b'20RAPPORT | Short TakeGifts Ripple EffectExpands College ImpactDr. Ellie Svenson, a graduate of the Clinicalposition, and the work that followed, the College has Psychology doctoral program, a member of thereceived over $9 million in HRSA grants, which goes 91香蕉视频成人在线 Board of Trustees, anda long way to meeting our mental health agenda.founder of the Hawk Foundation, said she has longWhen Dr. Svenson first offered her help, we believed in the importance of giving to meaningfulwere a much smaller organization, said William causes. This is a value that she and her late husbandJames College President Nicholas Covino. This John Svenson started teaching their children at ainvestment has helped us to grow, it has produced very young age, encouraging them to pick the causesa significant return, and it has made a seminal with the most meaning for them. Dr. Svenson has adifference to the College. We are, and I am, very strong interest in supporting organizations whosegratefuland we are much stronger because of it.work focuses on improving the lives of families,The federal training grants from HRSA have children, and underserved communities.helped to provide substantial scholarship support Too many people suffer in this world, many duefor students and have enabled the extension to a lack of basic needs that should be respondedof the Colleges Consortium Internship to the to. Also, there are so many people who sufferAdvanced Practicum level, allowing the College from mental illness without getting the help theyto offer 3rd year PsyD students a stipend for need, Svenson said. We have a problem thattheir field work. The grants also offer significant everyone is affected by, whether they speak aboutimprovements to training in substance use it or not theres a great need for compassion,disorders and extend work to underserved clinics. visibility, acceptanceand education. As a philanthropist, I have always been Several years ago, Svenson and her family chose tointerested in projects that respond to addressing make a gift to the College to support the creation ofunderserved populations, Svenson said.My a position that would help the College to compete forlate husband and I shared a strong interest in government grants, including a grant from the Healthgiving back to underserved populations. Resources Services Administration (HRSA). TheSvenson added that she is very interested impacts of that gift have been far-reachingto date,in all aspects of mental health, certainly the thanks to the gift, the subsequent creation of the staffclinical aspects, but also the stigma that goes'