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Organizations and Project	Funding Purpose
GiGi's Playhouse GiGi's on the Go Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa, Yavapai	Population: Students with Down Syndrome (DS) and their families Project: Supplement critical therapeutic, educational, and developmental services for students with DS by bringing trained volunteers, licensed therapists, and specialized equipment directly to families in need. GiGi's on the Go transforms limited DS services into comprehensive, holistic support for this at-risk population. The program ensures that children with DS receive speech therapy as well as literacy and math tutoring early, regularly, and consistently. Tutoring helps them stay meaningfully engaged in school and community life—moving from isolation to inclusion.
Kyah Rayne Foundation Kyah Rayne Foundation Health Outreach Program Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Students with potential life-threatening food allergies Project: Help eliminate food allergy fatalities by providing awareness education and training programs in schools. Prior to Kyah Rayne Foundation (KRF), fewer than 2% of schools had implemented a food allergy program. Employing a private-public partnership model, KRF has enrolled over a quarter of Arizona schools, mainly in Maricopa County and southern Arizona counties. With this funding, KRF intends to increase outreach and enrollment by 30% primarily in underserved schools located in northern Arizona and Maricopa County. This expansion will help protect over 10,000 new students with potential food allergies from life-threatening events at school.
Mission of Mercy Diabetes Management for Uninsured Patients in South Phoenix Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Uninsured and underinsured adults and seniors living with diabetes Project: Measurably improve A1C and blood pressure, health literacy, exercise habits, and food choices of patients in South Phoenix who have diabetes. Fifty-six percent of Mission of Mercy (MOM) patients have been diagnosed with diabetes, a rate more than five times higher than throughout the state of Arizona. Funding will enable MOM to expand its comprehensive diabetes program to its South Phoenix clinic. Patients will benefit from individualized diabetes management and education, plus access to advanced specialty care to address serious complications of unmanaged diabetes. The program will lead to better overall health outcomes and improved quality of life.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Supporting and Expanding the MS Movement Through MS Navigator Program Support Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Anyone affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) in Arizona Project: Ensure that every person living with MS has access to life-changing resources and support through 1:1 individualized support, at no cost. An estimated 13,531 people in Arizona are currently living with MS. The MS Navigator program is a compassionate team of partners who help find sustainable solutions to the challenges of MS. These highly educated and experienced professionals work one-on-one with each person over the phone, chat, or online to offer information and emotional support and help navigate challenges such as health insurance, housing, and employment—so each person living with MS can transform their well-being.
Oakwood Creative Care Day Clubs for Low-Income Older Adults with Cognitive and Physical Impairments Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa, Pinal	Population: Low-income, older adults experiencing physical and cognitive impairments Project: Provide affordable, innovative, and effective health programs at medically licensed and social-model Day Club locations for low-income older adults. Oakwood Creative Care (OCC) provides recreation, physical and mental engagement, and health promotion focused on promoting self-sufficiency in seniors and empowering families to safely keep their loved ones at home. Funding will enable OCC to measurably improve the quality of life of 150 new clients while reducing stress and burnout among their caregivers by providing 1,900 nutritious meals, 6,500 trips to and from Day Clubs, and 2,400 hours of Day Club service.
The Joy Bus Meal Delivery Program Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Homebound cancer patients of all ages, many of whom live below the federal poverty level Project: Ensure homebound people going through cancer treatment are supported with nourishing meals and caring companionship. The Joy Bus Meal Delivery Program has delivered 33,000 freshly prepared meals for cancer patients and their families while also offering critical social support and wellness checks. Funding will help cover the rising costs of ingredients used in from-scratch meals, packaging and delivery materials, and commercial kitchen use. Foundation support will enable the program to deliver 12,000 meals and supportive services to homebound cancer patients in 2024, an increase of 4,000 over 2023.

