For nearly two decades, the Winter Park Health Foundation has proudly supported the Fast Start Track and Field Invitational – an exciting and rewarding way for local elementary school students to develop a love of running and build healthy habits they can carry into adulthood. “We have really been the facilitator between the Fast Start…

WPHF leadership proudly presented a $710,000 check this week to the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, continuing a nearly 30-year partnership to fund programs that place mental health counselors and nurses in more than a dozen schools across Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park.

Winter Park, FL—The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) today announced Lindsay Kist’s promotion to Vice President, effective January 1, 2025. In her expanded role, Kist will lead the Foundation’s efforts in Community Impact, which encompasses grantmaking, education, and partnerships, as well as Community Engagement, which includes communications, marketing, and outreach initiatives. “Since joining WPHF six…

For all 30 of our years, the Winter Park Health Foundation has led with innovation, investing in the health and wellbeing of the communities of Eatonville, Maitland, and Winter Park through a creative mix of initiatives, facilities, programs, and grants. To date, WPHF has invested more than 131 million dollars in grant funding to projects…

Named for its generous benefactors Peggy and Philip B. Crosby, the Crosby Wellness Center opened in November 1989 as the area’s first and only medically-integrated fitness facility, becoming a community mainstay and a social hub for local residents and visitors alike. Today, as the Crosby Wellness Center sits inside the Center for Health & Wellbeing,…

Since our founding in 1994, the Winter Park Health Foundation has partnered with local nonprofit organizations, investing in projects and programs that meet the Foundation’s mission of making a positive difference in people’s lives by optimizing physical, mental and social health and wellbeing. One of those recent projects is “Hands-On Inspiration Fine Art Classes,” a…

The Winter Park Health Foundation is proud to announce it has been invited to join the City of Winter Park’s Arts & Culture Alliance.   Comprising of more than 20 organizations, the mission of the Arts & Culture Alliance is to enhance and improve awareness and visibility of the non-profit arts and culture organizations within…

WINTER PARK, Fla. (July 22, 2024) – The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the selection of Nicholas Abrahams as the organization’s new president and CEO, effective August 26. Abrahams joins WPHF from the Orlando Economic Partnership (OEP), where he served in various leadership roles, most recently as senior…

WINTER PARK, Fla. (July 10, 2024) – The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF),  is thrilled to announce the five nonprofits selected for the Well Together Grant Awards Challenge, designed to tackle critical health issues in Central Florida. This initiative is a key part of the WPHF’s ongoing efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of…