$130,000 In Grants Awarded To Lakewood Groups Amid COVID-19

LAKEWOOD, OH — The Healthy Lakewood Foundation awarded its second round of grants to address COVID-19-created needs in Lakewood.

The foundation's board of directors approved the grant recipients in May. Three groups will be receiving grants during this round of funding.

The three organizations receiving grants from Healthy Lakewood are:

• Department of Human Services, City of Lakewood: $60,000 for resident emergency needs
• HFLA of Northeast Ohio: $57,500 to establish a pool of Covid-19 emergency loans exclusively for Lakewood residents
• Asian Services in Action, Inc. (ASIA, Inc.): $15,000 to meet the emergency needs of refugee and immigrant families in Lakewood

“The Healthy Lakewood Foundation board believes these three organizations are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of residents experiencing some of the most acute health and safety risks as well as those undergoing financial difficulties as a result of the public health crisis,” said HLF Board President Jeanine Gergel. “We are especially concerned about how the pandemic is impacting Lakewood’s most vulnerable residents and recognize our responsibility to make the resources we have been entrusted with available to assist them."

The foundation already awarded grants in March to the Lakewood Community Services Center and the Department of Human Services. To-date this year, the Healthy Lakewood Foundation has awarded more than $200,000 in grants.

Additional grants will be awarded this year, as community needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic become clearer.