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December 2007
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Organization
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Location
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Amount
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Purpose
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Domestic Grants
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Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois
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Chicago, IL
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$30,00.00
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To increase psychiatric consulting available in the residential treatment program for extremely vulnerable children in Northern Illinois.
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The Children's Home
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Tampa, FL
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$54,500.00
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To implement new collaborative program offering support services and respite for youth caregivers in Largo/ Pinellas County, Florida.
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Family Health Partnership Clinic
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Woodstock, IL
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$50,000.00
(2 years)
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To fully implement pharmaceutical tracking program and increase medication education and dispensing in McHenry County, Illinois.
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Family Service of South Lake County
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Highland Park, IL
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$20,000.00
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To expand Escuela en Casa - a health and wellness prevention project for at-risk Latino families in Lake County, Illinois.
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Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
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Chicago, IL
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$50,000.00
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For the new Health Care Outreach Campaign in Northern Illinois to inform and enroll individuals and families in state public health care programs.
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Korean American Community Services
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Glenview, IL
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$26,030.00
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To implement a culturally and linguistically-appropriate patient navigator/health literacy program for Korean-Americans in Chicago, Lake and McHenry counties.
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McHenry County PADS, Inc.
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Woodstock, IL
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$50,000.00
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To expand services to homeless mentally ill and substance abusers in McHenry County, Illinois.
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Northeast Valley Health Corporation
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San Fernando, CA
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$50,000.00
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For partial support of a bi-lingual Registered Nurse for the new health clinic in Sun Valley, California.
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Peer Health Exchange, Inc.
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Chicago, IL
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$25,000.00
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To implement a new program to train and place college student volunteers to teach comprehensive health education to low-income Chicago Public High School students.
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International Grants
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Aldeas Infantiles SOS De Espana
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Madrid, Spain
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$81,802.00
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To expand and deepen the Family Strengthening Program by adding two psychologists to provide family therapy for at-risk children and their families in Madrid, Spain.
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Con Nosotros, A.C.
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Jiutepe, Morelos
Mexico
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$50,000.00
(2 years)
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To increase physical rehabilitation services to children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disabilities in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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INTERPRET
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Switzerland
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$11,714.00
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To increase the use by primary care physicians of available interpretation services to improve healthcare services and patient safety in Switzerland.
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La Tierra Prometida, Inc
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Aguadilla, PR
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$55,000.00
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For expansion of services to provide medical detoxification to homeless abusers of psychoactive substances in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
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ORBIS International
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New York, NY
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$60,181.00
(3 years)
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To extend eye care services to rural areas by establishing eye care stations in counties and villages throughout Guangxi Province, China.
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The Society of Education & Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico
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Aibonito, PR
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$55,200.00
(2 years)
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To expand services to provide speech therapy to children with developmental and physical disabilities in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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October 2007
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Organization
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Location
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Amount
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Purpose
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| Domestic Grants |
| AIDS Foundation of Chicago |
Chicago,
IL |
$90,000.00
(2 years)
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For pilot project to improve access to healthcare for homeless individuals who are frequent users of the Cook County hospital and jail systems. |
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Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Inc
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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$28,000.00
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To expand dental services at the Central Homeless Assistance Center in Broward County, Florida.
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Children's Home Society of Florida
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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$38,080.00
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To support the salary of a nurse to provide services to foster children with special medical needs, and basic medical training and support to their foster parents.
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Family Service Center of Wilmette, Glenview and Northbrook
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Wilmette, IL
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$15,000.00
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To expand bi-lingual, bi-cultural staff in Latino Family Program to increase the number served that live, work, or attend school in North Cook County suburbs.
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Health And Medicine Policy Research Group
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Chicago, IL
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$65,000.00
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To support the 2008-2009 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows program, providing service-learning opportunities for graduate level health professionals to work with underserved communities and for continued implementation of the Fellows for Life alumni initiative.
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National Hospice Foundation
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Alexandria, VA
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$57,590.00
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To provide expertise and coaching to local hospices in Northern Illinois and Pinellas County, Florida to expand access to end-of-life care for Latino residents.
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Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Athens, OH
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$23,617.00
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To increase number of health screening provided and locations visited by the mobile health van serving 21 southeast Ohio communities in the Athens area.
