Grants approved at June 10, 2010 Board Meeting
Breakthrough Urban Ministries (website) $20,000.00
Healthcare for Homeless Adults
To hire a psychiatric consultant who will augment the health services offered to residents.
Community Health (website) $71,500.00
Nursing Staffing
Toward continued support of the Nursing Program at this free Chicago area clinic.
Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice (website) $5,000.00
Cuenta Conmigo [Lean on Me]
For hospice services for people who speak Spanish and their loved ones.
Illinois College of Optometry (website) $33,160.00
Vision of Hope Health Alliance
For advanced ophthalmic care for uninsured adults in Chicago.
Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (website) $25,000.00
Dental HouseCalls
Toward a dental van that brings free or discounted dental care to people who are disabled or elderly.
Interfaith House (website) $50,000.00
General Operating Support
To provide services to homeless people after they have been released from a hospital or ER.
Joliet Area Community Hospice Corporation (website) $21,000.00
Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care
Toward the partial salaries and benefits of two pediatric hospice and palliative care nurses.
REST (website) $15,000.00
RESTCare Clinic
Toward supplies, rent and other expenses at its on-site medical clinic for the homeless.
Grand Total (8 items) $240,660.00
Grants approved at March 11, 2010 Board Meeting
Access Community Health Network (website) $25,000.00
Specialty Care Nurse Practitioner
Toward continued support of a nurse practitioner to coordinate specialist services and provide primary care at the Grand Boulevard center.
American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, Inc. (website) $35,000.00
Patient Navigation Services
To support patient navigators who assist impoverished outpatient cancer patients at John A. Stroger Jr. Hospital.
Centro de Salud Esperanza (website) $5,000.00
Strategic Planning
To support the hiring of a consultant to assist with strategic planning at this clinic in South Lawndale.
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center (website) $50,000.00
Network of Treatment Providers Collaborative Project
To support general operating costs of a new network that will expedite and enhance treatment of child victims of sexual abuse by implementing interagency coordination and educational groups.
DuPage Community Clinic (website) $50,000.00
General Operating Support
Operating support for this free clinic in DuPage County.
Family Health Partnership Clinic (website) $43,500.00
Nursing Staff Salary Support
For increased nursing staff time to work with patients with diabetes, and toward the purchase of medical equipment.
Goldie's Place (website) $40,000.00
Dental Care Program
Toward staff expenses needed to expand dental services at this agency that serves the homeless.
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group (website) $46,000.00
Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program
To fund six Schweitzer nursing fellows to provide direct service in medically underserved areas of Chicago.
Howard Area Community Center (website) $26,263.00
Family Health Promotion Project
To improve the health of medically underserved children and adults in Rogers Park.
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (website) $60,000.00
Lead Nurse, Women's Clinic
Toward the salary of the lead nurse in a clinic for women in need of preventive and chronic disease management services.
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (website) $45,000.00
Portage Cragin Counseling Center Nurse Project
To hire a nurse to provide integrated health promotion and chronic illness management at this community mental health center.
Research & Education Foundation of the Michael Reese Medical Staff (website) $57,566.00
Michael Reese IBCCP Project
In support of a clinic located at MetroSouth Medical Center that provides education, medical case management and treatment to uninsured women seeking early detection of breast and cervical cancer.
Respond Now (website) $15,000.00
Prescription Assistance Program
Toward a prescription voucher program for medically underserved people in the southern suburbs.
Rosalind Franklin University (website) $10,000.00
Podiatric Care for the Underserved in Cook and Lake Counties
Toward a foot care program staffed by a nurse, faculty podiatrists and student volunteers that provides care to medically underserved people in Cook and Lake Counties.
University of Illinois Neighborhoods Initiative (website) $30,000.00
UIC College Prep School Based Health Center
To support a nurse at a school based health center on the near west side.
Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley (website) $56,000.00
VNA Healthcare Home
Toward the salary and benefits of a nurse case manager for a new program to better serve the growing underinsured older adult population in Kane and DuPage Counties.
Grand Total (16 items) $594,329.00
Grants approved at December 10, 2009 Board Meeting
Catholic Charities (website) $25,000.00
Community Family Service Center
Partial support for a Therapist to provide mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youths on the South and West sides of Chicago.
Centro Communitario Juan Diego (website) $25,000.00
Community Health Promoters
To provide community outreach and health education home visits by trained Community Health Promoters.
Community Nurse Health Association (website) $65,000.00
Nurse Practitioner Salaries for Pediatric Clinic and Adult Clinic
For salary support for nurses who staff the pediatric and adult clinics at this agency serving low income families in the western suburbs.
Connections for the Homeless (website) $40,000.00
Health Services Program
For staff and and administrative costs for health services at this shelter for homeless adults.
Erie Family Health Center (website) $34,653.00
Erie Clemente Wildcats School Based Health Center
Toward a part-time Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at this school based health center in a high school on the near west side.
