Grants approved at December 8, 2011 Board Meeting
Between Friends (website) $15,000.00
Counseling and Support Services and Healthcare Education Project
To support direct care services to survivors of domestic violence and education for nurses and medical professionals on how they can be a force in ending the cycles of violence in our communities.
Centro de Salud Esperanza (website) $45,000.00
Nursing Services Program
To support a community nurse who supervises clinical staff, coordinates bilingual and culturally sensitive wellness programming for patients, and plays a key role in quality improvement activities.
Community Nurse Health Association (website) $50,000.00
Nursing Support
To provide partial support for nursing staff expenses at this charitable clinic.
Connections for the Homeless (website) $20,000.00
Health Services Program
To support comprehensive health services that focus on prevention, treatment and case management.
Dental Lifeline Network (website) $25,000.00
Dental HouseCalls
To provide partial support for a mobile program that brings dental care directly to the disabled and elderly.
HealthConnect One (website) $60,000.00
NICU Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Support
To pilot a new breastfeeding support initiative within Stroger Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics $75,000.00
Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Infrastructure Building
To launch the Association's strategic plan.
Japanese American Service Committee (website) $40,000.00
Home Support Services
To support the addition of a RN to support the organization's home support and outreach services.
Lawndale Christian Health Center (website) $18,920.00
Defeat Diabetes
To provide continued support of this two year pilot program for people who are new to insulin use.
Little Company of Mary Hospital (website) $15,000.00
Mobile Medical Care Program
To support mobile healthcare services for mainly homebound elderly.
Northside Housing and Supportive Services (website) $35,000.00
Integrative Health Services
To provide continued support of integrated health services for precariously and newly housed men.
Old Irving Park Community Clinic (website) $50,000.00
Clinic Manager
to support the salary of the Clinic Manager, a registered nurse whose primary focus is volunteer coordination.
PCC Community Wellness Center (website) $50,000.00
Nursing in the Community
To support this home-visiting program designed to improve breastfeeding rates among high-risk mothers and their babies.
Respond Now (website) $15,000.00
Prescription Medicine Program
To help provide clients with a one-time emergency voucher to purchase medication at any local pharmacy.
Sarah's Circle (website) $25,000.00
Health Access for Formerly Homeless Women
To pilot a nurse-directed program that offers physical and mental health services for formerly chronically homeless women.
South Suburban PADS (website) $32,000.00
Homeless Healthcare Network
Toward quality medical care in a free clinic setting to individuals in the south and southwest suburbs.
St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center (website) $30,000.00
Dental Center
To support the operation of this dental center that provides care to low income residents in Englewood.
UCAN (website) $30,000.00
Clinical & Counseling Services Program
To support outpatient therapy to young people who have experienced trauma and are wards of the State.
Youth Guidance (website) $30,000.00
School Based Counseling Program
In support of in-school counseling services for youth.
Grand Total (19 items) $660,920.00
Grants approved at September 8, 2011 Board Meeting
Asian Health Coalition (website) $30,000.00
Hepatitis Education and Prevention: Outreach to Homecare Workers
To expand its successful Viral Hepatitis outreach, education, and screening to additional at-risk homecare workers.
Breakthrough Urban Ministries (website) $30,000.00
Health Care for Homeless Adults
To support a psychiatrist who provides psychiatric services to homeless adults.
Chicago Family Health Center (website) $30,000.00
Chicago Lawn Dental Expansion Project
To provide dental care to medically underserved, minority children and pregnant women living in southwest Chicago.
Children's Clinic, The (website) $25,000.00
General Operating
To support general operations, specifically towards the costs associated with the provision of medical and dental services.
Chinese American Service League (website) $30,000.00
In-Home Service - Intensive Care Coordination
Toward a nurse and social worker who oversee the agency’s In Home Services program that trains local seniors to undertake community outreach, preventive health services and homemaking assistance to frail, homebound and isolated seniors.
HealthReach, Inc. (website) $40,000.00
Nurse Clinical Manager Full Time Position
To create a full time position for a Nurse Clinical Manager, a critical leadership position in the operation of HealthReach.
Heartland International Health Center (website) $40,000.00
Prenatal Case Management Program
To support of the salaries of three registered nurses who will each dedicate 28% of their time to performing comprehensive prenatal case management duties at three community health centers on Chicago's North Side.
Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois (website) $25,000.00
Additional RN for Hope's Friends
To hire an additional pediatric RN to support this ever-expanding program and lessen the caseloads for each nurse.
Interfaith House (website) $50,000.00
General Operating Support
To provide medical supervision and care for homeless adults after they have been discharged from a hospital.
Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation $60,780.00
Breast & Cervical Cancer Program
To provide medical case management and screening services to uninsured women seeking early detection services for breast and cervical cancer.
Night Ministry, The (website) $55,000.00
Outreach and Health Ministry Program
To support to the salary and benefits of the Community Health Program Coordinator and Health Outreach Nurse positions in its Outreach and Health Ministry program.
Pilsen Homeless Services (website) $20,000.00
General Operating Support
To provide free health care to homeless men, women, and children in the Chicago land area.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois (website) $62,500.00
Part-Time Advanced Nurse at PPIL's Roseland and Englewood Health Centers
To continue supporting the salary and benefits of a part-time Advanced Practice Nurse.
Rush University Medical Center (website) $40,000.00
Prenatal Care Clinics at Rush School-Based Health Centers at Crane, Orr and Simpson High Schools
To provide prenatal, postnatal, and contraception services at 3 school-based health centers.
Seguin Services, Inc. (website) $30,000.00
Pediatric Nursing Care Initiative
To provide health care for abused and neglected children with developmental disabilities and special medical needs in its foster care program.
Swedish Covenant Hospital (website) $30,000.00
Chronic Disease Care Transitions Program
To provide home-based disease management education and telehealth monitoring to low-income patients with chronic health conditions who are at high risk of hospital readmission.
Teen Living Programs (website) $50,000.00
Whole Health Program
To serve the health and nutrition needs of 18- to 24-year-old youth who are homeless.
Tri City Health Partnership (website) $20,000.00
Operating Support & Program Expansion
To assist with the provision of quality medical care to local residents who are uninsured and low-income, and the expansion of services to meet the growing need for care.
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center (website) $25,000.00
Sexual Assault Counseling
For counseling for children and adults to help them rebuild their lives after abuse.
Grand Total (19 items) $693,280.00
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