2003 GRANT AWARDS

American Medical Association (Chicago)

60,000

To convene a panel of experts who will discuss patient-centered communication as a way to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. While this project is national, the AMA will develop and field test performance measures and tool kits in Connecticut.

African- Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities [AFCAMP] (Hartford)

To provide a planning grant to participate in a special two-day technical assistance workshop in January 2003.

African- Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities [AFCAMP] (Hartford)

50,000

To provide technical assistance and support so that the foundation’s local collaborative grantees can effectively engage parents in the mental health system and foster involvement in their local system of care.

Bridges ... A Community Support System, Inc. (Milford and West Haven, Bethany, Orange, Woodbridge, Amity and thelower NaugatuckValley)

To strengthen the capacity of the local systems of care by developing a strategic plan. Once this plan is complete, Bridges may apply for future implementation funds.

Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition (Bridgeport)

To work with the board of education nutrition center to adopt more rigorous nutrition standards for school meal programs and with the physical education departments to adopt physical and health education curricula designed to address childhood obesity.

Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Child FIRST [Child & Family Interagency Resource, Support, and Training Program] (Bridgeport)

To develop the ChildFIRST program’s long-term sustainability by hiring a consultant and providing additional resources to improve clinical protocols.

Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Child FIRST [Child & Family Interagency Resource, Support, and Training Program] (Bridgeport)

To develop an early childhood prevention/intervention system of care through identification and assessment, home-based interventions, and community education and referrals.

Bridgeport ORBIT Oral Health Collaborative (Bridgeport area)

To continue working toward the five-year goal of doubling access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in the Bridgeport area (the Children’s Fund of Connecticut, Inc., contributed $20,000 in the second year of the grant).

Capitol Region Conference of Churches, Inc. (Hartford area)

To establish a health ministry network to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities in the Greater Hartford region and strengthen the capacity of local faith communities to improve the health of individuals and families.

Capitol Region Council of Churches, Inc. (Hartford area)

To increase pastor and clergy support of the health ministry program though a Clergy Self Care and Renewal Program and to provide educational materials to 10 churches on the north side of Hartford.

Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc. (Hartford area)

To continue supporting the TeamChild Program, which helps children in the juvenile justice system receive appropriate mental health and special education services.

Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc. (Hartford area)

142,800 over
two years

To enable the center to continue protecting and promoting legal rights of poor children. Under this two-year grant, the center must develop a sustainability plan by the end of the first year of funding.

Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (Stamford, New Canaan, Darien, and Greenwich)

355,000 over
three years

To develop and implement a strategy for increasing parent involvement and satisfaction with the system of care, and to enhance the cultural competency of organizations which provide services to families who have children with severe behavioral problems.

Christian ActivitiesCouncil (Hartford)

To support the Albany/Vine Street Task Force Block Party Initiative in August 2003.

Community Partners inAction (Hartford)

10,000

To support the continuation of the Fitness Fun and Cardiovascular Health Project at CPA’s Juvenile Detention Center in Hartford.

Community Health Resources (Windsor, Enfield, Manchester and Vernon)

375,000 over
three years

To develop and implement a strategy for increasing parent involvement and satisfaction with the system of care and to enhance the cultural competency of organizations that provide services to families who have children with severe behavioral problems.

Connecticut ChapterAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (Hartford)

To create an education campaign for pediatricians about proposed changes to the state Medicaid program.

Connecticut Association for United Spanish Action, Inc. [CAUSA] (Hartford)

200,000 over
two years

To continue increasing public awareness of the risks of diabetes among Latinos in Connecticut.

Connecticut Center for Effective Practice (Farmington)

500,000 over
two years

To continue its work of identifying and promoting evidence-based practice in the diagnosis and treatment of children with serious and complex emotional/behavioral disorders. The foundation helped create and establish CCEP to enhance the capacity of the state’s Connecticut Community KidCare initiative.

Connecticut Food Bank (Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham counties)

30,000

To support America’s Second Harvest network of nearly 200 food banks and food rescue organizations in six of the state’s eight counties.

Connecticut Food Share, Inc. (Hartford and Tolland counties)

To distribute food to more than 270 local programs that feed hungry people in Hartford and Tolland counties.

Connecticut Health Policy Project (New Haven)

To track five to 10 families who lost HUSKY benefits over a one-year period due to changes in eligibility requirements and to present findings to the community and policy-makers.

