We are excited to announce this year’s WAHHI Charitable Fund grant recipients. Thanks to your generous contributions through Sapphire and Diamond memberships, participation in fund raising events, buying raffle tickets, buying tickets to our on-line raffles and our sponsor donations, WAHHI was able to award $53,000 to 8 local non-profit organizations!
Each Fall, the Community Foundation of the Low Country, which administers the WAHHI Charitable Fund, invites local organizations to apply for grants on our behalf. This year, a record 30 applications were submitted.
Members of the WAHHI Grant Committee evaluate and rank the applications. The committee then meets to discuss their findings and reach a consensus as to the grants we offer each year. Each year we look for projects where our contribution will be most relevant, prioritizing a wide range of initiatives to ensure we address diverse needs across our area.
We are proud to support the following organizations and their vital projects. If any of you wish to support these organizations by volunteering your time or talents, we can provide contact information for you.
Thank you again for supporting the charitable work we do and for your generous contributions. Your support allows WAHHI to help our communities each year. Thank you for caring!
Congratulations to our 2026 Charitable Fund Grant Recipients.
MiraSol Health – for their Empowering Caregivers Series, a free educational and supportive program designed to uplift and equip caregivers with tools, knowledge, and community connections.
Memory Matters – for their Discovery Through Dementia Support project which will help low-income families participate in Memory Care programs that will provide a safe, structured and engaging environment to those suffering memory loss and provide caregiver time and relief they so urgently need.
Neighborhood Outreach Connection – received funds to assist in the program to give opportunities to the underserved children on HHI. NOC provides programs to help these children discover passions, build confidence and leadership, strengthen their social and emotional skills, and develop creativity and problem-solving abilities that are tied to long-term academic and life success.
NOC thank you letter
Programs for Exceptional People – received a grant for their Movement & Well-Being program, which is an exercise and music therapy program to enhance the physical, emotional and social well-being for adults with intellectual, physical, and developmental disabilities.
Outside Foundation – for their Kids in Kayaks program which targets every 7th grade student in Beaufort County to allow them to get out in the water for a water safety and science based school field trip.
Volunteers in Medicine (HHI) – received funds for their Free Diagnostic Mammograms for Women Experiencing Early Symptoms of Breast Cancer. This program reinforces that early diagnosis is the key to surviving breast cancer and will be offered to women who might not otherwise have access to this type of medical care.
Deep Well – received a grant for their Family Weekend Food Program, which serves children and families enrolled at The Children’s Center, an early childhood educational and daycare program that serves 150 families each year. This program addresses a critical gap in food security for working families on HHI with preschool-aged children by providing 100 children with nutritious meals each weekend.
Sandlewood – received funds for their Personal Hygiene Items to Low-Income Women on HHI program, which will assess the needs of 75 women in the community for personal hygiene products, that will support good physical health by keeping skin, hair, and mouth clean and fresh.