Connecticut Health Foundation Inc

CHARTER OAK HEALTH CENTER INC

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SECOND YEAR OF SUPPORT FOR A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE THAT WAS INITIALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE FOUNDATIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) DEMONSTRATION MODEL RFP. WHILE THE RFP LAUNCHED IN 2020, DUE TO DELAYS IN COVID-19, CHARTER HEALTH CENTER, INC., BEGAN THE ASTHMA CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN LATE 2021. AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) LOCATED IN HARTFORD, CHARTER OAK SERVES THE HARTFORD AREAS LOWEST-INCOME, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND HOMELESS RESIDENTS. EIGHTY-FOUR PERCENT OF CHARTER OAKS PATIENTS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR LIVING IN HARTFORDS SOUTH END.

21 GRAND STREET - HARTFORD - CT 06106 • 2023

HEALTH EQUITY SOLUTIONS INC

TO ADVANCE THREE OBJECTIVES: 1) RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HES ADVOCACY PRIORITIES THROUGH TARGETED EVENTS AND TRAININGS THAT ENGAGE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES, LEGISLATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; 2) ADVANCE PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON ADDRESSING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS (E.G., COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS [CHWS] AND DOULAS); AND 3) BUILD AND EXPAND ISSUE-BASED COALITIONS, SUCH AS THE CHW AND AFFORDABILITY COALITIONS, TO INCREASE MOMENTUM FOR A COORDINATED HEALTH EQUITY ADVOCACY AGENDA. THE ISSUE-BASED COALITIONS WILL ENGAGE BOTH GRASSROOTS AND GRASSTOPS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY CHANGES.

53 OAK STREET - HARTFORD - CT 06106 • 2023

MAKE THE ROAD CT

TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOR ALL PROJECT, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR EXPANDED HUSKY ELIGIBILITY TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF BASE BUILDING, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, STORY COLLECTION, ADVOCACY TRAINING AND COALITION BUILDING.

885 WETHERSFIELD AVE - HARTFORD - CT 06114 • 2023

GREATER HARTFORD LEGAL AID INC

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING FOR THE HEALTH EQUITY FELLOW WHO WAS HIRED IN JUNE 2022 AND IS CURRENTLY IMMERSED IN A SERIES OF ROTATIONS AT VARIOUS ADVOCACY, GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING MEDICAID IN CONNECTICUT. THROUGH THESE ROTATIONS, THE FELLOW WILL ACTIVELY LEARN, RESEARCH, IDENTIFY, AND ENGAGE IN OPPORTUNITIES TO CHANGE THE HEALTH SYSTEM AS IT RELATES TO MEDICAID, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE ISSUES AND REDUCE INEQUITIES.

999 ASYLUM AVENUE - HARTFORD - CT 06105 • 2023

CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC

THROUGH THIS MULTI-YEAR GRANT, THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. WILL EMPLOY A FULL-TIME HEALTH REPORTER WHO WILL COVER HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTH DISPARITIES ACROSS THE STATE WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING AND CREATING ROBUST CONVERSATION AROUND THESE ISSUES. CT PUBLICS HEALTH REPORTING CONTENT WILL BE SHARED ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS WITH A FOCUS ON INFORMATION REACHING PEOPLE OF COLOR AND VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

1049 ASYLUM AVE - HARTFORD - CT 06105 • 2023

UNITED WAY OF COASTAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY

THIS IS SECOND APPLICATION FROM UNITED WAY AND DOULAS4CT FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF DOULAS OF COLOR TO ENGAGE IN STATE LEVEL ADVOCACY ON CERTIFICATION AND PAYMENT, AND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND PROVIDER ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH UNITED WAYS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, DOULAS4CT REQUESTS FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE DOULA CERTIFICATION PROCESS INFORMED BY THE EXPERIENCE OF DOULAS, TO ADVOCATE FOR THE INCLUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PAYMENT MODELS FOR DOULAS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEDICAID MATERNITY BUNDLE PLANNING PROCESS. ALSO, ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO INFORM MEDICAID RECIPIENTS ABOUT DOULA SERVICES AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM AND COLLABORATE WITH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE A NETWORK OF COMMUNICATION AND REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY DOULA SERVICES.

855 MAIN STREET - BRIDGEPORT - CT 06604 • 2023

GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (GWHP) REQUESTS A FINAL YEAR OF FUNDING TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE PAYMENT MODEL FOR ITS COMMUNITY CARE TEAM (CCT). THE CCT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2019 AS PART OF OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WHICH AIMED TO PROVIDE SEED FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND TESTING OF CLINICAL-COMMUNITY INTEGRATION MODELS. WATERBURYS CCT BRINGS TOGETHER HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BETTER ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WHO ARE FREQUENT USERS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND SAINT MARYS HOSPITAL.

80 PHOENIX AVENUE - WATERBURY - CT 06702 • 2023

CT STUDENTS FOR A DREAM

TO CONTINUE THE HUSKY 4 IMMIGRANTS CAMPAIGN, WHICH AIMS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CTS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO ALL IMMIGRANTS. THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND COALITION BUILDING, C4D TARGETS BARRIERS THAT KEEP UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITIES FROM ACCESSING HEALTHCARE, PARTICULARLY A LACK OF HEALTH COVERAGE.

PO BOX 33231 - WASHINGTON - DC 20033 • 2023

CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY

TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR THE EXPANSION OF HUSKY TO COVER UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 16 THROUGH 18, AND TO MONITOR THE HUSKY ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN UP THROUGH AGE 15.

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF - HARTFORD - CT 06105 • 2023

ACCESS HEALTH CT

TO SUPPORT THE BROKER ACADEMY WHICH WILL CREATE A PATHWAY TO LICENSE INSURANCE BROKERS BY RECRUITING FROM, AND DEVELOPING THE SKILLSETS OF, THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - BUILDING TRUST, ADVANCING OPPORTUNITY, AND PROVIDING NEW CONDUITS TO COVERAGE.

280 TRUMBULL STREET - HARTFORD - CT 06103 • 2023