Meet Ava Stokes

A young woman sits on her patio on a sunny day.

Donor support for the Violence Response Team helped Ava recover from sexual assault Ava Stokes understands the vital importance of your support of the Bon Secours Violence Response Team better than anyone. Thanks to your generosity, Ava had a team of professionals to help her after she was assaulted as a college student just a…

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Women’s Imaging Center in Portsmouth

Giving Opportunity Women’s Imaging Center in Portsmouth Ensure Accessible Care for Women Help fund an imaging center in Portsmouth Donate Give underserved women in Portsmouth the best chance to fight breast cancer With your support, the new Women’s Imaging Center can offer quality care to disadvantaged residents It’s a sad yet familiar story that city spaces see…

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The Center for Healthy Living Petersburg

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Giving Opportunity The Center for Healthy Living Petersburg Build a Healthier Petersburg Give today to turn an empty building into a vital health center Donate Help the underserved people of Petersburg access quality medical care With support from donors, the new Center for Healthy Living Petersburg can help heal a city A former office building on…

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John Howard’s Story

An elderly man stands in his sunny dining room, smiling.

Donors gave John the compression gear he needed to manage his lymphedema For the past two decades, John Howard has suffered from lymphedema. Lymphedema is an incurable condition where fluid builds up in soft body tissues, causing pain and swelling. John knew that using compression gear would help alleviate the symptoms, but the outdated gear…

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Meet Earl Gordon

An elderly man in an orange cap stands outside.

Earl is standing tall because you support Mercy Health Marcum and Wallace Hospital’s Outpatient Infusion Clinic Earl Willis believes your support of the Outpatient Infusion Clinic at Mercy Health Marcum and Wallace Hospital saved his leg. The clinic specializes in wound care and the staff were able to find the cause of Earl’s troubles. Earl…

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Michael Munson’s Story

A man with a mohawk, glasses, and goatee stands outside in a park, smiling.

Your support of the Peer Recovery Program pulled Michael out of a cycle of addiction Twelve years of substance abuse stole Michael Munson’s marriage, his career and his peace of mind. Your gift to the Peer Recovery Program is giving him a second chance. “If it wasn’t for this program, I would not be here…

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Meet Tanyika Prather

A worker delivers fresh, healthy groceries to someone in their home.

Donor support means Produce Perks delivers healthy groceries right to Tanyika’s doorstep Tanyika Prather is a busy working mom. Until recently, she also had a host of ailments. She suffered from chronic headaches. She was overweight. She had no energy to meet the demands of her busy life and job in corporate America. Repeated visits…

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Meet Jerome Harris

A middle-aged man stands outside in front of a picket fence.

Thanks to you, Jerome has rebuilt his life and revitalized his neighborhood with the Clean & Green Program The Bon Secours Community Works Clean & Green Program is rebuilding lives as it revives communities in West Baltimore. This important work is possible because of donors like you, who support the Bon Secours Baltimore Foundation. Jerome…

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Susan Pilato’s Story

A middle-aged woman stands by a lakeside, smiling.

Susan gives to community health programs because they reflect the mission of Bon Secours Susan Pilato has been a Bon Secours Hampton Roads Foundation donor for a number of years. She gives because she sees the need in her community. She also sees the passion of those who provide care. Witnessing both is why she…

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Meet Candace Pitts

An middle-aged woman stands on a suburban street, smiling.

You helped Candace make the long trek to her treatments for breast cancer Candace Pitts is the co-owner of a bed and breakfast on a farm in rural Virginia. The seclusion is part of her business’ appeal. But it also makes her drive to see her doctor about two hours by car. After a breast…

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