• Flowering Tree in Spring at FCH
  • FCH in Fall, 2016
  • FCH Office Building

Foundation for Community Health

  • Prevention
  • Access
  • Collaboration

We are a private, not-for-profit foundation dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the residents of the greater Harlem Valley in New York and the northern Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. To accomplish our mission, we make grants, conduct research, provide technical assistance, and support collaborations and advocacy.

What We Do

Medical Students, FCH Board Members and Program Partners

The Foundation for Community Health (FCH) ...

…is dedicated to creating livable healthy communities in our service area.  We work closely with our community stakeholders in employing a range of strategies to solve complex problems that impact health.  As a leader, catalyst and advocate, we endeavor to develop innovative and effective services that focus on access to high quality health-related services and prevention/health promotion activities.

FCH uses and funds a variety of strategies in order to maximize the impact of its work. These strategies include:

  • Bringing people together to foster collaborations in pursuit of comprehensive solutions
  • Improving the capacities of local non-profits and providers
  • Conducting and sharing research
  • Conducting communication activities & campaigns
  • Advocating for public policy change
  • Grantmaking

FCH is particularly interested in addressing the unique aspects involved in delivering healthcare in a rural area and which also emphasize:

  • Prevention and early intervention strategies
  • Increasing Access to quality services
  • Building effective Collaborations

Towns We Serve

Interactive Map

Our interactive map highlights the areas we serve with links to town, county and state sites, our Past Grants section and Census Bureau information.
Go to Map

Search Past Grants

Find organizations and institutions that received past grants from FCH by Program Area, County, State and/or Year. 

Join Our Mailing List

Of Interest

Board Leadership Forum

Foundation for Community Health is a co-sponsor of this educational event for nonprofits.  Board members, board chairs and executive directors are encouraged to register at: ... Learn More

CULTIVATING SOLUTIONS: The Road to Good Health

The second of Foundation for Community Health's series on cultivating solutions for our communities’ complicated rural health issues in partnership with our neighbors, local organizations and... Learn More