Create Healthy Partners with Local Food Banks to Support Holiday Food Distributions Throughout November
Create Healthy is partnering with the San Antonio Food Bank and Central Texas Food Bank to provide nutritious holiday meals for local families throughout November. The Central Texas Food Bank will provide turkeys and other traditional holiday fare at five mobile food distribution sites in Gillespie, Blanco, and Llano
Create Healthy Awards More Than $400,000 in New Grants to Strengthen Hill Country Communities
Funding supports community safety, healthy living, early childhood development, and mental health across the region Create Healthy has awarded $431,286 in its most recent round of funding to seven organizations serving communities across the Hill Country. Following the recommendation of the advisory Grants Council, the Create Healthy Board of Directors
Create Healthy Invites Hill Country Community Members to Participate in Awareness Survey
Community feedback will help Create Healthy better understand awareness and perceptions of the foundation across the region Create Healthy is inviting community members across the Texas Hill Country to participate in a brief survey to better understand awareness of and sentiment towards the local philanthropic foundation. The survey is open
Create Healthy Selects 12 Hill Country Nonprofits for 2026 Fuel to the Fire Initiative
Community donations to participating organizations will be matched up to $25,000 through year-end Twelve Hill Country nonprofit organizations have been selected to participate in Create Healthy’s 2026 Fuel to the Fire initiative, giving community members an opportunity to make their year-end giving to local organizations go further. Through its Fuel
The Good Samaritan Center: Expanding Access to Essential Medical Care in the Hill Country
Providing coordinated, affordable medical, dental, and mental healthcare for uninsured and low income residents The Good Samaritan Center is a Fredericksburg-based medical, dental, and mental health clinic meeting essential healthcare needs for qualifying low-income, uninsured residents in Gillespie County and surrounding areas.
Nourishing a Healthier Hill Country: The Importance of Access to Nutritious Food
September is Hunger Action Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about food security and the role communities can play in helping ensure people have access to nutritious food. Reliable access to nutritious food helps children grow and learn, adults maintain their health, and older adults continue to live well and
Construction Begins on Create Healthy Wellness Center Expansion
Phase I began Sept. 28 as Create Healthy moves forward with expanded space and resources for community health and wellness Construction on the expansion and renovation of the Create Healthy Wellness Center began Monday, Sept. 28. Over the next three years, the Wellness Center will nearly double in size to
Fredericksburg ISD Social Worker Positions
March 2025 A $100,500 grant will enable Fredericksburg ISD to continue to offer full-time licensed clinical social workers at the middle and high school levels through 2029 — making sure students have daily access to mental health care and crisis support when they need it most. In total, Create
Comfort Golden Age Center Building Renovation Project
A $210,000 grant will cover clinic renovations of the Comfort Golden Age Center's new building which will provide fun, food, social time, and friendship to aging adults in the Comfort, Texas area. In total, Create Healthy has contributed over to The Comfort Golden Age Center Foundation. See more
Frontera Healthcare Network Mason Clinic Renovation Project
March 2025 A $75,723 grant will cover clinic renovations in order to meet the growing demand for healthcare and behavioral health services of the community. Renovations will include upgrades to waiting areas, front desk, nurses' station, examination rooms, behavioral health rooms, and restoring previously unusable rooms in the clinic. In
