WCMS Awarded $50K Grant from The Leon Levine Foundation

Western Carolina Medical Society (WCMS) is pleased to share that The Leon Levine Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to support the organization’s mission of improving healthcare access for underserved communities across Western North Carolina.

This generous funding will help WCMS strengthen and expand its core initiatives, particularly Project Access®, which connects low-income, uninsured individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid, with essential medical care. Project Access currently operates in Buncombe and Madison Counties, collaborating with local medical providers and clinics to provide access to free, specialty healthcare. Additionally, Project Access utilizes the area’s largest interpreting network, WCMS Interpreter Network (WIN), to ensure patients receive care in their home language.

“We are incredibly grateful to The Leon Levine Foundation for their ongoing investment in the health and well-being of our region,” said Karen Wallace-Meigs, Executive Director of WCMS. “This grant will allow us to grow our impact, bringing critical healthcare services to more neighbors who would otherwise suffer or grow so unhealthy that they are forced into expensive emergency room visits.”

About The Leon Levine Foundation
Established in 1980 by Leon Levine (Founder and Former Chairman of Family Dollar Stores, Inc.), The Leon Levine Foundation pursues its mission of “Empowering underserved Carolinians to be self-sufficient and strengthening our Jewish community” by supporting programs and organizations that align with its four core mission areas: education, healthcare, human services, and Jewish values. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the Foundation invests in nonprofits across North and South Carolina with strong leadership, a track record of success, and a plan for financial sustainability. Learn more online at leonlevinefoundation.org