Michigan Breast Feeding Network (MIBFN) will partner with Black and Indigenous led breastfeeding organizations in Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas to conduct listening sessions around the state. MIBFN’s goals are to 1) listen and learn about the community-driven...
The Region IV Area Agency on Aging and community stakeholders will create a community wide strategy for an integrated, sustainable, and age-friendly system of care delivery in Southwest Michigan for older adults with complex care needs and their caregivers. The...
Brilliant Detroit will engage community development organizations, faith-based organizations, and the Detroit Area Agency on Aging to create a shared vision and plan for healthy aging in Detroit, identifying gaps in the current aging system and potential solutions....
Best Food Forward is a planned 10-year initiative to bring the families of two Michigan school districts to full food security in order to improve measured outcomes in academic achievement, student behavior, mental and physical health, and economic stability. This...
Feeding America West Michigan will partner with Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions to determine ways to address food security and access to healthcare in the Upper Peninsula. The project team will explore issues around collaboration, potential models, and the...
The goal of this project is to increase behavioral/mental health supports and services for children and adolescents in Delta and Schoolcraft counties through a leadership development program that includes community-wide strategic planning and strategic execution with...
This is a collaborative funding effort between the Superior Health Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan, the Gogebic Range Health Foundation, and the Portage Health Foundation to address health-related transportation challenges in the Upper...
This project aims to inform effective policies and programs to increase access to treatment for individuals with chronic pain by assessing barriers to care and developing toolkits that can be used by stakeholders including clinicians, insurers, policymakers and...
The Calhoun County Opioid Coalition aims to reduce opioid-related fetal overdoses and establish a community opioid dashboard and resource network as a foundation for improvement efforts in Calhoun County. The coalition will employ a targeted opioid overdose education...
