Past Healthy People Grants
August 2010
- Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Project, Assisting migrant victims of domestic abuse, received $100,000 to support co-counsel program (immigration attorney and family law attorney) to assist migrant worker victims of domestic violence.
June 2010
- Community Rebuilders, Housing Services Center, received $200,000 to support the organizational capacity and mission of a collaborative partnership between Community Rebuilders, The Salvation Army Booth Family Services, and The Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness.
- First Steps Kent, Children's Healthcare Access Program Expansion, received $250,000 to support the expansion of the Children's Healthcare Access Program (CHAP) to improve the health outcomes of publicly insured children and the quality and coordination of healthcare services.
- Spectrum Health Foundation, Youth Tobacco Prevention Program, received $75,000 for continuation of school-based youth tobacco prevention programs which includes "NicoTEAM" and Teens Against Tobacco Use "TATU."
- Van Andel Research Institute, Development of Anti-Cancer Drug, received $60,000 to identify additional research dollars to help develop anti-cancer drugs to treat cancer patients.
April 2010
- Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan, Perspective 21!, received $50,000 to reduce and prevent incidents of abuse and neglect by offering to families professional counseling services in their own homes.
February 2010
- Catherine's Health Center, Opening Doors Capital Campaign, received $100,000 to increase the number of patients served by relocating the medical facility to a new space.
December 2009
- Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan, Integrated Pest Management for Asthma, received $54,595 to support a program that addresses environmental conditions that both cause and trigger asthma.
- St. John's Home, Merger with D.A. Blodgett for Children., received $75,000 to support a merger of two private child welfare agencies in order to provide efficiences to whom they serve.
October 2009
- Arbor Circle Corporation, Prevention Services for At-risk Youth, received $50,000 to provide in-home, prevention services to families with children ages 18 and younger, who have been identified as at risk for child abuse and/or neglect.
- Cherry Street Health Services, Physical and Behavioral Health Integrated Health Care Facility, received $250,000 to establish a fully integrated health care facility, providing both physical and behavioral health care services.
- Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan, Connect Women Without Health Care Coverage to Plan First!, received $20,000 to increase its capacity to connect women without health care coverage to Plan First!, an untapped government fund in Michigan for reproductive health care.
August 2009
- Community Experience Partnership received $500,000 to engage experience adults in ending homelessness.
June 2009
- Family Outreach Center received $100,000 for placing children at risk of abuse and neglect with relatives, avoiding traditional foster care placement.
February 2009
- Health Intervention Services received $40,000 to add an urgent care clinic two half days per week for community non-insured patients who have immediate medical needs.
- Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan received $50,000 to offer prevention services to families at risk of experiencing child abuse and neglect.
December 2008
- Arbor Circle received $50,000 to provide in-home, prevention services to families with children ages 18 and younger, who have been identified as at risk for child abuse and/or neglect.
- Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids received $75,000 to help with the acquisition and rehabilitation of a residence changing it from transitional housing to permanent supportive housing for women who were victims of domestic violence.
October 2008
- Heart of West Michigan United Way received $5,000 towards the Heartside Fund which provides financial assistance to downtown and Heartside residents for basic human needs for which there is no health or service program available.
- Mel Trotter Ministries received $5,000 towards the Public Inebriate Program which provides a safe alternative to the hospital emergency room for intoxicated individuals.
August 2008
- Rogers Heights Christian Reformed Church received $25,000 to provide outreach and intervention services for at-risk youth in the City of Wyoming.
June 2008
- Safe Haven Ministries Inc received $75,000 for expanded emergency facility and services for women and children needing refuge from domestic violence situations.
- Spectrum Health Hospitals received $96,000 for a 2 year school-based youth tobacco prevention program which includes “nico-TEAM” and “Teens Against Tobacco Use” (TATU).
April 2008
- Arbor Circle Corporation received $50,000 to provide in-home, prevention services to families with children ages 18 and younger, who have been identified as at risk for child abuse and/or neglect.
- Family Outreach Center received $100,000 to continue the funding of the Family & Community Compact program.