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OMNI Youth Services
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Buffalo Grove, IL
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$50,000.00
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To support staff training in, and start-up of, Multisystemic Therapy, an intensive, in-home service for youth involved in the juvenile justice system in North Chicago and Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois.
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WilPower, Inc.
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Northfield, IL
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$40,000.00
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To expand nursing and psychiatric services in the Wellness Program to address co-morbid physical illnesses accompanying serious mental illness for participants in Northern Illinois.
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| International Grants |
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Centro Espirita Nossa Lar-Casas Andre Luiz
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San Paulo, Brazil
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$60,000.00
(over 2 years)
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To increase the professional and technical skills of multidisciplinary staff in this institution that serves people with serious developmental and physical disabilities in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Fundacion Oratorio don Bosco
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San José, Costa Rica
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$68,040.00
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To support the salaries for two social workers and two psychologists for increased counseling services to high-risk children and adolescents in San Jose, Costa Rico.
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June 2007
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Organization
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Location
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Amount
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Purpose
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| Domestic Grants |
| Delta State university |
Cleveland, MS |
$60,000.00
(2 yrs) |
To expand diagnostic and speech treatment services for underserved children with neuropsychological disorders in the Mississippi Delta. |
| Hospice of Northeastern Illinois |
Barrington, IL |
$60,000.00 |
To increase and expand hospice services in Northern Illinois by establishing a full-time medical director position. |
| House of Ruth |
Beltsville, MD |
$90,700.00
(2 yrs) |
To expand therapy to children in families experiencing domestic violence and outreach services in Beltsville - Prince George's County, MD. |
| Infant Welfare Society |
Northern Illinois |
$30,000.00 |
To expand pediatric dental clinic in Chicago by adding two evenings per week and two Saturdays per month. |
| Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault – LaCasa |
Northern Illinois |
$25,000.00 |
To provide more accessible, culturally-senstive health services to Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered and Questioning survivors of sexual assault and abuse in Lake County, Illinois. |
| STOP-GAP |
Irvine, CA |
$18,000.00 |
To expand therapeutic drama programs for children of abused women living at three domestic violence shelters in Orange County, CA. |
| International Grants |
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Associacao Pro Hope
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Brazil |
$55,000.00
(1½ yrs) |
To expand psychology and occupational therapy services for underpriviledged children with life-threatening illnesses, transplant patients and their families in Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| Casa Da Crianca |
Brazil |
$35,444.00
(2 yrs) |
To support the addition of a highly skilled nurse to improve care and staff retention at this free shelter for children and youth with severe neurological disabilities in Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| Nuevo Amanecer |
Spain |
$68,253.00 |
To expand and improve health services to women in children in the shelter for abused women in Madrid, Spain. |
April 2007
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Location |
Amount |
Purpose |
| Domestic Grants |
| Emergency Shelter Program Hayward, CA |
California |
$25,000 |
To expand mental health and substance abuse counseling for homeless women in Hayward, California. |
| George Mark Children's House San Leandro, CA |
California |
$50,000 |
For expansion of the Bereavement Program at this children's residential hospice in San Leandro, California. |
| Community Support Services Joplin, MO |
Missouri |
$52,938 |
To support expanded early intervention assessment services for children with delayed development in Jasper County, Missouri. |
| Health Access America National |
National |
$50,000 |
To support the nationwide health coverage campaign to link individuals and families in local communities with existing private and public coverage options. |
| Prevent Child Abuse Illinois |
Northern Illinois |
$17,355 |
To support the child abuse prevention initiative - The Effects of Methamphetamine on Children, in Lake, McHenry, and Cook Counties, Illinois. |
| Sigma Theta Tau Episteme Award Northern Illinois |
Northern Illinois |
$15,000 |
For the 2007 Episteme Award for a major breakthrough in nursing knowledge development resulting in a significant and recognizable benefit to the public. |
| International Grants |
| The Malta Hospice Movement Malta |
Malta |
$44,500
(3 yrs) |
To support expanded hours of a doctor and specialized training in palliative care for the only hospice in Malta. |
| Centro Social Nossa Senhora do Bom Parto Brazil |
Brazil |
$17,500 |
To support a registered nurse to supervise, guide, and train health agents in 21 daycare centers and four shelters to improve health services in Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| Christel House Venezuela |
Venezuela |
$58,625 |
For new and expanded health services for very low-income, at-risk children and adolescents in La Vega, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| Hogar Bambi Venezuela |
Venezuela |
$46,070 |
For pediatric medical services in new, third shelter serving abandoned and abused children in Caracas, Venezuela. |
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December 2006
Organization |
Location |
Amount |
Purpose |
International Grants |
Acceptame Como Soy |
Mexico |
$50,400
(2 yrs) |
To provide full dental and orthopedic/orthodic services to very low income children with disabilities in Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Associacao Amigos Dos Queimados (Friends of the Burnt) |
Portugal |
$20,800
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To expand and improve health services to burn patients in Portugal by providing one-stop integrated appointments with medical, surgical, rehabilitative, and mental health specialists |
