September 2001

Following is a listing and brief description of grants totaling $664,220 that were approved by the St. Luke’s Health Initiative’s Board of Trustees in September 2001:

SLHI/Success Strategies-Technical Assistance
$47,305 for one year
Partnership

Community Grants
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
$35,920 for two years
Organizational development

Arizona United Spinal Cord Injury Association
$15,000 for one year
Purchase and operation of specialized van

Crossroads, Inc.
$32,400 for one year
Computer network to improve service delivery to clients

Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation
$18,490 for one year
Diabetes prevention and education for American Indians

UCP of Central Arizona
$21,000 for one year
Training for home and community-based care providers

University of Arizona (Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence)
$213,000 for three years
Development of a Spanish-English bilingual medical Interpreters’ training program

Carondolet Foundation (Southern Arizona Community Diaper Bank)
$75,005 for one year
Expansion of the Southern Arizona Community Diaper Bank

Touchstone Community, Inc.
$105,000 for one year
Start-up costs for development of a multidimensional treatment foster care model

Small/Bridge Grants
Alice’s Wonderland
$3,000 for six months
Market survey

Arizona State Schools for the Deaf & Blind
$7,370 for one year
Speech therapy equipment

Encore Inter-Active Theatre, Inc.
$10,000 for one year
Strategic plan and board development

Mental Health Association of Arizona
$5,000 for one year
Support for “Seeds of Success” symposium

M.I.S.S. Foundation
$6,430 for one year
Support for “Passages 2001 Conference”

New Arizona Family, Inc.
$9,300 for one year
Computer system to coordinate services to clients

Parents Anonymous of Arizona
$10,000 for one year
Database design to improve client services and advocacy

Southwest Institute on Aging
$10,000 for one year
Start-up funding