Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc.
$100,000
to help support the New York City Nurse-Family Partnership
Recognizing the critical importance of health and mental health care to individuals, families, and communities, the Foundation invests in programs or projects that achieve results aligned with the objectives outlined below. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of highest interest to us at this time.
Promote access to care for underserved and/or uninsured populations.
Children's Defense Fund - New York
$35,000
To help CDF-NY provide technical assistance, education, and advocacy support to community-based organizations that work to connect consumers to health insurance coverage
Community Service Society of New York
$50,000
To provide matching funds for Health Care For All New York's advocacy and public education activities under its Affordable Care Act Implementation Fund grant
Literacy Assistance Center, Inc.
$137,500
To help support the Healthy Family initiative
Literacy Assistance Center, Inc.
$137,500 (over six months)
To provide a final grant in support of the Healthy Family initiative
Increase the capacity of New Yorkers to be active and educated health care consumers who are able to make informed choices about their own health and effective use of the health care system.
Within this focus area, priority is given to primary, preventive and other non-disease-specific services.
Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc.
$100,000
to help support the New York City Nurse-Family Partnership
Promote the development and delivery of quality and responsive care for the most vulnerable populations.
Within this focus area, priority is given to the creation and demonstration of promising models and the training of practitioners.
Calvary Hospital, Inc.
$100,000
to help support the second year of the Palliative Home-Care Project
CaringKind, The Heart of Alzheimer's Caregiving (formerly Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter)
$100,000 (over two years)
to help support the Professional Home Care Workers Dementia Training Program
The Institute for Family Health, Inc.
$100,000
to help implement InstituteLink, an Internet-based link between the Institute's electronic health record system and several key community health care providers utilized by Institute patients
Lenox Hill Hospital
$60,000
to help provide support for development of a Program in Palliative Medicine
The Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc.
$130,000 (over two years)
to support the Geriatric Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center and a project to integrate behavioral health, including geriatric mental health, into primary care medical homes
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (aka Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
$100,000
to help support policy and education initiatives by the Center to Advance Palliative Care
Union Settlement Association, Inc.
$35,000 (over fifteen months)
for capacity building efforts to help improve mental health service delivery
United Hospital Fund of New York
$75,000
to help promote Next Step in Care materials to a broad audience of family caregivers and health care and social service professionals and expand training in the use of these materials