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6.27.2008 - 04:16pm ET
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield of FLorida
Fourteen Florida Nonprofit Organizations to Receive Grants Totaling More Than $1 Million From the Blue Foundation
(CSRwire) JACKSONVILLE, FL - June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Foundation for a
Healthy Florida, the philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Florida (BCBSF), has approved $1,062,424 in grants to be awarded this
summer to 14 nonprofit Florida organizations that are successfully
addressing health care needs in their communities.
"The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida is proud to support
organizations dedicated to improving access to quality health-related
services for Floridians who are uninsured or underserved," said Susan
Towler, executive director of The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida.
"These 14 organizations offer community-based solutions for breaking down
barriers many Floridians face when seeking services that are important to
their overall health and wellbeing."
Recipients, grant totals and program areas funded are:
-- Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc. -- $95,000 --
increased access to affordable primary care for uninsured and underserved
residents throughout Florida.
-- Calhoun County Health Department -- $90,000 --three satellite
clinics in rural areas of Calhoun County for primary care, screening and
monitoring of chronic conditions.
-- Catholic Charities of Central Florida -- $100,000 -- free medical
clinic providing primary care, preventive health education and
prescriptions to Sumter, Lake and Marion counties.
-- Faith Health Clinic -- $75,000 -- full-time ARNP, diabetes and
nutritional programs for Marianna residents.
-- Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. -- $87,124 -- full-time
bilingual health navigator to help Hendry County residents access medical
coverage and medical care.
-- Good Samaritan Health Clinic of West Volusia, Inc. -- $20,000 --
medical tests, specialty care and education for in-need Volusia County
residents.
-- Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, Inc. -- $93,800 -
health services and outreach for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and
questioning youth in Jacksonville.
-- Lupus Foundation of America, Southeast Florida Chapter -- $50,000
-- Spanish and Haitian Creole translation services to educate Lupus
patients and their families.
-- St. Vincent de Paul Community Health Care, Inc. -- $100,000 --
physician assistant and pharmaceuticals for free clinic serving Charlotte
and DeSoto counties.
-- Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center, Inc. -- $100,000 -- part-time
nurse, full-time case manager and part-time acupuncturist who support both
homeless women living with mental health disorders and substance addictions
and their children in Pembroke Pines.
-- UNIDAD of Miami Beach, Inc. -- $100,000 -- dental screening,
cleaning and treatment for children in Overtown and Little Haiti sections
of Miami.
-- Urban League of Greater Miami -- $85,200 -- asthma screening, case
management, family education and disease management for children living
with asthma in Liberty City.
-- We Care of Polk County -- $26,000 -- pharmaceuticals and diagnostic
services for the uninsured of Polk County.
-- WomanKind, Inc. -- $40,300 -- licensed mental health professional
to expand mental health program in Key West.
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida awards grants during two
grant cycles per year. With the completion of the 2008 summer grant cycle,
The Blue Foundation will have presented 158 grants and 20 awards totaling
more than $10.5 million since its founding in 2001.
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida is a separate, philanthropic
affiliate of BCBSF incorporated in the state of Florida. The Blue
Foundation for a Healthy Florida, and its parent, BCBSF, are independent
licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of
independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information on
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, please visit its Web site at www.bluefoundationfl.com
.
For more information please contact:
John Herbkersman
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida
+1-904-905-3408
www.bluefoundationfl.com
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