Organizations and Project	Funding Purpose
Arizona Food Bank Network No Borders No Limits Produce Program Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: People of all ages and backgrounds in low-income households struggling with food insecurity Project: Give an increasing number of food-insecure Arizonans regular access to the healthy produce they need to thrive. By improving access to healthy foods, the No Borders No Limits Produce Program (NBNL) increases health benefits for the local community, limits waste, and reduces pollutants by keeping edible produce out of the landfill. Through relationships with a range of produce sources, NBNL either directly channels excess product to food banks or stages it for sorting and repacking. Funding will enable NBNL to provide approximately 40 million meals to more than 750,000 Arizonans facing food insecurity.
Be a Leader Foundation Pipeline of Postsecondary Access and Success Programs Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Students in low-income and under-resourced communities Project: Bridge the gap for students who face socio-economic disadvantages and education barriers by ensuring equitable access to tools vital for higher education and lifelong success. Funding will serve 2,080 students, primarily through Be A Leader’s Senior Boot Camp (including scholarships). Other resources include middle school early awareness programs and personalized guidance for university and community college students throughout their postsecondary journeys.
Chiricahua Community Health Centers Chiricahua's Prenatal Care for All Women in Douglas, Arizona Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Cochise	Population: Pregnant women in Douglas, Arizona, in need of prenatal care Project: Ensure prenatal care is equitable, accessible, and high-quality for all women in the Douglas area. Chiricahua’s Prenatal Care program in the Douglas clinic offers essential access to quality, convenient, culturally sensitive prenatal care for women who live in low-income households, identify as an ethnic minority, or have no health insurance. Funding will support practitioner education and expand service capacity to help ensure that the Douglas community has reliable access to equitable prenatal care, enabling mothers and babies to attain optimal levels of health.
Creighton University Knowledge Donor Program Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Creighton University students and Creighton School of Medicine residents Project: Shift the paradigm for medical and healthcare education to improve quality of trainee performance, eliminate patient risk, and reduce training program costs. The Knowledge Donor Program modernizes cadaveric training with an ultra-high-fidelity replication of human anatomy in a non-living donor. By providing unparalleled procedural and operative training opportunities with zero risk to living patients, this program will offer a replicable blueprint for procedural safety, competency, and sustainability for other healthcare practitioners and academic institutions.
Education Forward Arizona Empowering Diversity Scholarship Mentoring Program Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma	Population: Students from low-income backgrounds, most of whom are the first in their family to attend college Project: Provide comprehensive mentoring for Empowering Diversity Scholarship recipients by pairing them with a Success Advisor for 1:1 guidance. Services include mentoring enrollment counseling, academic tracking, financial aid advice, networking, and professional development opportunities. Funding will provide full wraparound services for 100 scholarship recipients (current or past) who are pursuing a postsecondary degree to increase their chances of graduation and long-term success.
Helping Hands for Single Moms Low-Income Single Mom Nursing Program Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Low-income, single moms attending nursing school Project: Assist 105 single moms attending nursing school and their families who are struggling with low income, unstable housing, and inadequate transportation challenges. The Low-Income Single Mom Nursing Program offers over $750,000 in financial aid, rent assistance, transportation support, and other wraparound services. Funding will enable approximately 30 nursing students to earn an associate’s or BSN degree and quickly enter the healthcare workforce, while 67 nursing students will move two semesters closer to their graduation date. Program participants will address a coming, critical shortage of more than 28,000 registered nurses in Arizona by 2025, as recently reported on 12News.
Homeless Youth Connection Empowering Youth for the Future Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Coconino, Mohave	Population: Youth ages 13 to 21 who are experiencing homelessness and enrolled in school Project: Help at-risk youth meet housing and other basic needs so they can thrive, graduate, and succeed. Homeless Youth Connection’s (HYC’s) Empowering Youth for the Future program offers high-school-age youth experiencing homelessness trauma-informed, strengths-based interventions and safe and stable housing. Youth coaches help participants identify and meet needs related to academics, health, housing, employment, and independent living skills. Basic needs, such as food, clothing, and transportation, as well as computers and other educational resources, are supplied when needed. Funding will enable the program to support 700 students in completing the school year, increasing independent living skills, and establishing a plan for after high school.
