Stupski Foundation, in its largest single program funding so far, will present $15 million to seven Community Health Centers throughout Hawai‘i, together with three in Maui County.

Hāna Health, Lāna‘i Community Health Center and Mālama I Ke Ola are amongst a listing of taking part amenities. The record additionally contains Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center, Kalihi-Pālāma Health Center, Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services and Waimānalo Health Center.

For over 50 years, Community Health Centers have operated in Hawai‘i to offer complete well being care and social assist providers to populations experiencing essentially the most important disparities in entry to care, and specializing in upstream social determinants to create long-term, sustainable enhancements in these communities. Stupski Foundation is offering funds to assist these widespread system modifications.

Foundation leaders say the funding represents a deep dedication to a long-term, values-based strategy with its Hawai‘i companions.

“What’s important about this level of partnership is that it can promote greater health equity and improved social outcomes far beyond the Foundation’s lifespan,” stated Dr. Sulma Gandhi, Hawai‘i Health Program Officer for Stupski Foundation. “And being able to do that over four years with organizations who are committed to sustainable health equity is inspiring.”

The beneficiary well being facilities present take care of almost 30,000 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, addressing adversarial well being outcomes pushed by poverty and racial inequities.

“We’re humbled by the extraordinary award from the Stupski Foundation to support the perpetuation of Native Hawaiian healing at our health center,” stated Mary Oneha, chief government officer of Waimānalo Health Center. “This partnership will help improve food security, and support the expansion of access to oral health care through the opening of a new dental clinic in Kāne‘ohe and an expanded dental clinic in Waimānalo.”

The versatile, unrestricted grants enable the well being facilities to embrace an entire methods strategy to addressing the distinctive wants of their communities, relatively than focusing solely on particular well being interventions or packages, and to plan for long-term, sustainable options.

Richard Taaffe, Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center’s chief government officer, stated, “This is a groundbreaking initiative that allows us all to bring about changes in our respective communities, and to collaborate statewide by sharing our mana‘o with colleagues.” 

“This kind of collaborative, community-driven grant helps us all get to the core question philanthropic organizations should answer,” stated Dr. Gandhi. “How can we be impactful and of service by relinquishing both control and power, and trust in our partners to address equity in ways that they know best, rather than what we as funders think should be done?”

Dr. David Derauf, chief government officer of Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services, stated, “Partnerships like these, built on listening, mutual respect, and trust are how we truly heal our communities.”