JOHN BELL FOUNDATION INC

What they do

DURING ITS INITIAL EIGHT MONTHS of OPERATIONS, THE JOHN BELL FOUNDATION COMPLETED EIGHT MISSION-DRIVEN INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT, EDUCATION, and OUTREACH, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 2,400 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH DIRECT SERVICE PROJECTS, RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION, and COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS, SUCH AS BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLY DISTRIBUTIONS, HOLIDAY MEAL SUPPORT for LOCAL FAMILIES, SUPPLIES for CHILDREN IN AFRICA, and IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BENEFITING LOCAL SCHOOLS and SHARED SPACES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDED OUTREACH to FAMILIES and SUPPORTED VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING VETERANS, THROUGH TARGETED ASSISTANCE EFFORTS. A KEY PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE DESIGN and INSTALLATION of A THERAPEUTIC GREENHOUSE AT THE ALEXANDER NININGER VETERANS NURSING HOME. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES AN ONGOING SPACE THAT SUPPORTS MENTAL WELLNESS, RECREATION, and SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT for RESIDENT VETERANS. WHILE THE FOUNDATION TRACKS OUTPUTS SUCH AS INDIV