The Owensboro Health Gives Community Benefit program supports local organizations that are making a difference. This year (Fiscal Year 2015), they are supporting 44 projects that align with their mission to heal the sick and to improve the health of the communities we serve.
Each proposed project was carefully reviewed by a committee of Owensboro Health employees to make sure grant funds will be used wisely and effectively. The awards total over $641,230 and represent a significant investment in health-related initiatives from 42 regional organizations.
Human Services
American Heart Association, Great Rivers Affiliate
Program: CPR Anytime
Amount: $75,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care/cardiac
American Red Cross
Program: Community Resilience Strategies
Amount: $2,450
Health Need Addressed: Access to care
Aubrey’s Song Foundation, Inc.
Program: Community Outreach
Amount: $3,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care
Audubon Area Community Services: Owensboro Regional Recovery
Program: Family Recovery Education Program
Amount: $10,500
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Boulware Mission
Program: Substance Abuse Staff Training
Amount: $1,957
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Cliff Hagan Boys and Girls Club
Program: Circle of Fitness Program
Amount: $8,425
Health Need Addressed: Obesity
Community Dental Clinic
Program: Spreading Healthy Smiles by Reducing Oral Health Barriers: Access to Care, Knowledge and Affordability
Amount: $50,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care/dental
CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates
Program: Building a Safer, Healthier Community for Our Children, Our Future
Amount: $12,150
Health Need Addressed: Child abuse/public safety
Daviess County Diabetes Coalition
Program: Diabetes Patient Navigation Program
Amount: $20,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care/diabetes
Daviess County Public Schools: Preschool Program
Program: Fit for Life: Increasing Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness During the Preschool Years
Amount: $16,000
Health Need Addressed: Obesity/children
Daviess County Public Schools: Southern Oaks Elementary School
Program: Community Walking Trail Extension and Basketball Court
Amount: $16,725
Health Need Addressed: Obesity/children and adults
Daviess County Public Schools: Whitesville Elementary
Program: In-Line Skating Project
Amount: $4,391
Health Need Addressed: Obesity/children
Father Bradley Shelter for Women and Children
Program: Awaken – Mental Health Case Management
Amount: $3,550
Health Need Addressed: Access to care
Friends of Sinners
Program: Drug Screening Enhancement and Educational Program
Amount: $4,470
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Green River Area Development District: Partnership for a Healthy McLean County
Program: McLean County Middle School Walking Track program
Amount: $33,825
Health Need Addressed: Obesity
Green River District Health Department: Daviess County Community Access Project (DC-CAP)
Program: DC-CAP: Access to Care Coordination
Amount: $27,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care
Green River District Health Department: Tobacco Control Coalition
Program: Quit Now Kentucky Promotion
Amount: $26,850
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse/tobacco
Green River Area Down Syndrome Association
Program: More Alike Than Different
Amount: $8,261
Health Need Addressed: Mental health/disability awareness
Hopkins County Board of Education: Pride Elementary School
Program: Falcons Soaring into Wellness
Amount: $7,900
Health Need Addressed: Obesity/children
Hopkins County Community Clinic
Program: Access to Quality Health Care for Low-Income, Working Uninsured Residents of Hopkins and Webster Counties
Amount: $25,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to Care
Hopkins County Public Library Foundation
Program: Check Out Your Community@Your Public Library
Amount: $4,300
Health Need Addressed: Prevention/education
Junior Achievement
Program: Intensive Care: Taking Junior Achievement’s Healthy Communities to Heart
Amount: $5,000
Health Need Addressed: Economy, poverty, education
Lighthouse Recovery Program
Program: Lighthouse Recovery Group Home for Women
Amount: $20,000
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Messenger-Inquirer, School of Journalism Foundation of KY, Fiscal Agent
Program: Newspapers in Education
Amount: $5,000
Health Need Addressed: Education of priority health areas, health literacy
New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services
Program: Green Dot: A Bystander Intervention Program
Amount: $10,000
Health Need Addressed: Prevention and safety, public safety/sexual assault
OASIS (Owensboro Area Information and Shelter Services)
Program: Pregnant Women and Substance Abuse
Amount: $40,000
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse/maternal health
Ohio County Family Wellness Center
Program: Eagle Strong Intramurals
Amount: $5,175.31
Health Need Addressed: Obesity
Owensboro Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition
Program: Community Awareness Campaign for Suicide Prevention
Amount: $6,200
Health Need Addressed: Prevention and safety, mental health
Puzzle Pieces, Incorporated
Program: Get Up and Move Program & Life Skills
Amount: $14,290.87
Health Need Addressed: Obesity
Susan G. Komen Foundation, Evansville Affiliate
Program: Saving Lives with Komen Evansville Tristate
Amount: $15,000
Health Need Addressed: Access to care/breast cancer
The Way of Rockport
Program: Restoring Broken Lives
Amount: $5,000
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Young Life of Owensboro
Program: Leading through Mentoring
Amount: $12,010
Health Need Addressed: Substance abuse
Arts and Cultural
City of Owensboro
Program: Airshow
Amount: $3,000 + a first-aid station (provided in-kind)
Friday After Five
Program: Friday After Five Event
Amount: $4,000
Health Need Addressed: Friday After Five Health Night
International Bluegrass Music Museum
Program: ROMP 2015
Amount: $25,000
Health Need Addressed: Event wellness component
Owensboro Dance Theatre
Program: Teaching in Outreach/Here’s to Your Heart/Special Needs Dance Therapy
Amount: $17,000
Health Need Addressed: Impact health through dance
Owensboro Dance Theatre
Program: In Concert/Dance Ambassadors
Amount: $7,000
Health Need Addressed: Education and outreach to community and dancers
Owensboro Museum of Science and History
Program: Discovery Owensboro – Discover the World
Amount: $20,000
Health Need Addressed: Health program exhibit
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art
Program: Across Cultures Exhibit
Amount: $15,000
Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
Program: OSO on the Road
Amount: $10,000
Health Need Addressed: In-school programming
Owensboro Christmas Parade
Program: Annual Christmas Parade
Amount: $1,500
Health Need Addressed: Sponsorship
RiverPark Center
Program: Broadway Pay What You Can Affordability Program
Amount: $20,000
RiverPark Center
Program: Children’s Production with Health Emphasis/Healthy Choices
Amount: $5,000
Theatre Workshop of Owensboro
Program: Empress Renovation
Amount: $14,000
Health Need Addressed: Seal brick and mortar
Total Funding for Fiscal Year 2014: $641,230
The grant funding process typically begins in the spring, when organizations submit letters of intent and then a formal grant proposal. Owensboro Health also offers a mini-grant program, year-round, for community event sponsorships and smaller health-related projects.
Visit our Community Benefit page for more information about these programs. You can also email the Community Benefit staff at [email protected] or call (270) 691-8270.
