Over 500 grants will deal with addressing pressing public well being challenges, reminiscent of growing entry to care amongst underserved communities, addressing social determinants of well being, constructing a extra numerous healthcare workforce, and supporting psychological and behavioral look after susceptible New Yorkers

In 2023, the Foundation refined its grantmaking technique to deal with core applications aligned with suggestions from group stakeholders and nonprofit service suppliers throughout the State

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation at present introduced it has awarded 514 grants totaling $172 million to assist nonprofit organizations addressing group well being wants and disparities in well being outcomes throughout New York State in 2024.

Based on an evaluation of group wants and suggestions from frontline healthcare and social service suppliers, the Foundation refined its grantmaking technique final yr to deal with 5 core program areas: Access to Healthcare, Basic Needs, Healthcare Workforce, Mental and Behavioral Health, and a General Fund. This contains assist for growing entry to medical care amongst underserved communities, addressing social determinants of well being like meals and housing, constructing a extra numerous healthcare workforce amid staffing shortages, and supporting psychological and behavioral look after susceptible New Yorkers.

In response to a variety of pressing well being crises in New York, the Foundation elevated funding to deal with the psychological well being disaster by 40% year-over-year, with nearly all of grants devoted to applications supporting youth. Grant funding to construct and preserve New York’s healthcare workforce considerably elevated by 57%, and the Foundation maintained its dedication to supporting migrants and immigrants with over $18 million in funding unfold throughout the 5 core program areas.

Grant recipients embrace community-based organizations, healthcare suppliers, meals banks, social service facilities, nursing properties, faculties, federally certified well being facilities, and commerce associations.

In the 5 years since its inception, the Foundation has now awarded roughly 2,700 grants totaling greater than $800 million.

Core program areas and grantees in 2024 embrace:

• $43 million to assist New Yorkers meet their fundamental wants to allow them to overcome challenges that influence their capability to construct wholesome lives. The 176 grants will deal with key obstacles, reminiscent of:
  • Access to advantages and companies by strengthening the social security internet and serving to New Yorkers navigate the complicated social care and healthcare methods to entry companies and entitlements.
  • Food and Housing by addressing rising meals and diet insecurity exacerbated by the top of the Covid-19 public well being emergency and by offering supportive companies to maintain susceptible New Yorkers safely and stably housed.
  • Economic stability and mobility by selling monetary schooling, job coaching, and emergency monetary help.
  • Funded applications embrace: Home HeadQuarters, whose mission is to create housing alternatives in Central and Upstate New York for people and households and enhance the communities through which they dwell, and Ariva, Inc., a Bronx-based monetary counseling and tax prep group providing free companies in Spanish.
• $28 million to increase entry to healthcare to make sure all New Yorkers can entry the well being companies they want, when and the place they want them, with out monetary hardship. The 75 grants will deal with key obstacles to accessing healthcare, reminiscent of:
  • Physical accessibility by bringing companies to underserved communities via cellular clinics, group well being staff, cellular screenings, and telehealth.
  • Cultural accessibility by growing the provision of culturally competent look after immigrants and underserved populations.
  • Affordability by offering high-quality well being companies to all New Yorkers, no matter insurance coverage standing or capability to pay.
  • Funded applications embrace: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Mobile Health Unit, which provides well being screenings and healthcare schooling for underserved and immigrant communities in New York City, and Loretto Management Corporation’s opening of a devoted 40-bed reminiscence particular care unit at its expert nursing group in Cayuga County, at The Commons on St. Anthony.
• $22 million to construct and increase New York’s healthcare workforce to enhance entry to care, high quality of care, and cultural competency. The 60 applications will show the Foundation’s dedication to:
  • Building the pipeline of healthcare staff beginning in highschool with applications tailor-made to offering teenagers publicity to and specialised coaching for healthcare professions.
  • Focusing on nursing by addressing the myriad elements contributing to the present scarcity of nurses, together with recruitment, retention, and the nurse-educator pipeline.
  • Advancing schooling and coaching to bolster the pipeline of expertise for in-demand healthcare careers whereas creating profession alternatives for low-income New Yorkers.
  • Funded applications embrace: Calvary Hospital’s coaching program to increase palliative care, hospice care, and finish of life care within the Bronx; and Associated Medical Schools of New York’s Diversity in Medicine scholarship.
• $20 million to increase psychological and behavioral well being companies via 81 grants that may:
  • Increase entry to high quality companies for traditionally underserved communities and people with acute wants.
  • Focus on younger individuals from delivery via younger maturity, addressing prevention and remedy in faculties, youth improvement applications, and scientific care.
  • Combat the opioid disaster and dependancy by serving to underserved people and households get better from substance use dysfunction and dependancy.
  • Funded applications embrace: Finger Lakes Systems’ Common Ground Health’s efforts to enhance toddler and early childhood psychological and relational well being and emotional wants in Rochester and the Finger Lakes area, and The New York Foundling, which offers trauma-informed particular person and household counseling for NYC youth in foster care.
• $30 million to the General Fund to assist 89 tasks that contribute to the general improved well being and wellbeing of New Yorkers. The themes inside the General Fund embrace:
  • Legal Services for Immigrants and Refugees – As migrants proceed to enter New York, grantees are offering pro-bono authorized companies to assist the pursuit of authorized standing.
  • Early Childhood Development – Grantees are supporting robust beginnings via early intervention, early childhood schooling, and parental assist.
  • Education and Youth Development – Grantees are growing alternatives for younger individuals via scholarships, after-school programming, and educational interventions.
  • Funded applications embrace: Kids in Need of Defense, which offers authorized and social companies to unaccompanied migrant youngsters in New York, and Albany Housing Coalition’s case administration applications, which join homeless and at-risk veterans with supportive housing, employment, and sources for achievement.

