowledge, expertise, funds) to achieve a positive outcome, most often greater than we could accomplish alone. We seek partnerships with and among other funding institutions, advocacy organizations, and our grantee population.
- Convening groups to share knowledge, plan, or network.
- Supporting Public Policy Change to bring about enduring systemic change to promote health and healthy lifestyles for all residents of North Carolina.
- Providing Capacity Building Opportunities to our grantees and grantee communities to help develop and strengthen the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that they need to survive, adapt and thrive in the fast-changing world.
- Offering Leadership Development activities & experiences to improve the leadership capacity of an individual or group of individuals within an organization or community.