HS Alliance
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA – This week, the Prince William County government and the Human Services Alliance announced their first round of COVID relief grants. The first round of grants will award $6,000,000 to 33 different nonprofit organizations in the county.
“As we enter this next phase of recovery from the pandemic, we hope to address some of the lasting impacts on our community,” Ann Wheeler, chair of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, said in a press release. “Many of the recipients chosen by the Greater Prince William Alliance address these impacts while continuing to support our community in the future.”
The funds are part of $10,000,000 granted to Prince William County by the American Rescue Plan Act. The county plans to administer all funds by 2024.
“While our previous grantmaking programs have focused on helping with COVID-19, we look forward to focusing on the longer-term needs of our community by investing in more sustainable interventions,” said Chelsi Conaway, executive director of the Human Services Alliance.
Here is the full list of grant recipients for the first round of funding:
- ACTION in the Community Through Service (ACTS)
- $298,733 to provide childcare and counseling to ACTS clients on domestic violence and to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding the personnel, supplies and equipment.
- Church of Toussaint
- Received $90,000 to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding supplies and equipment.
- Blue Ribbon Results Academy
- Received $300,000 to provide child care services.
- BRAWS
- $50,000 to provide underwear and menstrual supplies in support of employment.
- CASA, Inc.
- $250,000 to provide navigation services, application advice and referrals for rent, mortgage and public benefits assistance to individuals and immigrants with limited English proficiency.
- Familiar Apoyo Center
- $300,000 to provide navigation services, application advice and referrals for rent, mortgage and public benefits assistance and to support the administration and operation of their assistance program to community food by funding staff, supplies and equipment.
- Crossroads connection
- $50,700 to support the administration and operation of its community food assistance program by funding staff, supplies, equipment and space rental.
- Edu Futuro
- $300,000 to provide employment support and navigation services, application counseling and referrals for rent, mortgage and public benefits assistance.
- First House Covenant
- $300,000 to provide financial literacy training, individual housing counseling and navigation services, application advice and referrals for rent, mortgage and public benefits assistance.
- Families formed
- $55,000 to provide mental health support to families raising young children with disabilities or at risk.
- George Mason University
- $300,000 award to provide free mental health support in English and Spanish to residents of Prince William County through an emotional support phone line, intervention screening, referrals and counseling through the George Mason University Center for Psychological Services.
- Grace Life Community Church
- Received $300,000 to provide free mental health counseling and to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding staff, equipment, supplies and the purchase of two vans.
- Grand Prince William Health Center
- Received $300,000 to provide free mental health counseling.
- RentalLand
- $282,700 to provide job training, job placement and employment support.
- Muslim Association of Virginia
- $78,100 to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding staffing and the construction of a walk-in freezer/refrigerator.
- New Creature Ministries in Christ, Incorporated
- Received $300,000 to provide emergency shelter in extended stay hotels; to provide navigation services, application advice and referrals for assistance with rent, mortgage and public benefits; and to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding staff and supplies.
- Northern Virginia Family Service
- $210,261 to provide navigation services, application advice and referrals for rent, mortgage and public benefits assistance.
- Northern Virginia Food Rescue
- Grant of $10,900 to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by financing the purchase and installation of two commercial refrigerators.
- Northern Virginia Veterans Association
- $241,050 to provide navigation services, application advice and referrals for rent, mortgage and public benefits assistance.
- Virginia Postpartum Support
- $60,000 to provide mental health support through a crisis line, care coordination and support groups for pregnant and perinatal people with maternal mental health issues.
- Community Foundation of Prince William County, Incorporated
- $203,920 to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding staffing; equipment; rental of space; marketing; the purchase of a van; storage, maintenance and fuel for the CHOW Wagon and other catering vehicles.
- Triangle of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
- Grant of $300,000 to provide assistance to public services.
- St. Thomas United Methodist Church
- $238,646 to provide direct financial assistance to residents of Prince William County; a clothes closet with work clothes and diapers in high demand to promote access to employment and childcare; and to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding staff, supplies and equipment, including a forklift.
- Streetlight Community Outreach Ministries
- $160,000 to provide technical assistance and emergency shelter in extended-stay hotels.
- Tenants and workers united
- $295,805 to provide navigation services, application advice and referrals for rent, mortgage and public benefits assistance.
- The Arch of Grand Prince William
- $92,410 to provide free mental health support to people with developmental disabilities.
- The Good News of Community Food Kitchen
- $182,483 to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding staff, equipment and supplies.
- The house, incorporated
- Received $190,000 to support the administration and operation of their HANGRY Truck Community Food Assistance Program by funding staffing; equipment; Provisions; and the purchase and installation of a walk-in commercial refrigerator.
- The Women’s Center, incorporated
- $92,680 to provide free mental health counseling to women, children, men, families and teens.
- Virginia Community Food Connections
- Providing $150,000 to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program at area farmers’ markets by funding staff, marketing and supplies.
- Woodbridge First Church of the Nazarene (Woodbridge Nazarene)
- Received $300,000 to support the administration and operation of their community food assistance program by funding staffing; Provisions; and the purchase and construction of a walk-in commercial freezer/refrigerator.
- Woodbridge Workers’ Committee
- Grant of $85,902 to provide assistance to public services.
- Youth for Tomorrow New Life Center
- $300,000 to provide free mental health counseling and psychiatric medication management to children, teens and adults.
The rest of the American Rescue Plan Act funds will be distributed in early 2023, the Prince William County government said. More information about the grant program, including how to apply, is available online.