An extra $29 million will assist particular initiatives devoted to particular populations, reminiscent of individuals with disabilities, older adults, and immigrant communities.

Roughly 50% of this yr’s grants are renewals, reinforcing the Foundation’s dedication to increase profitable applications, whereas additionally supporting new grants that reply to growing wants.

“Our grantees are on the front lines each and every day helping to improve outcomes for underserved New Yorkers. Our 2024 grants will provide over 500 nonprofits with the resources to bolster innovative and life-changing programs across New York State. From prioritizing mental health to helping newly arrived immigrants navigate complex legal systems, grantees will continue to impact every corner of New York and help communities thrive,” stated Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Executive Chairman of Visa and Chair of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Board.

“Addressing New York’s immediate and long-term health needs requires a comprehensive approach. Over the past five years, we have provided funding across the State to communities struggling with heightened health inequities. While responding to urgent needs, we’ve also focused on building strong community relationships, funding long-term infrastructure, and pursuing community input so that our grantmaking efforts are as impactful and sustainable as possible for underserved communities both today and for years to come,” stated Msgr. Gregory Mustaciuolo, Chief Executive Officer of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

“One of the Foundation’s biggest strengths is that we’re community-driven. By consistently engaging with grantees and their communities and letting them take the lead in identifying their needs, our team is better able to understand the common challenges New York’s nonprofits face. In doing so, we can better empower our tireless grantees to overcome obstacles, deliver for the needs of their communities, and build a more equitable New York,” stated Kathryn Ruscitto, Chair of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation’s Regional Grants Committee.

In spring 2023, the Foundation invited organizations to use for funding via an open course of, receiving over 1,500 letters of curiosity, each from returning grantees and new organizations. Nearly half of the year-end grants for 2024 applications have been for $250,000 or extra.

About the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a personal, nonprofit group whose mission is to enhance the well being and wellbeing of New Yorkers, bolster the well being outcomes of susceptible communities, eradicate obstacles to care, and bridge gaps in well being companies. Named after a tireless advocate for immigrants, youngsters, and the poor, the Foundation funds applications and initiatives throughout New York State that present both direct healthcare companies or deal with the social determinants of well being. For extra data, go to https://www.cabrinihealth.org/

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