Connecticut Legal Services (Hartford)

10,000

To support litigation and advocacy for HUSKY adults who will not receive oral health services due to state budget cuts.

Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (Hartford)

180,000 over
two years

To continue oral health policy education and advocacy throughout Connecticut.

Connecticut Primary Care Association (Hartford)

300,000 over
two years     

To provide technical assistance to increase the number of federally qualified health centers (FQHC) who sign contracts with private dentists in order to expand dental health services among community health center  patients.

Connecticut State Conference of the NAACP (National Organization for the Advancement of Colored People) Branches (New Haven)

25,000

To support the planning process surrounding a study that highlights the health status of African-Americans in Connecticut.

Connecticut Voices for Children (New Haven)

178,986 over three years

To conduct an educational campaign that will increase public understanding of the impact of state budget choices on children and other vulnerable populations.

Council on Foundations and Grantmakers in Health (Nationwide)

12,650

To provide organizational support to these national foundation associations.

Danbury Oral Health Collaborative (Danbury area)

600,000 over four years

To continue working toward the five-year goal of doubling access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in the Danbury area.

Danbury Oral Health Collaborative (Danbury area)

25,000

To expand the capacity for treating HUSKY children by purchasing an additional portable dental unit and supplies and using dental hygiene students to help treat HUSKY children.

Eliminating Health Disparities by 2010: Tools, Skills and Networks for Action (Statewide)

7,000

To provide scholarships for 20 Connecticut residents to attend the Third New England Regional Conference in Boston, March 2-4, 2003.

End Hunger Connecticut, Inc. (Hartford)

9,020

To support a Fellow from the Congressional Hunger Center to work on child nutrition needs in Connecticut.

Environment and Human Health, Inc. (North Haven)

20,000

To assess how nutrition and physical activity programs affect obesity in school-aged children throughout the state and publish its report, “Understanding the Barriers to Good Nutrition and Reducing Obesity in Connecticut Public Schools.”

Families United for Children’s Mental Health (New London)

50,000

To provide technical assistance and support so that the foundation’s local collaborative grantees can effectively engage parents in the mental health system and foster involvement in their local system of care.

FAVOR, Inc. (Rocky Hill)

71,500

To continue supporting its member organizations and other groups of parents throughout the state whose children have severe mental and behavioral disorders.

FAVOR, Inc. (Rocky Hill)

25,000

To modify and implement a national leadership training curriculum for parents of children with special behavioral health needs.

Foundation for Educational Advancement (Statewide)

5,000

To provide scholarships to the May 8, 2003, conference, Unlocking Learning Potential: Relentlessly Pursuing Closing the Achievement and Health Disparities Gap for Connecticut’s Children.

Griffin Health Services Corp. (Derby)

55,435

To develop and implement a model cultural competency policy to meet the needs of its diverse patient population. The hospital plans to establish a community advisory group; conduct and analyze a needs assessment; and develop a long-term strategy to improve medical services for all of its patients.

Hartford-East Hartford Oral Health Collaborative (Greater Hartford area)

160,000

To work toward the five-year goal of doubling access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in the Greater Hartford area during the second year of a five-year initiative (The Children’s Fund of Connecticut, Inc., contributed an additional $20,000).

Naugatuck Valley Community College Nursing Program (Waterbury)

150,000 over two years

To continue increasing the quality and quantity of a diverse health care workforce by expanding the number of African-Americans and Latinos eligible for admission into the NVCC's nursing program to at least 28 students per year by 2005.

New Britain Oral Health Collaborative (New Britain)

160,000

To work toward the five-year goal of doubling access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in New Britain during the second year of a five-year initiative (The Children’s Fund of Connecticut, Inc., contributed an additional $20,000).

New Haven Family Alliance We Walk In New Haven (New Haven)

10,000

To increase physical activity levels in selected New Haven neighborhoods by purchasing equipment that encourages people to exercise indoors.

New Haven Family Alliance, Inc. (New Haven)

350,000 over two years

To continue reducing risk factors associated with chronic illnesses that are disproportionately represented among partner populations.

New Haven Oral Health Collaborative (New Haven area)

520,000 over four years

To continue working toward the five-year goal of doubling access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in the New Haven area (The Children’s Fund of Connecticut, Inc., contributed $20,000 in second year of grant).

New Haven Oral Health Collaborative (New Haven area)

25,000

To increase collaboration and tracking through an inter-organizational data collection system.