Phoenix Public Library Foundation College Depot at Phoenix Public Library: Providing Wraparound Care to Ensure Success Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Underserved, low-income students and adults Project: Expand high school diploma (or equivalent) and college planning services to 125 students who otherwise would be financially prohibited from achieving their academic goals. College Depot provides free, full-service college guidance and connects students with resources to remove barriers and ensure success. Services include 1:1 assistance, family consultation, and workshops on all aspects of the education planning process—from financial aid to career exploration.
The Arizona Pet Project The Arizona Pet Project Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Unsheltered people with pets who struggle to access services and housing Project: Bridge the gap between human and animal services by resolving pet-related barriers to care for 100 individuals experiencing poverty, hunger, homelessness, domestic violence, or other crises. Maricopa County estimates there are 140,000 fewer units of affordable housing than it needs, with nearly 10,000 individuals unsheltered. This leaves at least 1,000 individuals with pets struggling to access services, shelters, and transitional housing. The Arizona Pet Project partners with local homeless shelters and human service agencies to ensure people can access physical and mental health services, employment, and shelter while keeping their entire family intact — including pets.
The Foster Alliance The Foster Alliance 2024 Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Coconino, Maricopa, Navajo	Population: Children in the Arizona foster care system, ages birth to 18 Project: The Foster Alliance (TFA), formerly known as Arizona Helping Hands, is the state’s largest provider of essential needs to children in Arizona’s foster care system, currently serving 800 children monthly. The TFA Essential Needs program reduces stressors of children in foster care, beginning with a safe place to sleep. Infants receive a crib, mattress, and fitted sheet, while children receive a twin bed unit that includes a mattress, bed frame, and bedding. Children also receive clothing, school supplies, footlockers, personal care kits, and much more. Funding will directly support two weeks of service for 300 children.
UMOM New Day Centers, Inc. UMOM's Family Emergency Shelter Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Families experiencing homelessness Project: Break the cycle of homelessness for families served today and for future generations. The UMOM Family Emergency Shelter program offers the tools and resources clients need to permanently end their homelessness, including: 1:1 case management; employment services; advocacy with property management companies, landlords, courts, and partnering agencies; connection to community resources; and supportive services for children and youth. Funding will enable 1,800 people to benefit from safe shelter and related services that support a transition to permanent housing at a rate of 80%, compared to the community standard of 64%.
Yuma Regional Medical Center Foundation of YRMC Mobile Health Clinic Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Yuma	Population: Families facing socio-economic challenges that significantly limit access to healthcare and result in absenteeism and decreased performance in school Project: Expand healthcare access in the Yuma School District to reduce school absenteeism, increase vaccine rates, enhance community engagement and prevention, and increase healthcare utilization. Funding will enable Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) to reach underserved youth by providing convenient and quality healthcare close to home. Care will be delivered by residents of YRMC's Graduate Medical Education program through a revitalized mobile health unit. Residents will provide quality healthcare in a timely and cost-effective manner while gaining invaluable experience.

Organizations and Project	Funding Purpose
Aliento Education Fund Cultiva Program Thiru Family Trust Momentum Maker Grant, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Immigrant youth and mixed immigration families. Project: Aliento’s Cultiva Program project provides arts and healing workshops, therapy, open mic opportunities, and trauma-informed educational training for educators to address the unique stressors that exacerbate isolation and loneliness among immigrant youth and mixed immigration families.
Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV) Mental Health Supports Within Domestic Violence Shelters Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Unsheltered children, youth, adults, and families experiencing domestic violence Project: Enhance mental health services for individuals within emergency domestic violence shelters to improve health outcomes and reduce shelter reliance. Emergency shelters for domestic violence are overwhelmed with people struggling with severe anxiety, depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders. Shelters lack adequate resources, trained personnel, and comprehensive programs to effectively support these individuals. Funding will enable ACESDV to bridge this critical gap by providing specialized crisis intervention training for staff, integrating mental health professionals, and developing targeted mental health programs to help 160 domestic violence survivors heal and find justice.
Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line (APAL) Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Medical providers throughout Arizona and the perinatal patients they serve Project: Increase the medical community's capacity to treat mental health and substance use disorders among perinatal patients. Pregnant and lactating patients require specialized perinatal services for mental health and substance use but face huge delays in accessing care. APAL expands access by offering free consultation and training to frontline healthcare providers throughout Arizona. Funding will enable APAL to give 1,500 providers access to expert, evidence-based recommendations from board-certified perinatal psychiatrists. In turn, more perinatal women will have timely access to optimal mental health and substance use disorder treatment, resulting in improved health, birth outcomes, and quality of life./p>
Circle the City A Non-Clinical Outreach Proposal: Moving Patients Toward Mental Health Services Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Homeless and unsheltered individuals who do not readily access primary medical care services Project: Establish rapport and trust with people experiencing homelessness to connect them with needed mental health services. Mental health care is often a critically needed service for unhoused individuals. Due to traumatic experiences, many are service-resistant. Building trust is time-consuming, not billable to medical insurance, and extremely costly when undertaken by medical staff. Funding will enable a non-clinical team to identify encampment areas, establish rapport with prospective patients, and connect them to mobile and street medicine teams for timely and billable medical/mental health interventions and other support services. This project will reach 1,500 unhoused people, helping them get mental health services that improve their quality of life.
Community Awareness Resource Entity of Arizona CareAZ Initiative to Enhance the Continuum of Care for Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Apache	Population: Adults and tribal members in rural areas with limited access to mental health care. Project: Increase access to mental health care by expanding peer support services, integrating telehealth cognitive therapy, and offering immediate, non-clinical crisis support. Apache County has a shortage of mental health professionals and only six peer support workers who are crucial to bridging the treatment gaps. To expand access, CareAZ will add 12 peer support workers who can offer immediate mental health support to 450 individuals, including 24/7 crisis support through a living room model, connections to extended treatment, and access to services that address the social drivers of health. These services will help reduce crises related to mental health and substance use disorder, emergency room visits, and interactions with the justice system.
Constructing Circles of Peace (Constuyenos Circulos de Paz) SALUD Mental (Support, Awareness, Leadership, Understanding, and Development) Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Santa Cruz	Population: Latino youth ages 8-18 and their primary caregivers Project: Enhance mental wellness and resilience by improving engagement in mental health services, reducing the incidence of substance use, and ensuring access to culturally sensitive care. Latino youth in Santa Cruz County face significant mental health challenges, including high rates of depression, anxiety, and substance use, compounded by a severe shortage of mental health providers and cultural stigma. Mixed or undocumented immigration status further complicates access to care for many. Expected to serve 10,300 participants, funding will enable the SALUD Mental program to offer culturally sensitive, easily accessible, evidence-based interventions including teen Mental Health First Aid and Active Minds to build resilience, reduce stigma, and increase community awareness of mental health disorders.
El Rio Health Center Foundation El Rio Buena Vida Acupuncture Pilot Project Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Pima	Population: Veterans, seniors, and tribal and unsheltered adults living with chronic pain. Project: Improve the health and well-being of patients whose quality of life is diminished by chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. There is a high frequency of psychiatric comorbidities in patients who live with chronic pain, especially in underserved populations. Care is fragmented, patients are sent to multiple specialists, and there is little to no communication or collaboration among providers. El Rio’s Buena Vida Integrated Pain Clinic services are integrative and focus on addressing mood, anxiety, and history of trauma. Funding will provide acupuncture treatments for up to 200 patients as an additional intervention for pain and related emotional challenges. Through this cohort, the clinic will study the impact of acupuncture on patient recovery.