Caritas Switzerland |
Switzerland |
$14,110 |
For a new center providing information, training, and networking for health care specialists, and referrals for immigrant women and girls living in Switzerland, concerning treatment and care related to female genital mutilation |
Domestic Grants |
Asian Health Coalition of Illinois |
Northern Illinois |
$106,200 |
To improve mental health of immigrant and refugee families in Waukegan, Illinois through a preventative, school-based pilot project to increase capacity of school staff to provide culturally-appropriate services |
Public Schools of McDowell County, North Carolina |
North Carolina |
$67,041 |
For collaborative project to increase access of children, their families, and school personnel to healthcare, psychological services, prevention and education related to healthy living |
Howard Brown Health Center |
Chicago |
$100,000
(2 yrs) |
To support a new collaborative initiative to increase access to healthcare for aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and non-LGBT seniors in the Chicago area |
Kindness, Inc. |
Arkansas |
$16,500 |
To increase outreach and fund development for services related to medical care and home accessibility assistance enabling elderly in Mountain Home, Arkansas area to remain in their own homes |
Northpointe Resources, Inc. |
Northern
Illinois |
$37,100 |
To increase the capacity of Northpointe staff and the organization to fully integrate and implement health and wellness strategies and activities in residential services for developmentally disabled adults in Northern Illinois |
Teen Living Programs |
Northern Illinois |
$35,000 |
To improve homeless teen’s health through an expanded comprehensive nutrition program in Chicago |
September 2006
Organization |
Location |
Amount |
Purpose |
International Grants |
Centro de Servicios para el Desarrollo Local Associacion Civil |
Argentina |
$38,780 |
To increase health, hygiene, disease and accident prevention in Las Tunas, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Family Life Services |
Ireland |
$120,000
(2 yrs) |
To expand family counseling services in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland |
Instituto de Apoio a Crianca |
Portugal |
$148,962
(3 yrs) |
To expand the psychological services to victims and those at risk of child abuse and their families in Lisbon, Portugal |
Rose Cherry’s Home for Kids (The Cedarbrook Society) |
Canada |
$69,160
(3 yrs) |
To establish a volunteer program to support the provision of pediatric hospice, palliative, and respite care for children and their families in Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Domestic Grants |
Barrington Youth and Family Services |
Northern Illinois |
$13,750 |
To increase psychiatric treatment and consultation for mental health services for low to moderate income, at-risk youth in Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois |
Building Futures with Women and Children |
California |
$25,000 |
For Children’s Services Coordinator to improve homeless children’s access to health care services in Alameda County, California |
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group |
Chicago |
$65,000 |
For the 2007-08 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows Program and the Fellows for Life alumni initiative |
Hospital Research and Educational Trust |
Chicago |
$210,000
(2 yrs) |
Foster McGaw Award Program for 2007 and 2008 |
Howard Area Community Center |
Chicago |
$20,000 |
Early Childhood Caries Project in Chicago, Illinois |
JVQ California |
California |
$17,000 |
To expand provision of vison exams and corrective eyeglasses for uninsured, economically disadvantaged school children in Alameda County, California |
Lake County Haven |
Northern Illinois |
$10,000 |
For increased clinical services for women who are homeless or experienced domestic violence in Lake County, Illinois |
Youthbuild Lake County |
Northern Illinois |
$25,000 |
For expanded psychological assessment and counseling services for low-income youth in Lake County, Illinois |
June 2006
Organization |
Location |
Amount |
Purpose |
| Disaster Response Grants |
Project Concern International |
San Diego, CA |
$117,734 |
Final year of support to expand and strengthen healthcare services/mobile health clinic in Nagapattinam District in India for tsunami survivors. |
Project Hope |
Millwood, VA |
$97,970 |
Final year of implementation to restore and improve health of citizens in Indonesia, particularly mothers and children affected by the tsunami. |
| International Grants |
Charities Aid Foundation |
New Delhi, India |
$260,000
(2 years) |
To establish a chronic care initiative to increase awareness and improve access and availability of treatment options among high-risk populations in India. |
Eurordis |
Paris, France |
$121,918
(2 years) |
To improve access to and quality of, healthcare services for patients with rare diseases and their families. |
Domestic Grants |
Center for Grief and Loss for Children |
Pasadena, CA |
$57,300 |
Expanded grief counseling services for children in South Central Los Angeles |
Chenny Troupe, Inc. |
Chicago, IL |
$40,600
(3 years) |
To expand volunteer base serving patients in Chicago healthcare institutions |
Chippewa Valley Technical College |
Eau Claire, WI |
$ 61,166 (3 years) |
Expansion of dental services to the underserved in Western Wisconsin. |
Hospice of the Conejo |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$31,700
(2 years) |
To expand the Special Caring program to support terminally ill clients and family members receiving hospice services in Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks, CA. |
The Women's Treatment Center |
Chicago, IL |
$22,500 |
Support of a pediatric nurse for children residing at the Center while their mothers are in treatment. |
April 2006
Organization |
Location |
Amount |
Purpose |
| International Grants |
Americares |
Stamford, CT |
$190,000 |
Funding to launch a new Americares warehouse and distribution program in India |
Chameleon Association |
Philippines |
$30,000 |
Health & dental care program for girls in Passi City, Philippines |
Asociacion Mayaguezana de Personas con Impedimentos |
Puerto Rico |
$40,524 |
Funding to increase the healthcare services to developmentally disabled adults and their family in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Hogar de Ninos Regazo de Paz |
Puerto Rico |
$38,079 |
Project Absolute Health increases health services to abused, neglected and abandoned children |
| Fundacion Operación Sonrisa Venezuela |
Venezuela |
$13,312 |
Funding free medical & surgical treatment to indigent children & adults born with facial defomities |
| National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
England |
$67,401 |
Increasing therapeutic services for abused children in Hampshire, England |
| Domestic Grants |
Delta Health Center |
Mississippi |
