Camp Blodgett will enhance its ability to address trauma-related challenges experienced by campers by adopting trauma-informed care and a restorative justice approach. This initiative will support campers and positions the organization to generate revenue by offering...
With the aim to empower youth transitioning out of foster care with the ability to advocate for their own health and mental health needs, this planning project focuses on recommending tools to measure appropriate health literacy, developing a curriculum plan, and...
This initiative aims to address health disparities in pediatric care in Michigan by forming a Pediatric Health Equity (PHE) collaborative network of community health systems and hospitals. Building off a 2022 Health Fund project that explored issues in child health...
This project addresses the significant mental health challenges experienced by homeless youth in Michigan. The initiative aims to explore the impact of providing 365 days of prevention and aftercare behavioral health services to runaway and homeless youth (RHY) in...
A 2022 Health Fund grant supported MAISD to establish Communities of Practice, fostering relationships among Muskegon County school districts. Creating Healthy Schools will support the continued development of the “Harvest of the Month” program focused on locally...
This is a comprehensive project addressing food insecurity, nutrition, and school wellness in four rural counties in Michigan. The project will implement the Whole School, Whole Community and Whole Child Model, implement 10 Cents a Meal across four counties, and...
This project aims to expand programming by addressing the lack of access to fresh produce, healthy food, and nutrition education. DBG will teach youth how to grow and process produce, identify their own nutritional needs, and explore Detroit’s food systems as an...
A collaborative investment to the Council of Michigan Foundations to support a two-year, full-time Program Manager for the Early Childhood Funder’s Collaborative (ECFC). ECFC is a network for grantmakers to learn about, coordinate, fund, and facilitate initiatives...
Henry Ford Health will implement a technology-based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment tool in school-based health centers that begins with screening of substance use, attitudes toward use, and consequences of use (conducted on an iPad) that...
