June 2001

Following is a listing and brief description of grants totaling $2,175,408 that were approved by the St. Luke’s Health Initiative’s Board of Trustees in June 2001:

A Place Called Home
$8,700 for one year
Infrastructure development

Arizona Hospital & Healthcare Association
$250,000 for two years
Campaign for Caring support

The Arizona Nurses Association
$68,000 for one year
Advocacy and education activities

Banner Health Foundation of Arizona
$96,250 for three years
Clinical pastoral care training program

Catholic Social Services
$54,609 for one year
Counseling and immigration casework

Children’s Action Alliance
$300,000 for three years
Smart Beginnings Project

Centro de Amistad, Inc.
$38,000 for one year
Community-based intervention program

Christian Family Care Agency
$67,869 for two years
Implement resource development plan

Concilio Latino de Salud
$74,347 for two years
Infrastructure development

EMPACT – SPC
$30,000 for one year
Suicide prevention plan

Frontiers in Ophthalmology
$10,000 for one year
Conference support

Ladies Achieving Complete Excellence (LACE)
$16,500 for one year
Organizational infrastructure development

Literacy Volunteers
$52,550 for one year
Training for adult education instructors

Mental Health Advocates Coalition
$25,000 for one year
Expansion of advocacy services

National Association for Childbearing Centers
$124,597 for one year
Birthing center project

Scottsdale Prevention Institute
$16,636 for one year
El Proyecto de Salud de La Comunidad

Society of St. Vincent de Paul
$75,400 for two years
Family Diabetes Program

West Valley Child Crisis Center, Inc.
$40,000 for two years
Training for paraprofessionals

Small/Bridge Grants
Arizona Association of School Psychologists
$4,000 for one year
Conference support

Arizona Department of Health Services – Division of Behavioral Health Services
$10,000 for one year
Public forums

Arizona Ecumenical Council
$10,000 for one year
Feasibility study for primary care services

Arizona State University
$9,950 for one year
Predictive modeling tool for behavioral health services

Arizona State University
$10,000 for one year
Health policy forum

Betania Community Center
$9,000 for one year
Infrastructure development

Glendale Union High School District
$10,000 for one year
Infrastructure development

Grantmakers in Health
$5,000 for one year
Conference support

Raising Special Kids
$10,000 for one year
Children’s Behavioral Health Coalition

Refugee Women United for Progress
$10,000 for one year
Infrastructure development

Teen Outreach Academy
$10,000 for one year
Infrastructure development

Tempe Meals on Wheels
$4,000 for one year
Infrastructure development

St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Assistance Group
$5,000 for one year
Patient education and outreach

Medical Assistance Program
$720,000 for one year
Ongoing support for 16 community partners implementing SLHI’s Medical Assistance Program.
The partners are:

  • Alhambra School District
  • Area Agency on Aging
  • Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Arizona State University Clinic
  • Boys & Girls Club of Phoenix
  • Community Hearing Aid Program
  • Ear Foundation
  • Foundation for Blind Children
  • J.C. Lincoln Hospital & Medical Center
  • Maricopa Pediatric Foundation
  • Mesa Senior Services
  • Mission of Mercy
  • New Foundation
  • Pelms House
  • Phoenix Union High School District
  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul