Grants Awarded

2023

• Advocates for Children, Cartersville – Hope in Your Home
• Augusta Locally Grown, Augusta – Food as Medicine
• The Bowen Center for the Arts, Dawsonville – Community outreach
• Cobb Collaborative, Smyrna – Health awareness campaign
• Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Atlanta – Mental Health Funders Collaborative
• Covenant House Georgia, Atlanta – Behavioral health services
• Easterseals Southern Georgia, Albany – Megan’s House respite care
• Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Tucker – Home Medical Equipment
• Friends of Refugees, Clarkston – Embrace Refugee Birth Support
• Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, Atlanta– Advancing health equity
• Georgia Healthy Family Alliance, Tucker – “Tar Wars” children’s tobacco use prevention program
• Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center, Atlanta – Operating support
• Giving Health, Alpharetta – Telehealth program
• Grady Healthy Foundation, Atlanta – Transitions of Care
• Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, Atlanta – General support, in honor of Director Emeritus Jaqueline Gotlieb, M.D.
• Hearts and Hands Clinic, Statesboro – Lab tests for patients
• Homebound Services, Statesboro – Med Connections and Homebound programs
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation – KFF Health News, Southern Bureau
• Okefenokee Black Nurses Association, Waycross – Heart Savers program
• National AIDS Education and Services for Minorities (NAESM), Atlanta – Community Health Navigation
• Our House, Atlanta – Healthcare services
• Troup Cares, LaGrange – Medical prescription dispensing system
• Voices for Georgia’s Children, Atlanta – Improve Social Determinants of Health for Children

2022

• Advocates for Children, Cartersville – Hope in Your Home program
• Athens Parent Wellbeing, Athens – Therapy sessions and doula services
• Clay County Community Health Center, Ft. Gaines – Diabetes Education and Management program
• Concrete Jungle, Atlanta – Expansion of Fruit Tree Map
• DDD Foundation, Atlanta – General support
• Easterseals Southern Georgia, Albany – Megan’s House respite care
• Georgia State University, Prevention Research Center, Atlanta – Narrative Exposure Therapy program
• Georgians for a Healthy Future, Atlanta – Advocacy for public health system
• Global Village Project, Decatur – Social and Emotional Learning and Wellness programs
• Grady Healthy Foundation, Atlanta – Transitions of Care program
• Homebound Services, Statesboro – Med Connections and Homebound programs
• Mercy Medical Clinic and Foundation, Lyons – Dental Clinic program
• NAMI Georgia, Atlanta – General support
• Nicole’s House of Hope, Atlanta – Transitional housing services
• Planned Parenthood Southeast, Atlanta – Peer education programs
• Prevent Blindness Georgia, Atlanta – Equipment for children’s vision program
• Revved Up Kids, Peachtree Corners – After school and summer programs in collaboration with YMCA
• Ser Familia, Atlanta – Bilingual vaccine information and health screenings
• SisterSong, Atlanta – Care Fund
• Trans Women of Color Healing Project, Newnan – General support
• Wellspring Living, Atlanta – Medical services
• Zaban Paradies Center, Atlanta – Addiction and mental health support

2021

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Baldwin & Jones Counties, Milledgeville – Partnering Parent Program
• CaringWorks, Decatur – ASPIRE program
• Center for New Beginnings, Waynesboro – Training for current employees
• Community Helping Hands Clinic, Inc., Cleveland – General operating support
• Community Helping Place, Dahlonega – Mental Health counselor
• Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Atlanta – Training professionals on child trauma
• Georgia Healthy Family Alliance, Tucker – Southeast Strike Force (Tar Wars) program
• Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates, Clayton – General operating support
• Georgia State University, Atlanta – Project Healthy Grandparents
• Georgians for a Healthy Future, Atlanta – Georgia CHESS Project
• Grady Health Foundation, Atlanta – Behavioral Health Housing First program
• HealthMPowers, Norcross – Girls Empowering Movement (GEM) program
• Literacy Action, Atlanta – Vision clinics for adult learners
• The Mercy Ministries, Lyons – Equipment and technology upgrades
• Our House, Inc., Atlanta – Healthcare case management, expand telehealth, staff healthcare training
• Rapha Clinic of West Georgia, Temple – Operating support for dental clinic
• South Enotah Child Advocacy Center, Dahlonega – Staff training and development
• Voices for Georgia’s Children, Atlanta – Advocacy on behalf of children and families
• Wellspring Living, Atlanta – Medical services and care to youth victims of sex trafficking
• The Zadie Project, Atlanta – Equipment

2020

• Feeding The Valley, Columbus – Food insecurity in Dougherty County as a result of COVID-19
• The Giving Kitchen, Atlanta – General support in response to COVID-19
• Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine (SIRUM), Norcross – Operation of the Good Pill Pharmacy in Georgia in response to COVID-19
• CaringWorks, Inc., Decatur – ASPIRE program in response to COVID-19
• Community Helping Hands Clinic, Inc., Cleveland – General operating support in response to COVID-19 relief
• Community Helping Place, Dahlonega – Mobile Clinic in response to COVID-19
• Ethne Health, Clarkston – General support of clinic in response to COVID-19
• Meals On Wheels Atlanta, Atlanta – General support in response to COVID-19
• Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center, Atlanta – General support in response to COVID-19
• Troup Cares, Inc., LaGrange – General support in response to COVID-19
• Veterans Empowerment Organization of GA, Atlanta – Optimal Wellness Program in response to COVID-19
• Atlanta Mission, Atlanta – Equipment for My Sister’s House and The Potter’s House
• Birth Center for Natural Deliveries Foundation, Macon – Doula services to low-income women
• Center for Black Women’s Wellness, Atlanta – Expansion of mental health services due to COVID-19
• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta – Community Provider Education and Family Support programs
• The DDD Foundation, Inc.. Atlanta – Equipment for dental treatment room
• Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Stone Mountain – Home Medical Equipment program
• Friends of Refugees, Inc., Clarkston – Embrace Refugee Birth Support program
• Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Chamblee – Georgia Vision 2020 collaborative effort to adapt telehealth
• Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates, Clayton – Therapy for Rabun County residents affected by COVID-19
• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro – Equipment for nursing students
• Georgia State University, Atlanta – Project Healthy Grandparents Dental, Vision and Hearing Fund
• Georgia State University, Atlanta – Develop Refugee and Immigrant Health Information Toolkits with Ethne Health and Grace Village Clinic
• Georgians for a Healthy Future, Atlanta – Expansion of Cover Georgia coalition
• The Global Village Project, Decatur – SEL/Wellness program
• Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta – High School Community Health Worker Program
• Our House, Inc., Atlanta – Healthcare case management, expand telehealth, staff healthcare training
• Rehoboth Life Care Ministries, Byron – Equipment and supplies for dental clinic
• University of Georgia, Athens – “Assessing and Mitigating the Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Asian Americans in Georgia”
• Voices for Georgia’s Children, Atlanta – Advocacy for proposed and enacted policies
• YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, Atlanta – Staff training for trauma-informed care

2019

• Blue Dove Foundation, Atlanta thebluedovefoundation.org Mental Health Responder Toolkit and Trainings
• Center for Black Women’s Wellness, Atlanta cbww.org Behavioral Health Initiative program
• Center for New Beginnings, Waynesboro nbeginnings.org Applied Behavior Analysis therapy training
• Childkind, Atlanta childkind.org Home Based Services program
• Covenant House Georgia, Atlanta covenanthousega.org Behavioral health services for the residents
• Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Stone Mountain FODAC.org Home Medical Equipment program
• Friends of Refugees, Clarkston friendsofrefugees.com Embrace refugee birth support program
• Floyd Healthcare Foundation, Rome floyd.org/foundation Technology upgrades to mobile mammography unit
• Georgia Appleseed, Atlanta gaappleseed.org Advocacy on behalf of tenants’ rights to healthy housing
• Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential, Atlanta gcapp.org Community Conversations Events
• Georgia Health News, Atlanta georgiahealthnews.com Independent articles pertaining to health care in Georgia
• Georgians for a Healthy Future, Atlanta healthyfuturega.org Continued advocacy on the “Patients First” act
• Good News Clinics, Gainesville goodnewsclinics.org Diabetes management program
• HEALing Community Center, Atlanta healingcommunitycenter.org Upgrades to the Center’s IT needs
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, Atlanta hmhbga.org Maternal and Infant Health Data to Action project
• Jewish Home Life Communities, Atlanta jewishhomelife.org Staff training for care of patients with Alzheimer’s and other dementia ailments
• Macon Volunteer Clinic, Macon maconvolunteerclinic.org Collaboration with Mercer University students to provide patient medical and dental visits.
• Meals On Wheels, Atlanta mowatl.org Meal delivery and nutrition counseling and education services
• Methodist Home for Children and Youth, Macon themethodisthome.org Training and continuing education for clinicians
• Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers, Cedartown murphyharpst.org Clinical care and recreation therapy offered to children and adolescents in residence
• Odyssey Family Counseling Center, College Park odysseycounseling.org School-based mental health program
• Partnership for Southern Equity, Atlanta psequity.org “Just Health Summit”
• Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center, Atlanta sgmays.org Equipment needs in the Center
• Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision, Savannah savannahcblv.org Development of an on-site mobility training course
• Ser Familia, Atlanta serfamilia.org General support
• YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta YMCAatlanta.org Blood Pressure Self-Management program

2018

• Camp Twin Lakes, Atlanta camptwinlakes.org Camper Scholarship Program
• Center for Black Women’s Wellness, Atlanta cbww.org Behavioral Health Initiative
• CHRIS 180, Atlanta chris180.org School-based mental health program in southwest Atlanta school
• The DDD Foundation, Atlanta dddfoundation.org Purchase of additional dental equipment
• Extra Special People, Watkinsville extraspecialpeople.com ESP 360 Program
• Friends of Refugees, Clarkston friendsofrefugees.com Embrace Refugee Support Program
• Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, Atlanta gbpi.org General health policy work
• Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, Norcross goodsamgwinnett.org Equipment for new dental clinic
• Hearts and Hands Clinic, Statesboro theheartsandhandsclinic.org Capacity building and prescription assistance program
• Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw kennesaw.edu Bridge Project: Overcoming Community and Policy Barriers to Treatment for Pregnant Women Addicted to Opioids in Rural North Georgia
• Mercy Care Foundation, Atlanta mercyatlanta.org Recuperative Care for the Homeless Program – Women’s Unit at City of Refuge
• Mercy Health Center, Athens mercyhealthcenter.net Health Lifestyle Curriculum Food eTalk Program
• The Mercy Ministries, Lyons themercyministries.org Expansion of dental care in the Mercy Dental Clinic
• Moving in the Spirit, Atlanta movinginthespirit.org Expansion of behavioral health services for children and youth enrolled in programs
• Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers, Cedartown murphyharpst.org Toward clinical care and recreation therapy for children in residence
• Prevent Blindness Georgia, Atlanta pbga.org Vision screenings for pre-school children in Chatham County, and vision screening clinics on behalf of Literacy Action students
• Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere, Stone Mountain breastfeedingrose.org Fatherhood initiative program, Reaching Our Brothers Everywhere
• University of Georgia, Athens ssw.uga.edu Lazos Hispanos: Fostering Bridges Toward Health Families
• Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Atlanta VEOhero.org Mental and Behavioral Health and Wellness program
• Voices for Georgia’s Children, Atlanta georgiavoices.org Development of Children’s Leadership Fellowship

2017

• Center for Black Women’s Wellness, Atlanta  cbww.org Expansion of the Behavioral Health Initiative
• Center for Victims of Torture, Atlanta cvt.org Case management and psychotherapy for refugee clients
• Community Advanced Practice Nurses, Atlanta capn.org Women and Children’s Health and Wellness program
• Covenant House Georgia, Atlanta covenanthousega.org Mental health services to homeless, runaway, and trafficked youth
• Faith and Deeds Community Health, Rome faithanddeedshealthcare.org Direct support of clinic patients
• Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Stone Mountain fodac.org Home Medical Equipment program
• Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, Atlanta gbpi.org General health policy work
• Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta georgiacancer.org Measurement of the results of cancer plans and impact of the state’s investments in cancer treatment
• Georgia Health News, Atlanta georgiahealthnews.com General support
• Georgia Organics, Atlanta georgiaorganics.org “Farm to School” program in partnership with FoodCorps Foodcorps.org, working with public schools statewide through gardening, culinary, and nutrition education
• Georgia Watch, Atlanta georgiawatch.org Development of a written resource for the uninsured in Georgia
• Georgians for a Healthy Future, Atlanta healthyfuturega.org In partnership with Voices for Georgia’s Children, to improve systems of navigation for families and access to quality healthcare
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, Atlanta hmhbga.org Program to assess prenatal education programs across the state
• Hearts and Hands Clinic, Statesboro theheartsandhandsclinic.org Expansion of clinic operations
• liveSAFE Resources, Marietta  livesaferesources.org General support of victims of domestic violence
• MedShare International, Atlanta medshare.org Expansion of services to safety net clinics in Georgia
• Mercer University School of Nursing, Atlanta nursing.mercer.edu Scholarship support for students of the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
• Morningstar Children and Family Services, Brunswick morningstarcfs.org Expansion of mental health services to downtown Brunswick
• No Longer Bound, Cumming nolongerbound.com In support of mental health assessments and counseling to the residents
• Odyssey Family Counseling Center, College Park odysseycounseling.org School-Based Mental Health program
• Prevent Blindness Georgia, Atlanta pbga.org Vision screening for pre-school aged children in South Georgia
• Rehoboth Life Care Ministries, Byron careforlifeclinic.com Dental clinic services
• Safe Hands for Girls, Atlanta  safehandsforgirls.org Educational and advocacy programs in Georgia
• South Enotah Child Advocacy Center, Dahlonega southenotahcac.org Systematic Training for Effective Parenting STEP program to improve parent-child relationships
• Southeast Health District, Waycross sehdph.org Supporting Sisters program for new mothers
• Voices for Georgia’s Children, Atlanta georgiavoices.org In partnership with Georgians for a Healthy Future, to improve systems of navigation for families and access to quality healthcare

2016

• Advocates for Children, Cartersville Program support www.advochild.org
• Bethany Christian Services, Atlanta Life Impact Fund www.bethany.org
• Camp Kudzu, Atlanta Outreach to children outside of metro Atlanta www.campkudzu.org
• Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, Inc., Decatur In support of the PEACH program www.cccgeorgia.org
• The Community Foundation For Greater Atlanta Donor Advised Fund www.cfgreateratlanta.org
• The DDD Foundation, Inc., Atlanta Training dentists in intravenous conscious sedation www.dddfoundation.org
• East Lake Foundation, Inc., Atlanta East Lake Healthy Connections program www.eastlakefoundation.org
• Emory University, Atlanta Scholarship support – Executive Master of Public Health program www.sph.emory.edu
• Feminist Women’s Health Center, Atlanta Expansion of the Trans Health Initiative www.feministcenter.org
• FoodCorps, Inc., Atlanta In support of FoodCorps in Georgia www.foodcorps.org
• Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, Atlanta Support of general health policy work www.gbpi.org
• Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential, Atlanta Prevent Teen Pregnancy program www.gcapp.org
• HEALing Community Center, Atlanta Nutrition Prescription Program www.healingourcommunities.org
• Jewish Family & Career Services, Atlanta Ben Massell Dental Clinic www.jfcs-atlanta.org
• Mary Hall Freedom House, Atlanta Prescription medication for clients www.maryhallfreedomhouse.org
• Mercy Health Center, Inc., Athens Pharmacy security www.mercyhealthcenter.net
• Morningstar Children and Family Services, Brunswick Equipment upgrade www.morningstarcfs.org
• Prevent Blindness Georgia, Atlanta Vision screening program for pre-school age children in South Georgia www.georgia.preventblindness.org
• Safe Hands for Girls, Atlanta General operating support www.safehandsforgirls.org
• Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Atlanta Mental health services for veterans www.veohero.org
• Wholesome Wave Georgia, Atlanta Expansion of Fruits and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) program www.wholesomewavegeorgia.org
• YMCA of Greater Augusta, Augusta Camp Lakeside www.thefamilyy.org
• Zaban Couples Center, Atlanta Mental Health Initiative www.zabancouplescenter.org