$91,976 |
Support of a rural health education outreach program |
Share Our Selves |
California |
$40,000 |
Mental health counseling center for uninsured, homeless and underserved residents of Orange County, CA |
Access Community Health Network |
Chicago |
$14,675 |
Child immunization program targeting low-income, medically underserved and uninsured children throughout Chicago |
Pan-African Association |
Chicago |
$38,700 |
Health outreach program for immigrants and refugees from African countries living in Chicago |
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December 2005
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Organization
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Location
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Amount
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Purpose
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| Disaster Response Grants |
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American Red Cross
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Washington, DC
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$250,000
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Hurricane Katrina relief & response activities
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Foundation for the Mid South
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Jackson, MS
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$750,000
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Recovery and restoration fund for community-based health services affected by Hurricane Katrina
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CARE
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Chicago, IL
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$250,000
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Earthquake relief fund for Pakistan and India
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Fomento Social Banamex & Alfredo Harp Helu AC Foundation
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Mexico City, Mexico
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$7,630
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Relief for Hurricanes Stan and Wilma
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| Regular Grants |
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Asilo de Ancianos Luis Elizondo, AC
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Guadalupe, Mexico
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$35,378
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Palliative and hospice care services to the elderly in Guadalupe, Mexico
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Christel House de Mexico, AC
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Mexico City, Mexico
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$47,786
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Specialty and mental health care for low-income children living in Alvaro Obregón Delegation of Mexico City
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Asociacion Asilo de la Vejez de Cartago
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Cartago, Costa Rica
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$19,320
(2 years)
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Expanded services in physical therapy in nursing home for the elderly in Cartago, Costa Rica
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The Carter Center
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Atlanta, GA
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$25,274
(2 years)
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Support of an accelerated program to interrupt the transmission of River Blindness (onchoceriasis) in Columbia and Venezuela
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Centro Millajen
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Cidra, Puerto Rico
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$54,900
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Evaluation, physical and speech therapy to children with disabilities in the Cidra area of Puerto Rico
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Hogar Albergue Para Ninos Jesus de Nazaret
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Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
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$45,500
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Expanding mental health services of a residential shelter for abused children in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
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Family Care International
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New York, NY
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$40,000
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To improve and strengthen adolescent access to health information and train health care personnel providing youth-friendly services in San Cristobel, Dominican Republic
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RAINBOWS
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Rolling Meadows, IL
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$54,960
(2 years)
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Spanish translation and distribution of children's grief support curriculum and materials in Largo, FL, Cherry Hill, NJ, and Northern Cook, Lake and McHenry Counties, IL
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September 2005
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Organization
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Location
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Amount
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Purpose
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Casa Hogar Nacidos Para Triunfar
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Mexico
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$37,500
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Dental care for orphaned and abused children
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Centro Assistencial Cruz de Malta
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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$13,000
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Family Health and Nutrition Promotion Project
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Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
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Chicago, IL
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$15,000
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Specialized Pregnant and Parenting Teen Counseling Program for victims of child sexual abuse
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Community Care Health Centers
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Huntington Beach, CA
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$42,484
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Health Education and Linkages Project
