Inaugural Health First Allen County grant awards announced for 2024
For immediate release
FORT WAYNE (Dec. 15, 2023) – Promoting and protecting public health will include enhanced programs and priorities in 2024, as renewed support for that important work from state and local leaders allows the Allen County Department of Health to expand the many ways it serves the community.
Health First Allen County (HFAC) was launched this year, after intensive study of the state’s public health delivery system. Indiana legislators and Allen County officials approved much-needed funding for local health departments to make improvements, including implementing nearly two dozen Core Public Health Services.
HFAC includes a first-of-its-kind grant program to assist in developing a robust and diverse platform for delivery of some of those services, and the Department of Health is pleased to invest in public health with the help of valued and essential community partners.
Today, we announce $2,070,510.01 in grant funding to:
Organization Name |
Awarded Amount |
Core Public Health Service Area |
A Mother's Hope Inc. |
$60,000 |
Maternal & Child Health |
Alive Community Outreach |
$50,000 |
Student Health |
Amani Family Services |
$120,000 |
Trauma & Injury Prevention & Education |
Associated Churches of Fort Wayne & Allen County |
$60,000 |
Maternal & Child Health |
Blessings in a Backpack |
$20,706 |
Student Health |
Bridge of Grace Ministries |
$50,000 |
Maternal & Child Health |
Children's Autism Center Inc. |
$50,000 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
Community Transportation Network Inc. |
$75,000 |
Access and Linkage/Referrals to Clinical Care |
CONNECT Allen County |
$75,000 |
Access and Linkage/Referrals to Clinical Care |
Euell A. Wilson Center |
$80,000 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
GiGi's Playhouse Fort Wayne |
$30,000 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
Healthier Moms and Babies Inc. |
$110,000 |
Maternal & Child Health |
HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne |
$89,250 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
League for the Blind & Disabled Inc. |
$30,000 |
Access and Linkage/Referrals to Clinical Care |
Lutheran Social Services Inc. |
$50,000 |
Maternal & Child Health |
Matthew 25 Inc. |
$50,000 |
Access and Linkage/Referrals to Clinical Care |
McMillen Health |
$150,000 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
Neighborhood Health Clinic |
$30,000 |
Student Health |
Northeast Indiana Positive Resource Connection |
$99,978 |
Access and Linkage/Referrals to Clinical Care |
Parkview Hospital Inc. |
$109,076.01 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
RespectTeam |
$20,000 |
Student Health |
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana Inc. |
$46,500 |
Access and Linkage/Referrals to Clinical Care |
Schools Care Inc (dba SCHOOL CARE TEAM) |
$100,000 |
Student Health |
St. Joseph Community Health Foundation |
$30,000 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
Super Shot Inc. |
$200,000 |
Child & Adult Immunizations |
Three Rivers Ambulance Authority |
$75,000 |
Trauma & Injury Prevention & Education |
Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc. |
$35,000 |
Chronic Disease Prevention & Reduction |
YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne |
$25,000 |
Fatality Review & Prevention Programs |
YWCA Northeast Indiana |
$150,000 |
Access and Linkage/Referrals to Clinical Care |
“These are exciting times, and we’re excited to kick off a new year with an inaugural round of grants for 2024,” Department of Health Administrator Mindy Waldron said. “These partners carefully outlined ways they will help us serve the residents of Allen County, and we thank them. We’re thrilled to work with organizations so committed to public health.”
The Department of Health also will continue to provide essential programs and services in areas such as immunizations and communicable disease testing and prevention, food protection including inspections of restaurants and other consumer protection programs, vector and pollution control and abatement, and keeping and providing vital records such as birth and death records.
“The Department of Health strives to keep our community healthy in so many ways, and these added partnerships will only improve those efforts,” Allen County Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Gutwein said. “This is a real opportunity to move the needle toward improving health in Allen County, and the enthusiastic response of organizations eager to help is encouraging.”
Information about Health First Allen County, including the list of grant awardees, can be found at https://allencountyhealth.com/health-first-allen-county.
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