Among the recipients is the Graham County Health Department
Arizona – December 9, 2022 – Arizona Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield for Community and Health Advancement has awarded more than $600,000 to 26 organizations in Arizona through this year’s third Discretionary Grants cycle to address the Foundation’s key areas of focus. – Mental health, substance use disorders, chronic health conditions, and health equity. Funds support the work of these organizations to improve the health of individuals and communities across the state.
Dr. Christine Wiggs, Chairman and Board Chair of the Foundation, said: “Like Arizona’s Blue Cross Blue Shield, these partners have our state’s interests at heart.”
In its first year, the Foundation will fund 88 grants totaling approximately $3 million to impact community mental health, substance use disorders, chronic health conditions, and health equity across Arizona. provided.
The Foundation has awarded over $600,000 to the following organizations working on mental health, substance use disorders, chronic health conditions, and health equity:
- Arizona Brain Injury Alliance (statewide)
- Creek Valley Health Clinic (Coconino, Mojave)
- Northern Arizona University Foundation (Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Yavapai, Yuma)
- Yuma’s Health Matters Foundation (Yuma)
- feeding matters (Coconino, Maricopa, Pima)
- mission of mercy (maricopa)
- Social Spin Foundation (maricopa)
- Southwest Human Development (maricopa)
- new leaves (maricopa)
- Arizona State University Foundation (maricopa)
- child crisis arizona (maricopa)
- Chiricahua Community Health Center (Kochise)
- EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center (Gila)
- Graham County Health Department (Graham)
- Hasabai Nursery School (maricopa, pinal)
- native health (maricopa)
- Not MY Kid (Apache, Maricopa, Mojave, Pinal)
- power pose (Coconino, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal)
- Zion Institute (maricopa)
- Valley leadership (maricopa)
- banner health foundation (maricopa, pima, pinal)
- Maggie’s Place (maricopa)
- Mountain Recovery Alliance (Coconino, Navajo)
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation (Apache, Maricopa, Mojave, Navajo, Pinal)
- Skies the Limit Foundation (maricopa)
- barbell save project (maricopa)
Melissa Lunt, Director of Nursing, Graham County Health Department, said: Arizona. “Our young people face many barriers to getting the mental health services they need, including costs, transportation, and availability of providers. We can overcome it, and we’re excited to provide our young people with more mental health options!”
For more information about each organization, including how they use grants from the Arizona Foundation’s Blue Cross Blue Shield for Community and Health Advancement, please visit: https://www.azbluefoundation.org/grants/grantees
ABOUT THE BCBSAZ FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY AND HEALTH ADVANCED
blue cross® blue shield® Investing in Arizona health by working on mental health, substance use disorders, chronic health conditions, and health equity with the Arizona Foundation for Community and Health Advancement. A 501(c)(3) private, non-operating foundation, the Foundation works for the public good through grants for programs and applied research aligned with its areas of focus. The Foundation is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. For more information, see: www.azbluefoundation.org
