Awarded Grants

To improve social connection and overall well-being within NH's diverse communities by increasing cultural understanding and knowledge about immigration among diverse stakeholders (particularly health care professionals and policy makers) through public education and by engaging newcomers and native-born community members in sustained and productive dialogue.

To provide integrated, family-centered care designed specifically to serve children and families facing the unique challenges presented by homelessness and co-occurring mental illness/substance abuse disorders by reducing common barriers to care faced by vulnerable families.

To improve access to transportation in Sullivan County by fully developing regional transportation coordination and by implementing a volunteer driver program.

To understand the impact of changing demographics on NH health care system by creating a simulation model.

To provide a safe afterschool environment that supports academic and social growth for refugee youth by providing afternoon and summer programs.

To recruit and retain North Country students in health-related occupations to meet the growing demand for health care and to expand the capacity of existing North Country health care providers.

To enhance the organizational capacity for the member organizations of the Coalition of African Organizations and building shared systems for effective collaboration by retaining consultant management support for the period of one year.

To create a sustainable dental practice for preventative and restorative care that is accessible to all Sullivan County residents including the uninsured, underinsured and Medicaid eligible families.

To assess the health status of minority populations and address health disparities by improving NH's collection of race, ethnicity and language data and developing a State Plan to Reduce Health Disparities and Promote Health Equity.

To help refugee, immigrant and American schoolchildren develop capacity for respect, understanding, and compassion for the life experiences and cultural backgrounds of all people by offering opportunities to increase knowledge and understanding of other cultures, develop intercultural relationships and develop young people as leaders and role models in reducing destructive prejudices and misunderstanding within schools and the broader community through service learning projects.

To improve the health and mental health status of people with severe mental illnesses who also suffer from a co-morbid medical condition and live in a community setting by evaluating the effectiveness of the Healthy Buddy technology (home tele-monitoring)

To transform the children's mental health system by leveraging federal funds available for this purpose.