• Arizona Facts of Life, receiving $35,000 to support a youth development effort through community engagement
• ASU College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation/ASU Foundation, receiving $60,393 to support the development of Promotores Hope Network – a community of practice for promotores.
• Childhelp Community Center, receiving $90,000 to support the Childhelp Community Center in a youth development effort.
• Community Food Connections, receiving $45,000 to expand the Downtown Phoenix Public Market.
• Father Matters, receiving $49,500 to create “Community Resilience From Within: Everyone Can Be An Asset”.
• Greater Valley Area Health Education Center/Empowerment Systems, Inc., receiving $150,000 to support the development of the Arizona Living Well Institute.
• International Rescue Committee, receiving $50,000 to establish the start up for Language Interpreting Network Connections (LINC).
• John C. Lincoln Health Network, receiving $24,755 to implement a substance use/abuse community assessment in Sunnyslope.
• Maricopa Council on Youth, Sports and Physical Activity, receiving $23,000 to create an interactive map and resource directory that documents healthy food accessibility.
• Phoenix Day, receiving $53,600 to implement neighborhood community building for the Central Park Neighborhood of South Phoenix.
• Regional Community Partners/Maricopa Association of Governments, receiving $25,320 to develop and implement a regional plan ending domestic violence.
• Rehoboth CDC, receiving $50,000 to fund the Canyon Corridor Neighborhood Alliance (CCNA) project.
• Scottsdale Prevention Institute, receiving $40,345 to support outreach efforts that expand and integrate the influence of community-based coalitions.
• Somali Bantu Development Community of Phoenix/Mountain Park Health Center, receiving $53,400 to support “Social Networks as a Resource: Improving Health and Empowering Somali Bantu Refugee Women”.
• Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, receiving $52,664 to develop a transitional youth program.
• St. Joseph’s Foundation, receiving $29,150 to transition Tier 3 of a S^3 Swim Program to Tier 4.
• Tempe First United Methodist Church, receiving $30,000 to support urban outreach, a program to help homeless people move from a place of crisis to stability.
• The Centers for Habilitation, receiving $12,000 to develop the family support group: “J.O.E.,” Just Our Experiences.
• TigerMountain Foundation/Tanner Community Development Corporation, receiving $45,340 to develop and maintain a group of community gardens.
• U of A Visionary Inter-Professional Health Sciences Training in Arizona (VIHSTA), receiving $36,000 to support “An Exploratory Study of the Effects of an Interprofessional Student Training Program on Community Resilience”.
• Valley Interfaith Project/Arizona Institute for Public Life, receiving $125,000to expand a high-skill healthcare workforce strategy.
• Wesley Community Center, receiving $40,000 to expand community capacity that addresses health and safety.

Medical Assistance Program Grants

Following is a listing of Medical Assistance Program grants approved by St. Luke’s Health Initiatives’ Board of Trustees in 2009: