Health Forward awards $746,000 in Applicant Defined Grants

Kansas City, MO — The Health Forward Foundation (Health Forward) has awarded 17 nonprofit organizations a total of $746,000 in Applicant Defined Grants (ADG) during the months of June and July.

In June, Health Forward reviewed 26 ADG proposals totaling $1.3 million in requests and awarded nine organizations a total of $371,000. In July, Health Forward reviewed 17 proposals totaling nearly $1.1 million and awarded eight organizations a total of $375,000

The following grants were awarded in June and July 2017:

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[efsth_column]Descripción de la subvención[/efsth_column]
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[efsrow_column]Black Health Care Coalition[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$60,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To support two community health worker positions that will provide health care services to 3,000 uninsured and underinsured residents.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Blue Springs R-IV School District[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$64,960[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To support school-based mental health professionals who will provide evaluation; individual, group, and family therapy; and crisis intervention and case management services at the Hall McCarter Education Center and The Freshman Center.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Child Protection Center [/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$45,290[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To support the Intake and Receptionist Comprehensive Support Program that provides streamlined, comprehensive intake services, care and supervision/interaction with children, and continued, directed support for families impacted by child abuse.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Brújula Salud[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$59,040[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To provide comprehensive, county-wide, school-based services to the underserved, underinsured and uninsured students of six Lafayette County school districts.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Coterie[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$15,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To deliver STD and HIV prevention and education presentations to adolescents that will improve knowledge regarding HIV/STDs and reduce the intentions of teenagers to practice high-risk behaviors.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Good Samaritan Project[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$40,000 [/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To continue HIV and STI prevention and education programs for the region’s most affected communities and our shared public health interests.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Guadalupe Center[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$35,000 [/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To purchase a new vehicle to deliver nutritional meals to area schools year round.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Housing Services Of Kansas City[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$51,710[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To provide case management and service coordination to low-income, medically indigent grandparents and their custodial grandchildren in a residential setting.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Huertos comunitarios de Kansas City[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$50,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To support horticultural and community engagement staff working to plant community orchards and a training program to teach volunteer stewards environmentally responsible orchard care methods.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Asociación de Dotaciones de la Universidad de Kansas[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$50,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To provide care coordination for mental health services to uninsured high school students in Wyandotte County via the Wyandotte High School BullDoc Clinic. Funding will also support a community-based planning process and plan development to improve access to ongoing services for uninsured students.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Lafayette County C-1 School District[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$50,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To provide primary and early intervention services that will include therapeutic groups for student, individual and family counseling, and educational opportunities for parents and educators.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Lee’s Summit Cares[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$45,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To provide school-based therapy to uninsured and underserved students attending two Title 1 schools in the Lee’s Summit School District.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Mercy & Truth Medical Missions[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$30,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To support technology upgrades that will help lower no-show rate, allowing for better continued primary care for clients.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$25,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To establish and expand the availability of the Aging Mastery Program (AMP) in Jackson and Cass Counties.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Mission of Hope Clinic[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$29,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To provide direct medical and dental services to the medically indigent patient population.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Thrive Allen County[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$60,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To support the core financial operations of Thrive Allen County; specifically, support for fundraising and financial support operations.[/efsrow_column]
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[efsrow_column]Welcome House[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]$36,000[/efsrow_column]
[efsrow_column]To support men coping with addiction and co-occurring disorders through program enhancements to the Core Recovery Program that will allow Welcome House to provide more thorough clinical assessments, coordinated case management, more robust peer support, and stronger outcomes tracking and program evaluation to support.[/efsrow_column]
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Las Subvenciones Definidas por el Solicitante (ADG) de Health Forward se conceden al margen de las Solicitudes de Propuestas anuales de la Fundación. Las ADG se revisan y conceden mensualmente y permiten a las organizaciones definir sus propias necesidades inmediatas de subvención en relación con la misión de Health Forward. Las organizaciones pueden solicitar una ADG una vez al año y tienen un límite de $75.000. En 2017, Health Forward concederá aproximadamente $4,085 millones en ADG.

“We are proud to partner with these organizations to remove barriers to health care for vulnerable populations in our communities,” said Bridget McCandless, M.D., Health Forward President/CEO.

Más información sobre Health Forward Subvenciones definidas por el solicitante.

Contacto: Jennifer Sykes
Phone: (816) 241-7006