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...
The Shul will train organizational leadership in a Behavioral Health Training Initiative (BHTI) to address the increasing behavioral health needs of community members who customarily rely on clergy for behavioral health support. The BHTI will address trauma-informed...
Built off the successful Girl Scouts program (Healthy Futures), Building Healthy Futures will incorporate new programmatic elements designed to ensure that healthy habits for girls are developed, while also teaching about issues that impact their health and the...
This project builds upon a previous award from the Health Fund, which supported a year-round program to increase physical activity participation, improve nutrition behaviors, and promote greater engagement in social services for children with autism spectrum disorder...