Family Network (website) $25,000.00
Right from the Start
For a prevention-based early intervention program for at-risk families in Southeast Lake County who are expecting a baby, or have a child younger than age three.
Heartland International Health Center (website) $50,000.00
Prenatal Case Management
Partial Salary support for two RN's who will provide prenatal case management at two community health centers and two school-based health centers.
Juvenile Protective Association (website) $50,000.00
Building Bridges to North Lawndale Pilot Project
To provide mental health care to the students of four Chicago Public/Charter Schools.
Little Company of Mary Hospital (website) $10,000.00
Mobile Medical Care Program
Toward a program that utilizes a medical van to bring a physician and nurse team to the homes of frail and homebound patients.
Near North Health Services Corporation (website) $40,000.00
School-Based Health Center Collaborative
Toward a nurse coordinator for a new school-based health center at a Chicago Public School on the south side of Chicago.
Northside Housing and Supportive Services (website) $32,500.00
Health Care Case Management
To provide primary healthcare, preventive care and health education to homeless men on the north side of Chicago.
PCC Community Wellness Center (website) $60,000.00
Maternal and Child Health Community Services
Toward the community health nursing team which provides intensive education, prevention, support and home-visiting to high-risk pregnant women and their babies on Chicago's west side.
Pilsen Homeless Services (website) $20,000.00
Health Care and Nursing Outreach
To support a clinic and outreach services for the homeless in the Pilsen, Little Village and South Loop neighborhoods, and on Lower Wacker Drive.
St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center (website) $50,000.00
Dental Center
Toward dental care for for low-income families on the south side of Chicago.
Teen Living Programs (website) $25,000.00
Doula Program
To provide doula services to pregnant teens in DuPage County.
Tri City Health Partnership (website) $20,000.00
General Operating Support
For the only free clinic in Kane County.
University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics (website) $30,000.00
Kids First Clinic
Toward a comprehensive program providing coordinated primary care and case management for abused and neglected children.
Well Child Center (website) $20,000.00
Pediatric Dental Program
Toward comprehensive dental services for children and youth in northern Kane County.
Grand Total (18 items) $622,153.00
Grants approved at September 3, 2009 Board Meeting
Centro de Salud Esperanza (website) $50,000.00
Nursing Services
Toward the salary of a nurse at this primary healthcare center for the medically underserved on the southwest side of Chicago.
Chicago Child Care Society (website) $51,500.00
Teen Parent Initiative's Young Mothers Project
For the salary of an RN who will do home visits to students at a junior high school for pregnant and parenting teens.
Chicago Lights (website) $25,000.00
Healthy Heart for Women
Toward a culturally sensitive health promotion and disease prevention program for low-income African American women.
Chicago Youth Programs (website) $20,000.00
After School Healthcare Initiative
In support of care and programming at the Washington Park Children's Free Clinic.
Children's Home and Aid Society (website) $23,500.00
Nursing Partnership at Rice Center
For nursing coverage at a residential treatment center for abused and neglected children.
Concern America (website) $25,000.00
Emerging Health Care Leadership Program
To mentor youth and adults to enter nursing school and community nursing careers.
Harbour, The (website) $12,241.00
Health and Well Being of Homeless Youth
Support for nurse consultants to work with girls in the agency's service and housing programs.
Health Connect One (website) $10,000.00
Breast Feeding Peer Counselor
Toward a full-time breast feeding peer counselor who will work with underserved women at a community-based agency.
Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition (website) $50,000.00
Administrative Cost Sharing Project
To support the participation of three school-based health centers in an administrative cost sharing pilot effort.
Ingalls Memorial Hospital (website) $40,000.00
Healthy Baby Network
To improve the health outcomes of babies and their young mothers by increasing access to existing programs and services under-utilized by this population.
Night Ministry, The (website) $50,000.00
Outreach and Health Ministry Program
To support the nursing staff on the agency's outreach bus that provides medical care to homeless and at-risk individuals in six Chicago neighborhoods.
Old Irving Park Community Clinic (website) $40,000.00
Nurse Manager Salary and General Operations
Toward the salary of a nurse manager and general operating support for a new free clinic on the northwest side of Chicago.
Saint Xavier University (website) $51,619.00
Primary Care Services Offered On-Site at St. Margaret of Scotland
For the salary of a Part-time Nurse Practitioner at a new school based health center at an elementary school on the southwest side of Chicago.
Suburban Primary Health Care Council (website) $30,894.00
Access to Care Program
In support of the agency's program that allows the uninsured to receive healthcare from local primary care physicians at minimal charge.
Teen Living Programs (website) $65,000.00
Whole Health Program
Toward a health program that focuses on healthy living skills for youth who are homeless.
Grand Total (15 items) $544,754.00
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