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SPRING 2008
Catholic Charities • $30,000
Project makes affordable, high quality, culturally-competent counseling services more available to the
most vulnerable (uninsured, low-income) Hispanic immigrant residents of Polk and Dallas Counties. Addresses transitional
issues newcomers face (culture shock, separation from family members, acute anxiety) and to prevent other problems from
developing (substance abuse, domestic violence, depression, absenteeism from school or work.)
Dallas County Public Health Nursing Services • $15,000
Collaborative project will implement the coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) Program -
an evidence-based coordinated school-health program designed to promote physical activity and healthy food choices,
and prevent tobacco use in elementary school-aged children.
Des Moines Health Center •
$30,000
Smile Squad is a comprehensive school-based oral health program providing an array of dental services
using portable equipment and a mobile dental clinic RV to children in pre-school/Head Start and elementary schools in
which 40% or more of the children qualify for free or reduced lunch programs.
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center • $30,000
Counseling Assistance Fund subsidizes the cost of mental health counseling for moderate- to low-income
adults, adolescents and children who are struggling with life's issues on very limited personal and financial resources.
Employee and Family Resources •
$30,000
Youth formerly arrested for possession of alcohol and small amounts of marijuana will be given the
opportunity to examine their decision-making attitudes and behaviors and, in a restorative justice setting with parents,
other youth and adults, identify the harms their offense has caused to themselves, their families and the at-large
community, and specific means to repair each harm.
Healthcare Coverage for Kids Coalition •
$30,000
The HCKC enrolls eligible children in hawk-i (Iowa state children's health insurance program) and
Medicaid. Children enrolled in insurance programs experience increased access to routine preventive care, needed
specialists, preventative health guidance, dental care, improved overall health rating, and increased access to
needed vision, behavioral and emotional care.
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Iowa Caregivers Association • $20,000
ICA is a change agent on policies and practices that bring stability to the direct care workforce, and
impacts major systems changes that are resulting in the infrastructure needed to support the workers and the families they
serve.
Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse (MECCA) - Bernie Lorenz Recovery •
$10,000
From Fat to PHAT: Promoting Heart-Health Awareness Together is a local movement supporting
African-American women in taking control of their health and address heart health risks.
Orchard Place •
$20,000
One-time assistance in helping bridge delivery system to new Remedial System Model. Funding will
support hiring a Clinical Services Director and indirect and community outreach services until operating efficiencies
can be achieved.
Reach Out and Read Iowa, Iowa Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
• $10,000
Reach Out and Read makes literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care by training doctors and
nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and to give books to children at pediatric check-ups from
6 months to 5 years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty.
Young Women's Resource Center
• $15,000
Young Women's Lives helps young women involved with the court systems with clinical therapy, support
and educational programming. Young Moms Pre- and Postnatal Services are offered to pregnant young women age 12-21 at
area high schools and community locations. Groups help young pregnant women select appropriate support systems, develop
a relationship with their care provider, learn tools that help in the birthing and bonding processes so children are able
to develop physically, emotionally and socially.
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