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Fiscal Year 2012 Grantees

April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012

Organization and Project Description Grant Amount
ACCESS AIDS

Funds to expand access to rapid HIV testing for residents of Suffolk, Franklin, and Isle of Wight.
$42,985
1 Year
Access Partnership
Funds to expand access to medical services for low-income, uninsured residents.
$52,094
1 Year
Albemarle Health
Funds to acquire and implement a Payment Management System and Electronic Health Record that is compliant with Medicaid, Medicare and the Health Resources Services Administration requirements.
$71,102
1 Year
Albemarle Health
Funds to expand the school-based healthy lifestyle program to Gates County school employees as well as students.
$72,000
1 Year
American Diabetes Association
Funds to raise awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its high prevalence rate among African Americans.
$27,711
1 Year
American Heart Association
Funds to develop a plan for forming partnerships and relationships that will support the Healthy Eating and Church Cooks Program.  The Heart Association partners with a university to teach nutrition students how to work with cooks at faith-based institutions to provide healthier meals for their members.
$24,160
1 Year
Bon Secours Maryview Foundation
Funds to provide free, mobile medical services to the medically underserved in Western Tidewater.
$150,000
1 Year
Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia
Funds to provide a full-time FAMIS Outreach Worker to work directly with uninsured pregnant women and families of children who do not have health insurance.
$28,292
1 Year
Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia
Funds to provide two Life Coaches at Sentara Obici Hospital who work directly with uninsured, underinsured or indigent patients who use the Emergency Department for primary care.
$71,418
1 Year
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughter
Funds to provide a comprehensive program designed specifically for children who are overweight and obese.
$75,000
1 Year
City of Suffolk
 
Funds to provide youth with opportunities to increase physical activity while educating their parents about healthy eating choices.
$31,793
1 Year
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Funds to increase the number of medical encounters at the Western Tidewater Free Clinic by scheduling family medicine residents, third year medical students and an attending physician.
$75,000
1 Year
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Funds to attack the excess mortality rate from diabetes in Western Tidewater by educating physicians, raising  awareness about the disease and implementing a telephonic care management plan.
$184,488
1 Year
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
Funds to renovate and expand the current food storage facility to increase the capacity of food distribution.
$25,000
1 Year
ForKids, Inc.
  Funds to provide mental health assessments and treatment for homeless adults and children in Suffolk House  Emergency Shelter.
$33,553
1 Year
ForKids, Inc.
  Funds to provide all families with case management based on the Critical Time Intervention (CTI) model, which has been proven to be successful in stabilizing the homeless in housing.
$75,000
1 Year
Lions Club International District 24-D
Funds to provide a vision screening to all preschool children before first grade for treatable and preventable causes of poor vision or incomplete vision development.
$10,000
1 Year
Mother Seton House, Inc.  Funds to offer housing and supportive services for youth who have no resources through family or extended family. $15,000
1 Year
Patient Advocate Foundation
  Funds to increase access to health care, educate patients in navigating their own care, link resources and expand the electronic database for the purpose of identifying both barriers and solutions.
$83,655
1 Year
Paul D. Camp Community College
Funds to provide equipment and supplies to convert the Suffolk skills lab into a simulation lab.
$110,585
1 Year
Peninsula Institute for Community Health
  Funds to provide access to oral health services for children and adults including education, prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
$150,000
1 Year
Peninsula Institute for Community Health
  Funds to identify undiagnosed diabetics and to offer multi-phased learning sessions on diabetes at Main Street Physicians.
$100,000
1 Year
Peninsula Institute for Community Health
Funds to study the feasibility of establishing a comprehensive primary care health center designed to improve access to basic healthcare for residents of Franklin, Virginia.
$25,000
1 Year
RX Partnership
 
Funds to provide free prescription medication and resources for low-cost supplies to low-income, uninsured residents in the service area.
$15,000
1 Year
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia
Funds to locate and enroll senior citizens 65 and older and adults with disabilities in the benefits plans for which they are eligible.
$100,013
1 Year
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia
Funds to conduct a Transportation Needs Assessment and create a Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan for Franklin, Isle of Wight and Southampton counties, and Suffolk.
$90,965
1 Year
Sentara Louise Obici Memorial Hospital
Funds to implement a nurse administered, hospital-based screening of all families at child's birth to (1) identify families' needs and potential risk factors; (2) provide parent-building resources and information; and (3) link to community services as appropriate.
$137,283
1 Year
Sentara Louise Obici Memorial Hospital
Funds to assign a Transition Navigator to help uninsured patients with complex care needs and their caregivers receive specific tools needed to learn self-management skills.
$75,000
1 Year
Smart Beginnings Western Tidewater
Funds to increase the number of children enrolled in heath care, to improve their access to basic health care, and to boost their knowledge and implementation of overall healthy living.
$32,000
 1 Year
Suffolk Department of Social Services
Funds to increase the enrollment of citizens who are uninsured, yet eligible for Medicaid and FAMIS, in the more rural areas of Suffolk.
$27,920
1 Year
Suffolk Family YMCA
Funds to increase cardiovascular fitness and physical strength for youth participants while reducing screen time (TV or video games).
$75,000
1 Year
Suffolk Fire and Rescue
Funds to provide diagnostic quality 12 lead ECG monitors on all front line City of Suffolk EMS vehicles.
$106,679
1 Year
Suffolk Partnership for a Healthy Community
Funds to identify potential community engagement, environmental change and measureable outcomes that will be included in a Comprehensive Plan Encouraging Active Lifestyle for Suffolk citizens.
$87,600
1 Year
Suffolk Partnership for a Healthy Community
Funds to implement the first phase (1 year) of a multi-year, community-wide comprehensive well care management program, which empowers individuals with the tools needed to improve their health status.
$32,300
1 Year
Suffolk Public Schools
Funds to encourage teachers and students to incorporate exercise and nutritional information into their core curriculum.
$75,000
1 Year
Suffolk Public Schools
Funds to expand services for obesity prevention by developing a comprehensive health plan, implementing After School Challenge Clubs and promoting better nutritional health in cafeterias and classrooms.  
$206,000
1 Year
Suffolk Meals on Wheels
Funds to provide meal delivery to a growing population of senior and disabled recipients who are homebound and/or home alone in Suffolk and Isle of Wight Region.
$104,272
1 Year
Suffolk Salvation Army Corps
Funds to support construction of a 22,500 sq. ft. building that will provide a facility for physical health, education and spiritual health, with an emphasis on providing meaningful activities for our youth, our seniors and the less fortunate, without discrimination.
$50,000
1 Year
Surry Area Free Clinic
Funds to implement a plan that will lead to the construction and management of the Surry Free Clinic.
$86,300
1 Year
The Children's Center
Funds to expand Early Head Start health and education services to children in Suffolk.
$50,000
1 Year
The Up Center
Funds to expand trauma-informed-care groups to reach a larger population of adults who have experienced trauma; implement trauma-informed groups for children and adolescents based on best-practices concepts; and educate other community providers of human services in Trauma-Informed-Care.
$168,228
1 Year
The Up Center
Funds to meet the behavioral healthcare needs of Western Tidewater residents by providing Outpatient Counseling Services that include telemental health, fatherhood development, therapeutic services for children with autism and their parents and adolescent anger management programs.
$58,125
1 Year
Town of Smithfield
Funds to strengthen the development of a wellness plan in the Town of Smithfield that will promote healthy lifestyle and cultural changes.
$45,550
1 Year
Virginia Diabetes Council
Funds to provide participants with Type 2 diabetes with the resources, tools and support needed for permanent healthy lifestyle changes.
$35,445
1 Year
Virginia Legal Aid Society

Funds to use legal skills to obtain Medicaid and/or Medicare coverage at the earliest possible point for disabled adults.
$75,000
1 Year
Western Tidewater Community Services Board
A Licensed Practical Nurse will be available onsite to provide medical care monitoring and intervention for participants with severe/profound intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities.  Specialized physical and occupational therapy equipment will be purchased for use to maintain or improve Day Support participant's individual physical mobility.
$60,941
1 Year
Western Tidewater Community Services Board
 
Funds to provide daily client medical checks, medication, and daily group, family, and/or individual therapy sessions and other supports as needed, as well as continuity of care and discharge planning.
$200,000
1 Year
Western Tidewater Free Clinic
Funds to increase the number of medical and dental patients served by collaborating with the Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University.
$250,000
1 Year
Western Tidewater Free Clinic
Funds to provide operating funds to serve low-income, uninsured residents and support fund development activities that will increase revenue and long-term sustainability.
$450,000
1 Year
Western Tidewater Health District
  Funds to reduce the number of undesirable birth outcomes through education, intense nurse case management, home visitation and patient assistance to medical appointments.
$101,106
1 Year
Western Tidewater Health District
Funds to improve pregnancy outcomes by helping women improve prenatal health, improve child health and development and improve the economic self-sufficiency of families in Franklin City and Isle of Wight County.
$95,780
1 Year
YMCA of South Hampton Roads
The YMCA of South Hampton Roads will construct a swimming pool at the YMCA's Kenyon Road location.  The pool will be part of a renovation that includes a climbing tower, softball fields, an amphitheater, picnic shelters, an archery range and other outdoor activities.
$50,000
1 Year
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