CelebrateOne’s New Grant Investments

Written By Celebrate One

CelebrateOne believes that community investment is more than just a funding strategy, but a way to build strong communities through meaningful partnerships and community-focused initiatives. Through our grant opportunities, we are proud to support faith- and community-based organizations, leaders, and health systems that are working to advance infant and maternal health and improve outcomes for families across the City of Columbus and Franklin County. In partnership with the Ohio Department of Medicaid, CelebrateOne is investing $2.4 million dollars over the next 18 months to support programs and organizations addressing the social drivers of health surrounding the root causes of infant mortality by strengthening the systems that serve pregnant people, babies, and caregivers. By focusing on funding community-driven solutions, CelebrateOne ensures that these necessary resources are reaching those closest to the work and most connected to the families we serve.

This grant cycle, 15 partners were selected, expanding access to prenatal and parenting education, maternal mental health support, fatherhood engagement, legal aid, linkage to prenatal care, and community health worker and doula workforce expansion. Together, CelebrateOne and our partner organizations plan to serve just under 9,000 pregnant or parenting Franklin County residents, providing necessary emotional, tangible, and informational support through trusted community members. By centering community voice and leveraging the available data, these investments help close gaps and providing assistance where it’s needed most. Beyond the financial support, CelebrateOne and our subgrantees are dedicated to collaborating and building sustainable change to reduce disparities, improve birth outcomes, and ensure every baby and family has the resources and support they need to reach their first birthday and beyond.

Thank you to our 2026-2027 subgrantees!

  • The Center for Healthy Families

  • City of Refuge, GoodLife Foundation (The Mothers Cove)

  • Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers

  • Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio

  • Lower Lights Christian Health Center

  • Mental Health America of Ohio (POEM Rise)

  • mOBiNurses, Inc.

  • The Ohio State University (Moms2B)

  • OhioHealth

  • Physicians Care Connection

  • PrimaryOne Health

  • Project Milk Mission

  • Restoring Our Own Through Transformation

  • Urban Family Development Center (Dads2B)

  • YMCA of Central Ohio (YCARES)

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