This initiative will pilot the Spectrum Family Support Partner program, training parents of color to serve as peer mentors for other families of color with children with autism spectrum disorder. The program will gather feedback through surveys, focus groups, and...
Partial to Girls will engage 20 girls aged 12-17 in Jackson’s Black and low-income neighborhoods in a community-based mentorship program to address their various challenges. The program covers education, mental health, and healthy relationships to improve...
In partnership with the Lapeer County ISD, Lapeer EMS will establish two EMS education academies to train students as licensed emergency medical technicians, addressing the significant job openings for EMS professionals in Michigan. The program aims to minimize...
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan (ITCMI) aims to enhance health literacy and access to culturally tailored mental health resources for tribal members in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ITCMI will collaborate with local providers, educators, and community...
Funding will enable the expansion of the Mid-Michigan Community Health Access Program (CHAP) to reach residents in Michigan’s 8th Congressional district (Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City). The project aims to identify individuals with unmet social needs, provide...
The Superior Health Foundation is focusing its primary grantmaking program for 2023 on improving children’s mental health. This is a bi-annual collaborative funding effort led by the Superior Health Foundation and focused on the needs of the Upper Peninsula.
Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan) and the Central U.P. Planning and Development (CUPPAD) Regional Commission will conduct a telehealth study in the central Upper Peninsula. As part of the project, they hope to foster greater equity by enabling broadband for...
This grant will expand the capacity of Youth Empowering Services (Y.E.S.) to serve more youth through mentorship and social-emotional support in schools in Delta County and beyond. The program is intended to encourage positive communication and relationship building...
Access Health and the Muskegon Community Health Innovation Region will work towards community sustainability while supporting their Livability Lab for a fourth year in Muskegon County. They will target rural and underrepresented populations while creating a process of...
