Caring for Colorado Foundation Announces Nearly $3 Million in Health Care Grants Throughout Colorado
DENVER – February 2013 - The Caring for Colorado Foundation recently awarded nearly $3 million in grant funds to 60 non-profit organizations statewide to help support access to health care for underserved populations across the state. These grants will enable more than 1,200 individuals and families, including veterans and children, to receive mental health services; more than 5,500 children to receive oral health services; and more than 60 families to receive home visitation services to ensure the health and well-being of their children. The grants will also support capital construction that will create the capacity for 25,000 people who currently do not have a regular source of care to gain a medical home. In addition, a new clinic in an underserved, rural community will expand capacity to serve 1,500 new patients. CFC grants will also fund training for 270 new certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and more than 3,568 rides to non-emergent medical appointments.
All grants are listed in alphabetical order by region. Caring for Colorado is a health grantmaking foundation working to increase health and health care access statewide. For more information, please visit www.caringforcolorado.org.
Central Mountain Region
Chaffee People's Clinic - Chaffee County
Increase clinical hours to accommodate up to 20 percent more visits for low-income, uninsured populations to access health care services. $44,800
Family & Intercultural Resource Center - Summit County
Enroll underserved populations in public insurance programs to increase access to health services. $15,000
Family Visitor Programs - Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties
Provide home visitation services to high-need, high-risk families with young children. $89,80
Garfield County Public Health - Garfield and Pitkin counties
Provide oral health education, cleanings, dental screenings, fluoride varnishes and dental sealants to elementary and middle school children at their school. $52,364
Mount Evans Home Health and Hospice - Clear Creek, Gilpin and Park counties
Provide nursing services for homebound and frail seniors in rural mountain counties. $30,000
St. Vincent Hospital Foundation - Chaffee, Lake and Park counties
Expand access to mammography services with the purchase of a digital mammography unit. $50,000
Colorado Springs Region
Canon City Golden Age Council - Fremont County
Provide medical transportation for seniors and persons with disabilities in a rural community. $18,000
Centro de la Familia - El Paso and Teller counties
Provide culturally sensitive behavioral health therapy for low-income, at-risk Hispanic/Latino individuals and families. $39,000
Community Partnership for Child Development - El Paso County
Promote social and emotional growth and prevent behavioral health problems in preschool aged children. $45,000
Franciscan Community Counseling - El Paso and Teller counties
Increase access to mental health counseling services for working-poor individuals and families. $15,000
Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs - El Paso County
Support a training program to help low-income workers pursue health care careers. $30,000
Harrison School District 2 - El Paso County
Renovate newly acquired space to increase existing behavioral health program capacity and create efficiency in a school-based health center serving low-income youth. $35,735
Peak Vista Community Health Centers Foundation - El Paso and Teller counties
Relocate the Senior North Health Center to the new Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs to provide an innovative model of healthcare for aging adults. $100,000
Rocky Mountain Health Care Services - El Paso County
Incorporate an electronic health records system in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and the Rocky Mountain Brain Injury Services program. $50,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado - Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Park and Teller counties
Support for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a mobile health and dental clinic serving low-income and uninsured children in the Pikes Peak Region. $25,000
Silver Key Senior Services - El Paso County
Provide non-emergent medical transportation services for seniors. $25,000
University Of Colorado Foundation - Denver and El Paso counties
Introduce a portable cognitive and psychological screening tool into home care to identify mental health issues that may interfere with patient recovery. $51,811
Denver Metropolitan Region
Asian Pacific Development Center - Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, El Paso and Jefferson counties
Increase the number of AAPI refugees and immigrants receiving mental health education, screening, assessment, referrals and culturally/linguistically competent treatment in Colorado. $50,000
Carin' Clinic - Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties
Provide high-quality health care to low-income children. $30,000
Center for African American Health - Adams, Arapahoe and Denver counties
Provide case management services to ensure low-income, medically underserved African Americans access health care services. $35,620
CHARG Resource Center - Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties
Provide preventive oral health training and dental care for mental health consumers. $35,000
Clinica Colorado - Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
Prenatal care services for a low-income, uninsured population. $10,000
Clinica Family Health Services - Adams County
Expand Clinica Family Health's Thornton clinic to provide care to 3,400 additional patients. $150,000
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless - Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
Construct a new health clinic in Denver to meet the integrated health care needs of homeless families and individuals. $100,000
Dental Aid, Inc.- Boulder and Broomfield counties
Support a partnership with Safety Net Solutions to drive improvements in eight areas of operations to increase access to care while moving towards a more sustainable business model. $10,000
Family Advocacy, Care, Education, Support - Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties
Provide in-home mental health counseling, parenting education, case management and child-focused interventions for low-income families with children. $38,750
Howard Dental Center - Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
Provide comprehensive oral health services to people living with HIV/AIDS. $40,000
Jefferson Center for Mental Health - Clear Creek, Gilpin and Jefferson counties
Increase the availability of community-based mental health services for military veterans and their families. $60,427
