Graham County Health Dept. among recipients
ARIZONA – Dec. 9, 2022 – The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement is awarding more than $600,000 to 26 organizations across Arizona through its third discretionary grant cycle of the year to address the Foundation’s key focus areas – mental health, substance use disorder, chronic health conditions, and health equity. The funding will support these organizations in their work to improve individual and community health across the state.
“We are proud to partner with organizations to meet evolving community needs, create opportunities, and narrow disparity gaps,” said Dr. Christine Wiggs, Foundation President and Board Chair. “Just like Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, these partners have the best interest of our state at heart.”
In its inaugural year, the Foundation has funded 88 grants totaling approximately $3 million to impact mental health, substance use disorders, chronic health conditions, and health equity in communities across Arizona.
The Foundation is awarding more than $600,000 to the following organizations that will address mental health, substance use disorder, chronic health conditions and health equity:
- Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona (Statewide)
- Creek Valley Health Clinic (Coconino, Mohave)
- 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)
- A New Leaf (Maricopa)
- Arizona State University Foundation (Maricopa)
- Child Crisis Arizona (Maricopa)
- Chiricahua Community Health Centers (Cochise)
- EMPACT – Suicide Prevention Center (Gila)
- Graham County Health Department (Graham)
- Hushabye Nursery (Maricopa, Pinal)
- Native Health (Maricopa)
- NotMYkid (Apache, Maricopa, Mohave, Pinal)
- Power Paws (Coconino, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal)
- The 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, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal)
- Skye’s the Limit Foundation (Maricopa)
- The Barbell Saves Project (Maricopa)
“We appreciate this opportunity from The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement to help us to grow our mental health services for youth in Graham County,” said Melissa Lunt, the director of nursing at the Graham County Health Department in Arizona. “Our youth face many barriers to receiving needed mental health services, such as cost, transportation, and provider availability. Through the generosity of this grant, these barriers can be overcome. We are thrilled to be able to offer more mental health options to our youth!”
To learn more about each organization, including how each will use its grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement, visit: https://www.azbluefoundation.org/grants/grantees
About The BCBSAZ Foundation for Community & Health Advancement
The Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona Foundation for Community & Health Advancement invests in the health of Arizona by tackling mental health, substance use disorder, chronic health conditions, and health equity. A 501(c)(3) private, non-operating foundation, the Foundation works in service of the public good through grant funding for programs and applied research that align with its focus areas. The Foundation is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. For more information, visit: www.azbluefoundation.org
