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CHRISTUS Fund Grants
Awarded February 2008
| Organization and Project Description |
Grant Amount |
| CHRISTUS System-Wide Initiative | |
| Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Care Management Evaluation Program Collage Station, TX Evaluation of economic and clinical impact of CHRISTUS' care management programs Sponsor/Related |
$179,000 |
| CHRISTUS Health Ark-La-Tex | |
| CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System Business Planning for a Sustainable Community Health Center Texarkana, Texas Implement a business planning process that will determine the extent of need for a new community health center versus improving collaborative partnerships between existing clinics to serve Texarkana |
$45,000 |
| Sabine Valley Regional MHMR Center Crisis Intervention Project Texarkana, Texas Operational support for weekend psychiatric crisis response program for emergency departments |
$183,000 |
| CHRISTUS Health Central Louisiana | |
| Inner-city Revitalization Corporation Armour Apartments Alexandria, Louisiana Operational support for affordable rental housing |
$57,000 |
| CHRISTUS Health Gulf Coast | |
| CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare Family Road Program Houston, Texas Operational support for health and wellness program that addresses the issues of safety, English/Spanish language skills, nutrition, domestic violence, and other services |
$25,000 |
| San Jose Clinic San Jose Clinic Houston, Texas Program support for primary health care center for the uninsured |
$35,000 |
| Gateway to Care Gateway to Care Houston, Texas Program support for organization that assists in the development of FQHCs, Medical Reserve corps, support of Navigation Services to increase access to care for the uninsured |
$40,000 |
| CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare School Based Health Centers Houston, Texas Salary support for Nurse Practitioner, Medical Director, and Clerical Assistant |
$60,000 |
| CHRISTUS Health Northern Louisiana | |
| Martin Luther King Health Center Martin Luther King Health Center Shreveport, Louisiana A primary care health clinic that provides free medical care and medicines to an underserved population in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Care is provided entirely by volunteer health care professionals. Requested funds to support administration salaries and pharmacy and supplies. |
$45,000 |
| CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas | |
| CHRISTUS Hospital-St. Elizabeth Beaumont, TX Provide consulting services to FQHC to prepare for expansion of service hours and clinical staff |
$40,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County Construction Team Salary Support Beaumont, TX Salary support for Construction Superintendent and four managers of affordable housing projects |
$110,000 |
| East Texas Health Access Network (ETHAN) Care Partners Jasper, TX Salary support for care management of uninsured, low-income individuals |
$125,000 |
| CHRISTUS Health Southwest Louisiana | |
| United Way of Southwest Louisiana, Inc. Success By Six Lake Charles, Louisiana Operational support daycare health program to serve six pre-school centers |
$45,000 |
| CHRISTUS Health Spohn | |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Day Nursery, Inc. Childcare Services for Homeless Children Corpus Christi, TX Program support for day care services for homeless or low income children |
$10,000 |
| Family Counseling Service Family Counseling Service Corpus Christi, Texas Program support to provide mental health counseling for persons without resources |
$20,000 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health | |
| Oakwood Baptist Church New Braunfels Volunteers in Medicine New Braunfels, TX Operational support for a new clinic providing free medical care to uninsured in Comal County |
$50,000 |
| El Centro Del Barrio, Inc CentroMed's Santa Rosa Clinic San Antonio, TX Salary support for FQHC to continue provide healthcare services to uninsured/underinsured residents in Bexar County |
$125,000 |
| Sponsor/Related | |
| Center of Concern Center of Concern Washington, DC Program support to build capacity of organization to conduct programs related to poverty, hunger, & economic and social justice |
$25,000 |
| Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Language and Cultural Studies for Health Care and Social Service Providers San Antonio, TX Operational support to provide skills to healthcare and social service providers to reduce cultural and language barriers in order to better serve diverse clients |
$25,000 |
| Grand total awarded | $1,244,000 |
The CHRISTUS Hurricane Recovery Initiative Awards:
| CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas | |
| Self Help Housing of East Texas, Inc. Self Help Housing Hurricane Recovery Newton, TX Program support for new home construction for families whose original homes were destroyed by Hurricane Rita |
$40,000 |
The CHRISTUS McFadden Fund Initiative Awards:
| Grand Prairie Wellness Center Grand Prairie Wellness Center Grand Prairie, TX Salary support for primary care health center |
$58,600 |