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains - Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
Enhance older adult clients' health by linking clients to medical care, financial resources, public insurance programs and educational services to manage chronic conditions. $15,000
Mi Casa Resource Center for Women - Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties
Support a training program to help low-income workers pursue health care careers. $30,000
St. Luke's Ministry - Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
Support a training program to help low-income workers pursue health care careers $15,000
University Of Colorado Foundation - Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties
Provide mental health services to newly arrived refugees with severe mental health problems. $50,000
University Of Colorado Foundation - Denver County
Improve diabetes care in underserved patients with mental illness. $43,105
Northeast Colorado
Northeast Colorado Health Department - Logan, Morgan, Phillips and Sedgwick counties
Provide a school-based dental screening and sealant program in a four county region of northeast Colorado. $42,150
Wray Area Foundation dba Encore Life- Yuma County
Research, design, implement and evaluate a replicable model of the rural senior center of the future. $32,134
Northern Colorado
Rehabilitation and Visiting Nurse Association - Larimer and Weld counties
Integrate telehealth into community-based, home care services for medically underserved, financially vulnerable, and/or geographically isolated residents of Larimer and Weld counties. $25,000
Sunrise Community Health- Larimer and Weld counties
Increase access to affordable quality health care for low-income people in southern Larimer County by replacing and expanding the Loveland Community Health Center. $150,000
Northwest Colorado
Comunidad Integrada/Integrated Community- Moffat and Routt counties
Ensuring health care access for underserved, limited-English speakers in Northwest Colorado through interpretation, translation, resource and referral services. $15,000
Pueblo Region
Health Access Pueblo, Inc. - Pueblo County
Provide affordable health coverage to the working uninsured in Pueblo County. $46,000
Pueblo Community Health Center - Pueblo County
Improve access to oral health care for low-income families in Pueblo County. $100,000
San Luis Valley
Health TeamWorks - Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache and San Luis Valley counties
Provide coaching to assist primary care practices in becoming patient-centered medical homes. $90,000
San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center - Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache counties
Support rural, high school students in pursuit of a health care profession. $40,000
Southeast Colorado
Mount Carmel Health Wellness and Community Center - Las Animas County
Expand the capacity of a new safety net clinic by supporting the addition of a nurse practitioner. $100,000
Walsh Health District dba Walsh Healthcare Center - Baca County
Equip first responders with medical equipment to help expedite emergency services in rural southeastern Colorado. $14,005
Southwest Colorado
Montezuma Public Health Department - Dolores and Montezuma counties
In partnership with the Colorado Prevention Center, provide screening, follow-up and case management services to high-risk individuals to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. $25,823
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains - Dolores, Montezuma, San Juan and San Miguel counties
Provide access to the full range of preventive family planning and sexual health education in Southwestern Colorado. $50,000
Tri-County Health Network - Delta, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties
Provide oral health services in schools to rural children, ages 0-13, who otherwise may go without dental care. $30,715
Statewide Reach
Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved
Provide support and coordination to local health alliances and the Colorado Network of Health Alliances. $45,000
Colorado Community Health Network
Maximize enrollment of low-income children and families in Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus by addressing Colorado's complicated enrollment and eligibility issues. $47,442
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Create a model for the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange health navigators that will provide support to consumers in selecting, purchasing and using insurance. $25,000
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition
Increase the number of disabled people linked to health care services. $50,000
Colorado Health Institute
CHI's work will include identifying and gathering reliable data, providing authoritative interpretation and disseminating the data and analyses to state, community and philanthropic leaders who are tackling the critical health policy issues facing Colorado. $250,000
Colorado Rural Health Center
Colorado Statewide
Support rural health clinics and other safety net clinics in closing gaps in clinic and business operations to improve health care access and clinic sustainability. $75,000
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Colorado
Deliver culturally competent family and consumer education and support for people with mental illness. $50,000
Oral Health Colorado
Build collaboration among Colorado's oral health advocates and support-coordinated movement toward achieving the outcomes identified in Colorado's Oral Health Plan. $50,000
The Colorado Parent and Child Foundation
Increase parent educators' core competencies in the areas of health, safety, nutrition and child and family development to more effectively engage families and promote behavior change. $25,000
Western Slope
Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado - Delta, Montrose and Ouray counties
Purchase a video conferencing system for a new Hospice Center in Montrose to facilitate interdisciplinary meetings, staff and volunteer training and improve patient care. $30,000
Olathe Community Clinic - Delta and Montrose counties
Improve the sustainability of the expanding clinic via efforts to market clinic programs and services to new populations, while increasing encounters and billing accuracy. $50,000
Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation - Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and San Juan counties
Serve the educational needs of resident physicians, nursing students, graduate nurses and critical response teams through high-fidelity simulation. $41,339
Senior CommUnity Care - Delta and Montrose counties
Create a Dental Healthcare Initiative for Senior CommUnity Care, a PACE program, in Montrose and Eckert, Colorado.
$66,417 (Over Two Years)