2015 Innovation and Medical Assistance Grant Funded Partners
Innovation Grants
St. Luke’s Health Initiatives’ 2015 Innovation Grant funded partners are:
- Cultivate South Phoenix (CUSP), receiving $125,000 to transform vacant lots into productive urban gardens and farms through a food hub for production & distribution. This improves local access to fresh and healthy foods, enhances the capacity of local growers to process and distribute produce, develops healthy systems and policies, and creates a business model for sustainability of urban gardens and food hubs.
- Arizona Community Action Association, receiving $125,000 for volunteer implementation of a statewide Living Wage Initiative to reduce poverty which is a major determinant of health. The initiative recruits, certifies, recognizes, and rewards employers paying a living wage of $14.88/hr.
Thanks to a collaborative review process, the RightCare Foundation received $100,000 from the Arizona Community Foundation as part of 2015’s Innovation Grant cycle.
Medical Assistance Program Grants
Following is a listing of Medical Assistance Program grants approved by St. Luke’s Health Initiatives’ Board of Trustees in 2015:
| Grant Recipient | Amount |
| Adelante Health Care | $418 |
| Alhambra School District | $15,000 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | $7,700 |
| Area Agency on Aging | $44,745 |
| Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired | $62,870 |
| Community Hearing Aid Program | $23,000 |
| Crossroads | $17,000 |
| EAR Foundation | $157,000 |
| East Valley Adult Resources | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Blind Children | $38,050 |
| National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence | $15,800 |
| St. Vincent de Paul | $68,735 |