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FY 2010-2011 Grant Recipients |
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- American Cancer Society
- CARE & SHARE
- CASA
- Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center
- Community Health Partnership
- Community Partnership for Child Development
- Disability Services, Inc.
- Early Connection Learning Center
- El Paso County Public Health
- Mission Medical Clinic
- Peak Vista Community Health Centers
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- Pikes Peak Community Action Agency
- Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care
- Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center
- Prospect Home Care & Hospice
- Safe Passage
- SET Family Medical Clinic
- Silver Key Senior Services
- Teller Senior Coalition
- TESSA
- TLC Pharmacy
- CU Aging Center
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JULY 1, 2010 TO JUNE 30, 2011 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED: $205,000
By partnering with the C.S. Independent's Give! Initiative, five $1,000 grants were awarded to Big Brothers, Big Sisters, CASA, Designated Driver C.S., Suicide Prevention Partnership and Pikes Peak Family Connections for very specific projects.
American Cancer Society – The American Cancer Society, Colorado Springs, provides financial assistance in the form of prepaid “Fill It Up” gas cards, a program for low income, uninsured and Medicaid-eligible cancer patients living in El Paso and Teller counties. The purpose of the program is to ensure that patients have transportation to radiation and chemotherapy appointments.
www.cancer.org
Care and Share Food Bank – Care and Share has a Senior Initiative Food Program in collaboration with Silver Key and the Eastern El Paso County Community Center. 217 highly nutritious food boxes are distributed twice monthly to senior residents living on $1,222 or less per month.
www.careandshare.org
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the Pikes Peak Region – CASA advocates for abused and neglected children in the court system. Cases involve physical, emotional, or sexual abuse or emotion neglect. CASA is the only program of its kind in the Pikes Peak Region that provides volunteer advocacy services for these child victims.
www.casappr.org
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Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center
The Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center has a program for needy children with disabilities that offers more than just the positive outcomes of developing increased core strength and muscle tone. With the guidance of instructors and volunteers, these students experience lessons and the incredible bond between humans and animals. These smiles say it all.
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Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center – CSTRC provides therapeutic riding for children physically and mentally challenged. Dramatic results in the vocabulary, core strength, flexibility and personalities of their students are seen as a result of the therapy provided.
www.markreynerstables.com
Community Health Partnership (CHP) – CHP provides access to donated diagnostic tests such as x-rays and laboratory tests for 1,200 uninsured or underinsured patients through their PNS program. Through their PASS program, they provide prescription assistance to 1,200 clients who may be able to pay for a visit to their physician, but who cannot afford prescription medications.
Community Partnership for Child Development – In addition to providing preschool for disadvantaged children in our community, the Community Partnership for Child Development trains parents so they can better care for their children’s health at home and better judge when the time is right to seek help from a medical professional through their “I CAN Help My Child Stay Healthy” parent education program. This program has demonstrated decreases in school absenteeism, time missed from work for parents and fewer unnecessary doctor and emergency department visits.
www.cpcdheadstart.org
Disability Services, Inc. – Disability Services, Inc. is a partner organization of Pikes Peak Partnership, a family of nonprofit organizations working together and sharing resources to serve people with mental, physical and cognitive disabilities. Disability Services provide Amblicab transportation services for people with physical, emotional and or cognitive challenges that have no other transportation resources.
Early Connection Learning Centers – Early Connection Learning Centers provide comprehensive, high-quality and affordable early care and education to children in the Pikes Peak region, including children with emotional and behavioral health challenges.
www.earlyconnections.org
El Paso County Public Health – El Paso County Public Health’s mission is to protect and promote public health and environmental quality in the community through people, prevention and partnerships.
www.elpasocountyhealth.org
Mission Medical Clinic – Adults ages 18-64 with no public or private insurance are provided medical care for chronic diseases.
www.missionmedicalclinic.org
Peak Vista Community Health Centers – Peak Vista's Homeless Health Clinic provides health education to 100% of the patients seen at their Homesless Health Center in addition to outreach and acute care.
www.peakvista.org
Pikes Peak Community Action Agency – Pike Peak Community Action Agency provides low-income individuals and families with opportunities to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency. Their Family Stabilization Services program has a medical assistance component where their clients obtain dental work and eyeglass prescriptions among other medical services.
www.ppcaa.org
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care – PPH provides specialized patient-centered care to promote comfort and relieve suffering; as well as, provides support to the loved ones affected by end of life decisions and events.
www.pikespeakhospice.org
Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center – Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center strives to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities or special needs through equine assisted activities and therapies.
www.pptrc.org
Prospect Home Care & Hospice – Prospect Home Care & Hospice provides home health services and hospice care to the residents of Teller County and surrounding areas.
www.prospecthch.org
Safe Passage – For children suspected of being physically or sexually abuse, Safe Passage provides holistic examinations and treatment in their on-site medical facility in a child-focused atmosphere and in the care of medical professionals specially trained to work with children in an investigative context.
www.safepassagecac.org
SET Family Medical Clinics – Acute care is provided by SET to children and adults who are financially challenged.
www.setofcs.org
Silver Key Senior Services – Silver Key Senior Services provides many invaluable services to the elderly in Colorado Springs. Among their services is the Senior Transportation program which provides seniors access to healthcare and medical services. Their service is “door through door” free of charge, and available to anyone 60+ years of age living in the greater Colorado Springs area.
www.silverkey.org
Teller Senior Coalition – Teller Senior Coalition provides transportation for Seniors and qualified disabled citizens so they have access to services critical for healthy and independent living, among other services.
www.tellerseniorcoalition.org
TESSA – TESSA provides specialized individual counseling and psycho-educational group therapy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
www.tessacs.org
TLC Pharmacy – Health maintenance and life saving medications are provided to low income patients free of charge.
www.tlcpharmacy.org
University of Colorado Foundation on behalf of the CU Aging Center Behavioral and Medical Health Services Program – The CU Aging Center in collaboration with Peak Vista Community Health Centers provides access to quality mental health care to low income older adults.
www.uccs.edu/-agingcenter
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