2015

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta www.bgcma.org Support of Eat, Cook, Grow Program.
• Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, Decatur www.cccgeorgia.org In general support of the Center’s programs.
• Center for Black Women’s Wellness, Atlanta www.cbww.org Expansion of the wellness program.
• Community Helping Hands Clinic, Cleveland www.communityhelpinghandsclinic.org In general support of the Clinic.
• Easter Seals of North Georgia, Atlanta www.northgeorgia.easterseals.com In support of the Play and Language for Autistic Youngsters (PLAY) Project.
• Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, Atlanta www.gbpi.org In support of the Institute’s general health policy work.
• Georgia Perimeter College Foundation, Decatur www.gpc.edu In support of the Dental Hygiene Clinic; part of the clinical training for the dental hygiene program.
• Georgia State University, School of Public Health, Atlanta www.gsu.edu Convening a program on childhood obesity prevention in partnership with Healthcare Georgia Foundation.
• Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, Lawrenceville www.goodsamgwinnett.org In support of the Weekend and Evening Program. Awarded in honor of Director Emeritus Henry Cornelius.
• Grady Health Foundation, Atlanta www.gradyhealth.org In support of patient assistance for prescriptions and co-payments at the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence.
• HealthMPowers Atlanta www.healthmpowers.org Toward the school-based physical activity program improving students’ cardiovascular fitness and health knowledge.
• Hillside, Atlanta www.hside.org In support of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy program, Hillside’s primary treatment modality.
• International Rescue Committee, Atlanta wwwrescue.org In support of the Women’s Health and Wellness program to address the needs of female refugees.
• Moving in the Spirit, Atlanta www.movinginthespirit.org In support of community performances targeting youth audiences to address the transmission of HIV/AIDS amongst teenagers.
• North Georgia Healthcare Center, Ringgold www.nghcc.com Toward telemedicine equipment for the school and community-centered dental program.
• Odyssey Family Counseling Center, College Park www.odysseycounseling.org Support of the School Based Mental Health Program.
• Planned Parenthood of Georgia, Atlanta www.ppse.org Support of the Teen Action Group program; a peer training initiative.
• Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE), Lithonia www.breastfeedingrose.org To establish a Baby Café, an organization that coordinates a network of breastfeeding drop-in centers and other services to support breastfeeding mothers.
• Visually Impaired Foundation of Georgia, Atlanta www.vifga.org Toward expansion of the low vision program to better meet demand.
• Voices for Georgia’s Children, Atlanta www.georgiavoices.org To improve access to quality health and mental health services for children.
• Wholesome Wave Georgia, Atlanta www.wholesomewavegeorgia.org Toward the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) program.
• YWCA of Northwest Georgia, Marietta www.ywcanwga.com To provide for an additional counselor to work with clients who have experienced trauma as victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.