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Ongoing Projects

SHE Clinic: A Comprehensive Healthcare Delivery Pilot for Street Based Sex Workers

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Aurora Commons
Timeframe: April 2018-March 2019 | Amount: $19,993.97

Aurora Commons will use an existing mobile healthcare delivery program (PSCC), which currently comes to AC to provide limited care, to develop a multidisciplinary comprehensive healthcare model to serve women involved in SBSW many of who have concomitant drug dependence and homelessness.

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Community Wellness Hub at the Kent East Hill Farmers Market

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Living Well Kent Collaborative
Timeframe: April 2019-March 2020 | Amount: $29,998

LWK’s Community Wellness Hub will improve health outcomes for immigrant and low-income communities, providing nutrition and health education and on-site preventative health services in a welcoming, culturally- and linguistically-appropriate setting.

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School Food Advocacy Program Expansion

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: FEEST
Timeframe: April 2018-March 2019 | Amount: $25,000

FEEST will expand the health equity and nutrition education work to reach 40-50% more youth and extend the depth of impact within South King County schools in 2018/2019. Youth Leaders and Highline School District Nutrition Services Director together will learn about and address issues with school food from a youth/consumer perspective.

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Food Access for Low-Income Communities

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Mercy Housing Northwest
Timeframe: April 2019-March 2020 | Amount: $20,000

PHPDA funds will be used to address food insecurity among our low-income residents in the Puget Sound region, with a focus on residents at our newest affordable development in Magnuson Park, building on existing efforts around food access.

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Behavioral Health Care Access for Undocumented and Mixed-status Families

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Southwest Youth and Family Services
Timeframe: April 2019-March 2020 | Amount: $29,985

SWYFS will narrow the disparity in behavioral health care access for undocumented/mixed-status families through behavioral health outreach, awareness and education sessions, group counseling based on community input, and individual/family therapy.

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Educating Ethiopians on Mental Health

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Ethiopian Community in Seattle
Timeframe: January 2019-December 2019 | Amount: $19,958

ECS will build a secure network with various religious leaders of the Ethiopian Community and offer training and educational events so these religious leaders will have the information needed to guide community members to the proper channels.

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Outreach to Reduce Health Disparities for Low-Income Expectant Families

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Parent Trust for WA Children
Timeframe: April 2018-March 2019 | Amount: $10,000

Parent Trust for Washington Children will conduct community outreach to assist low-income families in registering and completing Great Starts classes in prenatal care, birthing, breastfeeding, and baby care/safety to improve outcomes for healthy births, protective factors, and family resiliency.

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Strategic Business Planning

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Urban Games
Timeframe: January 2019-December 2019 | Amount: $15,000

Essex Community Outreach Corporation is the fiscal sponsor for Urban Games. The project will be implemented by and for Urban Games. The mission of Urban Games is to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity and promote other health/wellness outcomes that disproportionately impact marginalized youth and their families in local communities and more broadly across the nation.

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LGBT Women’s Health Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Gay City
Timeframe: April 2018-March 2019 | Amount: $20,000

Gay City will conduct a one year research project to determine unmet healthcare needs of LBTQ women and non-binary individuals in Seattle / King County and to provide guidance for possible development of a new health program to meet those needs.

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Congolese Integration Network: Congolese Community Health Navigators

Posted Fri, March 15, 2019

Grantee: Rainier Valley Corps
Timeframe: January 2019-December 2019 | Amount: $30,000

This proposed scope of work will help Congolese refugees gain skills and receive support that will help them be better informed about health issues, learn how to access medical information and resources and access care. Ultimately, emergency room visits by Congolese community members will decrease because they will not be delaying healthcare.

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