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Conejo Free Clinic
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Thousand Oaks, CA
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$49,000
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Expansion of Women's Health Fair, Patient Assistance, and Health Services
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Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County
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Eau Claire, WI
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$60,000
(3 years)
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Home Health Outreach Program for First Time Parents
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Fundacion Hogar Manos Abiertas
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Costa Rica
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$78,292
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Expansion of Professional Health Services for severely disabled and ill abandoned people
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Health & Medicine Policy Research Group (Schweitzer)
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Chicago, IL
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$55,000
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Schweitzer Fellows and Fellows for Life Initiative
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Hogar Ayuda El Refugio
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Puerto Rico
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$40,000
(2 years)
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Health Education Prevention Program for at-risk children and youth
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Kinder-und Jugendwerkstatt EIGEN-SINN gGmbH
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Freudenstadt, Germany
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$10,000
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Counseling groups for children after cancer and other serious illness
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Ir-Razzett tal-Hbiberija
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Malta
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$46,500
(3 years)
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Physical Therapy Clinic for Children and Adults
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Programa Comunitario da Reconciliacao
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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$10,000
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Expanded dental care for children
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School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County
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San Jose, CA
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$32,000
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Mental health services for children and adolescents in school health clinics
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June 2005
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Organization
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Location
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Amount
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Purpose
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Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
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Chicago, IL
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$50,000
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Latino Health Access Project
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A Safe Place
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Waukegan, IL
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$51,000
(2 years)
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Enhanced Children's Therapy Program at new Transitional Living Facility
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AUPHA (Assn of University Programs in Health Administration)
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Arlington, VA
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$180,000
(3 years)
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Annual Baxter International Foundation Prize for Health Services Research
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Barretstown Camp (Hole in the Wall Gang Assn.)
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Ireland
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$187,080
(3 years)
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Central and Eastern European Project for children with life-threatening illnesses
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Camden Eye Center
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Camden, NJ
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$25,000
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Eye Program for homeless diabetics
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Center for Grief and Loss for Children
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Los Angeles, CA
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$10,000
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Expanded grief counseling services for children in South Central Los Angeles
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Changing Faces
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London, UK
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$74,828
(3 years)
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Establish Changing Faces services in Wales
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Chicago Housing for Health Partnership
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Chicago, IL
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$50,000
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Expanded healthcare services for formerly homeless
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HealthReach
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Waukegan, IL
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$45,000
(2 years)
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Capacity-building for comprehensive general and rehabilitative free health care service
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Institute for Women Today
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Chicago, IL
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$12,003
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Expanded Health and Wellness Program
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Tri-City Health Center
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Fremont, CA
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$82,000
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Childhood Caries Prevention and Treatment Outreach Program in Alameda County, CA
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