Northeast Food Collaborative (Windham county)

5,000

To support six food pantries in Windham County.

O.N.E./ C.H.A.N.E. (Hartford)

7,000

To support the Zero Child Abuse Summit in Hartford on February 28, 2003, to make child abuse prevention a community priority.

One Connecticut, Inc. (New Haven)

10,000

To support a strategic planning process mapping One Connecticut’s work and capacity building over the next three years and to develop an organizing and mobilization strategy.

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics (Hartford)

150,000 over two years

To reduce racial and ethnic disparities among children suffering from asthma, lead poisoning and other injuries.

Southeast Connecticut Oral Health Collaborative (New London County)

200,000

To double access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in New London County over five years; develop a formalized care coordination program; increase care delivery by employing more staff; and open a new dental chair.

Southeast Connecticut Oral Health Collaborative (New London County)

12,500

To increase efficiency of care coordinators and dental hygienists by enabling them to spend more time with clients and to expand community awareness of school-based oral health programs.

Southeast Mental Health System of Care LEARN (Old Lyme and New London County)

365,000 over three years

To develop and implement a strategy for increasing parent involvement and satisfaction with the system of care, and to enhance the cultural competency of organizations which provide services to families who have children with severe behavioral problems.

Southeast Mental Health System of Care LEARN (Old Lyme and New London County)

15,000

To increase knowledge and skills of local collaborative members by sending them to National System of Care conference and expand KidCare curriculum training by utilizing KidCare trainees as facilitators.

Stamford Oral Health Collaborative (Stamford area)

600,000 over four years

To continue working toward the five-year goal of doubling access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in the Stamford area.

Stamford Oral Health Collaborative (Stamford area)

25,000

To increase the collaborative’s data collection and analysis capacity in order to more efficiently track HUSKY patients at oral health facilities.

The Foundation for Mental Health (Farmington)

3,314

To support the foundation’s grassroots infrastructure through purchase of database development and donor tracking software.

The Foundation for Mental Health (Farmington)

10,000

To underwrite the part-time salary of the site coordinator for the We Can Clubhouse in Manchester.

University of Connecticut (Storrs)

150,000 over 18 months

To determine the best methods of increasing the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of historically underrepresented minority students in health care degree programs.

University of Connecticut Health Center (Farmington)

110,000 over three years

To increase the number of underrepresented minority students in Connecticut pursuing an education in the health sciences.

University of Connecticut Health Center (Farmington)

319,125 over three years

To conduct a comprehensive cultural competence audit and assessment of the Health Center through focus roups, interviews, and an analysis of current policies, practices and procedures, with the purpose of increasing the number of students and faculty from under-represented groups who are recruited and retained over this three-year grant.

Urban League of Greater Hartford (Hartford)

10,000

To maintain and enhance newly designed intake and tracking system.

Waterbury Oral Health Collaborative (Waterbury area)

160,000

To work toward the five-year goal of doubling access to and utilization of oral health services among HUSKY children in the Greater Hartford area during the second year of a five-year initiative (The Children’s Fund of Connecticut, Inc., contributed an additional $20,000).

Waterbury Oral Health Collaborative (Waterbury area)

12,500

To expand capacity to collect and analyze data across all collaborative organizations.

Waterbury Youth Service System, Inc. (Waterbury)

375,000 over three years

To develop a strategic plan for the Family Focus Partnership Advisory Board (FFPAB) that will increase parent satisfaction with services provided under KidCare, the state’s community-based, family-centered and culturally competent mental health care delivery system.

Witness Project of Connecticut, Inc. (Bridgeport)

100,000 over two years

To continue increasing breast/cervical cancer awareness, knowledge, screening and early detection behaviors among African-American women in medically underserved areas of Connecticut.

Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (Derby)

10,000

To help support the semi-annual newsletter, Speaking of Health, and print an additional 40,000 copies of the October 2003 issue.

Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (Derby)

399,000 over two years

To continue supporting the PREDICT Program, which develops policies, programs and practices that reduce diabetes-related health disparities among African-Americans living in New Haven and Hartford.

Yale University School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics (New Haven)

15,000

To integrate lessons learned into the Adopt-a-Doc Program by making improvements to the curriculum of those pediatric residents who participate in the program to improve outcomes and effectiveness.

Yale University School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics (New Haven)

220,774 over two years

To continue funding the Adopt-a-Doc Program, which provides pediatricians with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to address ethnic and cultural disparities in the health and development of children.