Lewiston health foundation awards nearly half-million dollars in grants

Grants in the amounts of $2,500 up to $10,000 were awarded to 70 health-related initiatives and organizations throughout nine counties in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation in Lewiston awarded the funds through its Fast Track Grant season totaling $435,000.

Recipients of the grants were awarded funding “to support efforts and organizations that promote the health, wellness or disease prevention of persons in our nine-county service area.”

The region covers Clearwater, Idaho, Lata, Lewis and Nez Perce counties in Idaho; Asotin, Garfield and Whiteman counties in Washington; and Wallowa County in Oregon. Recipients for the 2025 season are:

• Asotin County Food Bank, food purchases for Asotin County Food Bank – $10,000
• Albion Food Pantry, summer lunch program and nutritional education – $7,000
• City of Deary, City of Deary playset project – $10,000
• Clarkston Community Garden, 2025 garden improvements – $8,000
• Clearwater County Senior Citizens, Inc,. Nourishing Seniors & Strengthening Community
• Through Meal & Wellness programs – $10,000
• Coast Transportation/Council on Aging and Human Services, Coast Transportation ADA-accessible minivan purchase for $10,000
• Colfax Chamber of Commerce, Colfax Skate Park renovation – $5,000
• Council on Aging and Human Services, Whitman County Food Pantries – $10,000
• Council on Aging Saint John Food Pantry, Saint John Food Pantry critical improvement fund – $3,000
• Council on Aging, furnace replacement funding for food distribution building in Oakesdale – $10,000
• Deary Adventist Community Services, walk-in freezer for Deary Community Foodbank – $10,000
• Elk City Ambulance, Inc., Elk City Ambulance classroom – $10,000
• Enterprise Fire Department, AEDS for Wallowa County – $9,494
• Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley, Inc., Family Promise of Lewis Clark Valley, Inc. – $10,000
• First Christian Church, Red Door Food Kitchen – $10,000
• Friendly Neighbors Senior Citizens, Inc., food service – $5,000
• Friends of the Asotin County Library, feminine products in public restrooms – $2,500
• Friends of Community Hospice, end of life care bags – $4,500
• Gina Quesenberry Foundation, Travel Assistance Program – $10,000
• Grangeville Seventh-day Adventist Church dba Camas Prairie Food and Flowers Community Garden, Sowing Wellness: Growing Community, Health and Hope – $8,700
• Idaho County Sheriff’s Posse, Inc., wilderness first aid and CPR certification for Idaho County Search and Rescue volunteers – $3,825
• Idaho North Central District Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program, WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program – $5,000
• Interlink, Inc., rural transportation matching money – $10,000
• J-K Senior Meals, JK Senior Meals projects – $5,000
• JK Samaritan Foodbank, JK Samaritan Foodbank – $3,000
• Joseph Branch Trail Consortium, capacity building to grow outreach and development of ADA-compliant trail for health and wellness in the City of Wallowa, Oregon – $10,000
• Kamiah School District Kub Closet Food Pantry, Kub Closet and Food Pantry – $3,000
• Knight’s of Columbus Grangeville ID Council #4058, Coats for Kids – $2,500
• Latah Alliance on Mental Illness, HVAC modernization for the Supportive Living Group Home – $9,000
• Latah Recovery Center/Whitman Recovery Community Center, reentry program for Whitman County – $3,000
• Lewis Clark Alano Club, replacement of furniture, enclosure of outside seating area – $2,500
• Lewis and Clark District Council of St. Vincent de Paul, Little Luminaries Fund – $10,000
• Lewis Clark State College Fire Service Technology Program, EMS adult simulation training mannequin – $10,000
• Lewiston Rotary Club, install of playground equipment for Lewiston Rotary Peace Park – $10,000
• Lili GC Foundation, Lili GC Foundation wrap around services – $10,000
• Master Gardener Foundation Asotin, school gardening at nutrition programs in Asotin County – $4,550
• Moscow Area Moms Alliance, home visits to pregnant and new mothers – $10,000
• Moscow Contemporary, Dance for Parkinson’s – $10,000
• Pandion Institute, Pandion Institute: Tribal Youth Outdoor Experiential Education programs – $3,000
• Pierce Volunteer Fire Department, emergency medical equipment – $3,213
• Potlatch Food Pantry Corporation, food security at Potlatch Food Pantry – $3,000
• Pullman Community Council on Aging, Connecting Seniors, Building Community – $4,950
• Red Door Food Kitchen, Red Door Food Kitchen – $10,000
• Reliance Ministries, Inc., Reliance House – $5,000
• Ridge Runner Volunteer Fire Department, operating funds – $10,000
• Rotary Foundation of Wallowa County, Project Heartbeat for bleeding control kits – $9,384
• Senior Citizens Dollar a Month Nutrition, meal packaging, paper products and office supplies – $10,000
• Spud Hill Seniors, Inc., kitchen equipment and food supplies – $1,000
• Mary’s Catholic Church, Genesee, AED’s for Life – $4,300
• Tahoe QRU, Tahoe QRU – $8,500
• The Episcopal Church of The Nativity, The Nativity Garden Project – $7,500
• The Friendly Senior Citizens of Troy, food insecurities and health awareness – $10,000
• The Malden/Pine City Food Pantry, food purchases to fill nutritional gaps – $10,000
• Troy Volunteer Fire and Ambulance, new ambulance fundraiser – $10,000
• Two Rivers United Child Advocacy Center, forensic interview interventions – $10,000
• Valley Community Center, HVAC replacement – $10,000
• VFW Fred E Le Francis Post 1443, emergency first aid equipment and training, meals and class support – $5,000
• Wallowa Mountain Hells Canyon Association, Wallowa County exercise – $1,000
• Whitman County Public Health, Whitman County Community Clinic – $10,000
• Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3, community wellness programming across the spectrum – $3,000
• Willow Center, grief mental health support groups – $3,000
• Winchester Quick Response Unit, equipment for care of patients – $6,903