"To energize the spirit and potential of our local community through charitable investments that will have significant, measurable impact on our health, education and quality of life."
Welcome
Wiregrass Foundation is a private foundation promoting philanthropy and a spirit of giving in Houston County and the contiguous counties of Southeast Alabama. In all that we do, we are committed to making a difference through:
*Direct support of important community initiatives: Yes We Can! Dothan (YWCD) , a citizen led initiative to create Better Schools.Better Dothan that fostered adoption of a Co-owned Strategic Plan; and Adopt-a-School!Dothan, that provides a way for individuals and organizations to better support our public schools.
*Investment Partnerships: With the Educational Leadership Center for the Wiregrass (ELCW) to train our local school leaders; with Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates to initiate a family qualified health center in Houston County; with B’nai B’rith and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to bring quality, affordable senior citizen housing to Dothan at Glen East.
*Challenges to our community to increase involvement: Encouragement and acknowledgement for grassroots initiatives that improve our lives, such as those underway at the Houston-Love Memorial Library and the Wiregrass United Way.
*Grantmaking: Micro-grants of $5,000 or less for specific, one-time projects, and larger grants for more comprehensive program designs.
*Advocacy: Research and information on topics of importance to the health, education, and quality of life in our community.
Our goals enable the Foundation to focus on making a difference:
HEALTH: To promote healthy behaviors and improve access to healthcare.
EDUCATION: To increase school readiness, K-12 achievement and postsecondary attainment.
QUALITY OF LIFE: To produce a rising standard of living, including increased income, assets and economic security and to build civic engagement and promote effective leadership and organizations.