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Fall 2007
AID Greater Des Moines, Inc. • $10,000
Be The Cure expands to implement CDC-recommended strategies for African Americans who are
disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS by targeting prevention programming through local leaders, business and
faith communities and making HIV testing available in appropriate settings in an effective and culturally
competent way.
American Heart Association • $7,500
Search Your Heart/Concozca Su Corazon education program for African Americans and Latinos who
disproportionately suffer and die of cardiovascular disease and stroke, and is implemented through hands-on
prevention including blood pressure and stroke screenings, workshops and activities based on risk factor reduction
at faith-based organizations.
Behavioral Health Resources •
$10,000
The Co-Occurring Disorders Group provides support and education to individuals with mental health
issues who also have a substance abuse issue. Members can join at any time; a therapist and fellow group members will
support the recovery process, while skills in family conflict management, work and social stress reduction will be taught
to increase stability in members' lives.
Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation • $10,000
Broadlawns, Delta Dental and Mid-Iowa Health Foundation are partnering in the Diabetes Care
Coordination Project to identify, screen, and evaluate dental clinic patients that present periodontal symptoms for
diabetes and other related illnesses. Patients testing positive may participate in a patient-centered comprehensive
diabetes education, self-monitoring and treatment coordination program.
Children and Families of Iowa •
$20,000
Family Violence Center outreach child advocates work with children to meet their psychological, social
and safety needs, as well as providing age-appropriate community presentations on dating violence and healthy
relationships to school-aged boys and girls.
Therapeutic Childcare serves as a preventive alternative to hospitalization for children ages two to six unable to
function in traditional childcare due to a severe behavioral and/or emotional disorder with childcare, education, mental
health, family support and community services for the child and the family.
Children and Family Urban Ministries •
$4,000
Back to School Health Fair offers physical exams, immunizations, and eye, dental and lead screenings
to low-income children in the Moulton Elementary School neighborhood.
Hospice of Central Iowa • $15,000
Patient Financial Assistance for patients who lack financial resources from traditional reimbursement
sources for special expenses.
I'll Make Me a World in Iowa •
$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.
Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services •
$15,000
Funding provides a local match for federal funding for the Healthcare Immigrant and Refugee Education
(HIRE) program that will educate refugees and immigrants with limited English proficiency for high demand careers in
healthcare.
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Iowa Legal Aid
• $10,000
The Health and Law Project pairs the Central Iowa Office of Iowa Legal Aid and Primary Health Care,
Inc. targeting legal and health systems issues for low-income families. Medical personnel are trained to identify legal
issues and refer clients to attorneys who can help with social security disability, supplemental security income, veterans
programs, Medicaid, Medicare, HAWK-i, and IowaCares.
Lutheran Services in Iowa
• $20,000
Healthy Opportunities for Parents to Experience Success (HOPES) offers pregnant women and new parents
intensive home visitation designed to promote optimal development and link families with community resources that will
enhance their ability to function well.
Refugee Health Outreach Project (RHOP) provides intensive personal counseling and peer role models with
HIV positive refugee participants to develop healthy action plans to maintain and reduce risk of HIV and other STD
transmission.
Mentor Iowa
• $5,000
One on One Program recruits, screens, trains and matches volunteer mentors to abused, neglected,
and delinquent children who are under the jurisdiction of Juvenile Court.
Mercy Hospital Medical Foundation
• $21,000
Des Moines Hip 2 B Fit expands successful after-school program to increase activity level of middle
school-age children addressing continually increasing percentages of overweight and obese youngsters in this age group.
A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy (AMOS)
• $15,000
Medical Debt project builds on successful work with hospitals to discount charges to uninsured and
expand financial assistance policies by organizing a constituent base of central Iowans impacted by medical debt, training
residents to advocate to reduce medical debt and navigate healthcare systems, and working with hospitals to identify
obstacles for central Iowa's poorest residents in accessing health care and financial assistance for that care.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
• $20,000
Family planning and reproductive health care for low-income women at four Polk County clinics.
Polk County Crisis & Advocacy Services
• $11,688
The multidisciplinary Mid-Iowa Sexual Assault Response Team provides quality, compassionate,
consistent care to victims of sexual assault, including training and equipment for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners.
Shalom Zone Ministries
• $15,000
Community Health Outreach Program provides health screenings, immunizations, education and referral to
high risk, low-income children and adults.
YMCA
• $10,000
Trim Kids is a multi-disciplinary 12-week plan for overweight children, age 6-18, which gives parents
and children an individualized approach to weight management focused on dietary intervention, exercise, and behavioral/
emotional counseling in order to address underlying issues of youth obesity and maintain long-term success.
Youth Emergency Services & Shelter of Iowa
• $25,000
YESS uses a combination of residential shelter and counseling services to work with both the child and
the family to address issues in their lives before the problems become so severe that DHS or Juvenile Court must intervene.
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