Continuing a long-standing tradition of partnership and investment in community health improvement, Owensboro Health announced funding for 38 projects for regional organizations at a press conference this morning.
“We know that positive community changes take teamwork,” said Deborah Nunley, Chair of the Board of Directors. “When we work together, we can bring about changes that benefit us today, our children, our grandchildren and decendants for years to come,”
All together, Owensboro Health awarded $702,924.70 in Community Benefit Grants to 38 organizations and 40 projects, representing every county that OneHealth serves in its 20 locations.
“Each of these recipients does outstanding work and we see it firsthand everyday. They are making real impact in the regions that we serve together,” CEO Phillip Patterson said.
Human Service Category Recipients include:
Audubon Area Community Services and DC-CAP Daviess County Community Access Program Project / Partnering for H.E.A.L.T.H.
Amount: $7,250
Health Need Addressed: Access to care
Audubon Area Community Services: Owensboro Regional Recovery / Family Recovery Education Program
Amount: $4,104
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Boulware Mission / Substance Abuse Treatment
Amount: $20,850
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
CASA of the Ohio Valley / Stand Up for A Child
Amount: $17,560
Health Need Addressed: Child abuse, public safety
Community Dental Clinic / Extending Oral Health Accessibility of Care and Health Improvement Project
Amount: $60,000 Health
Need Addressed: Access to care: dental
Daviess County Diabetes Coalition / Diabetes Patient Navigation and Assistance Program
Amount: $20,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care: diabetes
Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools / DCPS Healthy Communities
Amount: $24,000
Health Need Addressed: Obesity: children
Father Bradley Shelter for Women and Children / Awaken – Mental Health Case Management Continuation
Amount: $7,472
Health Need Addressed: Access to care: mental health
Friends of Sinners / Women’s House Capital Campaign and Drug Screening Project
Amount: $60,000
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Green River Area Down Syndrome Association / G.R.A.D.S.A. Dance Team
Amount: $7,751
Health Need Addressed: Obesity, mental health, awareness and education
Green River District Health Department: Daviess County Community Access Project (DC-CAP) / Access to Care Coordination
Amount: $25,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care
Green River District Health Department: Tobacco Control Coalition / Quit Now Kentucky Promotion
Amount: $29,661
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse: tobacco
Junior Achievement / Destination: Healthy Life – Mapping Career and Life Success for Middle School Youth
Amount: $18,000
Health Need Addressed: Poverty/Economy: Healthy living awareness and education
Junior League of Owensboro / Healthy Owensboro
Amount: $2,510
Health Need Addressed: Obesity
Kids Football League (KFL) / Performance Protective Equipment for KFL Flag Football Participants
Amount: $12,000
Health Need Addressed: Prevention and safety, obesity
Madisonville Police Department / Medication Disposal for Safer Communities
Amount: $4,850
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Maximilian Montessori Academy / MMA Moves
Amount: $5,220
Health Need Addressed: Improved health and wellness education
Messenger-Inquirer NIE program, School of Journalism Foundation of KY, Fiscal Agent / Newspapers in Education
Amount: $5,000
Health Need Addressed: Education of priority health areas, health literacy
Munday Activity Center / PEARLS
Amount: $68,603
Health Need Addressed: Mental Health: seniors
New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services / Transforming Trauma
Amount: $3,200
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
North Spencer Community Action Center / Healthy and Safe Infants and Toddlers Project
Amount: $10,000
Health Need Addressed: Child Safety, maternal and child health
OASIS (Owensboro Area Shelter and Information Services) / Pregnant Women in Treatment
Amount: $8,400
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse, maternal health
Owensboro Community Technical College (OCTC) / Healthy Connections 2.0 Project
Amount: $7,500
Health Need Addressed: Health literacy
Owensboro Catholic Schools / Age Appropriate Equipment to Promote Health
Amount: $4,891.70
Health Need Addressed: Obesity
Owensboro Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition / Community Awareness Campaign for Suicide Prevention
Amount: $8,000
Health Need Addressed: Prevention and safety, mental health
Puzzle Pieces, Inc. / Project DREAM: Lifeskills
Amount: $4,500
Health Need Addressed: Obesity
Spencer County CASA / Recruit, Train, and Retain Volunteers
Amount: $9,360
Health Need Addressed: Child abuse, prevention, substance abuse
Susan G. Komen Foundation, Evansville Affiliate / Komen Breast Care Program
Amount: $15,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care: breast cancer
Union County Public Schools / Union County School Gardens
Amount: $29,362
Health Need Addressed: Obesity, health and nutrition
Arts and Cultural Grant Recipients include:
Arts and Cultural Grants were also awarded to non-profit organizations for specific programs and activities not directly related to health care but addressing root causes of health problems that impact the health of our community.
Back Alley Musicals / Expanding Musical Access through Community Enrichment, Transportation, and Education
Amount: $8,000
International Bluegrass Music Museum / ROMP 2016.
Amount: $20,000
Owensboro Dance Theatre / Teaching in Outreach, Here’s to Your Heart, Special Needs Dance Therapy.
Amount: $12,000
Owensboro Dance Theatre / In Concert, Dance Ambassadors, Triple A, Migrant Health Initiative Amount: $13,000
Owensboro Museum of Science and History / Discovery Owensboro – Discover the World, health program exhibit
Amount: $20,000
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art / RiverArtes II
Amount: $18,000
Owensboro Symphony Orchestra / Musicians “On Call”
Amount: $18,000
RiverPark Center / Broadway Pay What You Can Affordability Program
Amount: $18,000
Theatre Workshop of Owensboro / Empress Renovation
Amount: $18,000
The grant funding process begins in the spring with community grant information sessions. Organizations submit letters of intent and if approved to continue, they submit a formal grant proposal. Owensboro Health also offers a mini-grant program, year-round, for community event sponsorships and smaller health-related projects. (Note: Owensboro Health allocates $60,000.00 in mini grant funds annually.)
In addition to the grant awards announced, grant funds were also allocated to the Community Campus Life Sciences Academy in the amount of $40,000 cash and $12,000 in-kind to educate high schools students pursuing health careers.
Owensboro Health will provide $17,880 to Supplies Over Seas, a Kentucky-based nonprofit organization that meets critical health care needs in medically impoverished communities around the world by collecting and distributing surplus medical supplies and equipment.
