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AHOSKIE – ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital recently awarded 13 area programs $95,000 in grant funds through its Community Benefit Grants Program.

The Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Office of Development presented checks to 13 agencies at its 19th annual Community Benefit Grants Program Awards Ceremony on July 25. The organizations all provide programs and offer services that align with ECU Health’s mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina.

“ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital is pleased to provide funds to these deserving organizations,” said Wendy Vann, ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Development Specialist. “These organizations will reach residents in Hertford, Gates, and Northampton counties offering health education, wellness and prevention programs.”

Vann also noted that ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan and the other regional ECU Health hospitals are most appreciative to the ECU Health Foundation for helping to administer the Community Benefit Grants program each year.

“We couldn’t provide these great programs without ECU Health’s support,” she said.

This year’s grantees include Ahoskie Food Pantry, Albemarle Area United Way – NC 2-1-1, Albemarle Development Corporation – Meals on Wheels, Care Net Counseling East, Choanoke-Area Development Association (CADA) – Healthy Start Matters, Food Bank of the Albemarle, Hertford County Office of Aging – SPICE, Hertford County – NC Cooperative Extension Service – Healthy Lifestyles, NC MedAssist, Northampton County – NC Cooperative Extension Service – Chronic Disease Prevention Program, Roanoke-Chowan Community Health Center, Inc., Ripe For Revival, and Town of Murfreesboro Recreation.