First Place First Place AZ: Mind Matters Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Adults with autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities (A/I/DD) Project: Empower adults with A/I/DD to lead more fulfilling lives within a supportive community. First Place AZ (FPAZ) helps adults with A/I/DD in a residential setting thrive on their path to more independent living. Robust activities and dedicated support staff help residents reduce anxiety, improve social skills, and increase emotional well-being. Funding will help expand therapeutic activities for 70 residents to include equine therapy, yoga classes, and monthly group therapy. With robust and empowering support, residents will improve mental health and resilience, achieve greater independence, and enhance their quality of life.
Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona Free Arts’ 2024-25 Art Resilience Programs Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai	Population: Youth ages 3 to 26 exposed to poverty, homelessness, abuse, and/or neglect Project: Free Arts’ Art Resilience Programs support Arizona’s low-income, largely BIPOC population impacted by ACEs and mental health issues. Utilizing a variety of art forms (music, dance, theater, painting, printmaking, and more), Free Arts delivers trauma-informed, research-based curricula deploying the evidence-based program model, “Art + Mentors = Resilience.” Funding will be used to engage 7,000 at-risk youth in one or more of eight Art Resilience Programs that cultivate mental health resilience through: consistent, caring adult mentors; creative outlets that build their sense of self and self-efficacy; and curricula-based arts activities that develop executive function and self-regulation skills.
Hope Community Services Specialized Trauma Therapy for Low-Income Youth Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Low-income children and youth ages 6-17 who have experienced complex, ongoing, multiple traumas Project: Help children and youth cultivate resilience, get back on a normal developmental track, and prevent further trauma- related problems. Funding will help expand the Specialized Trauma Therapy program to serve an additional 133 children and youth through animal-assisted therapy on Hope Community Services’ new farm and through therapy for survivors of sex trafficking. Participants will learn effective skills to cope with trauma-related emotional and behavioral problems in a safe and therapeutic way, so that they can move forward safely, positively, and with increased self-sufficiency.
Hushabye Nursery Hope and Resilience – Mental Health Support Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Mothers experiencing opioid use/substance use disorder (OUD/SUD) and babies born with neonatal abstinence disorder Project: Reduce barriers to optimal care for underserved, low-income women experiencing OUD/SUD and related mental health issues—while increasing hope and healing. Funding will help Hushabye Nursery support 300 clients in having a healthy pregnancy, healthier newborns, a safe home environment, and intact families. The project will improve mental health and reduce anxiety and comorbidities that occur while struggling with OUD/SUD during pregnancy by addressing the social drivers of health, keeping baby with mom rather than from mom whenever possible, and by helping mitigate adverse childhood experiences.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Improving Mental Health for Underserved and Critically Ill Children Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Underserved children diagnosed with a progressive, degenerative, or malignant condition that has placed their life in jeopardy Project: Empower children in underserved areas to benefit from the life-changing experience of having a wish granted. Make-A-Wish Arizona grants the wishes of children in Arizona to provide them with joy, hope, and strength during their medical treatment journey. As the number of eligible children rises, funding will enable the foundation to grant 450 children’s wishes (its highest number to date) and engage underrepresented communities, such as Latino/Latina/Latinx children and kids in southern Arizona.
New Pathways for Youth Level Up Academy for High-Risk Phoenix Youth Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Low-income, BIPOC high school students who have experienced three or more adverse childhood experiences Project: Increase access to transformative resources and relationships necessary for lifelong social, emotional, and mental well-being. Level Up Academy is a 10-week elective course that introduces the skills and mindsets that students need to thrive in high school and beyond. The program will empower 140 youth to embrace healthy relationships, achieve emotional regulation and mental health, and understand how to access services for improving mental health outcomes. Funding will enable the program to expand beyond its current partnerships with Camelback and Robert L. Duffy high schools to serve four Title I schools in the Phoenix Union High School District.
Power Paws Assistance Dogs Mental Health Bridging the Gaps – Children with Animal Assisted Interventions Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Coconino, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal	Population: Low-income, at-risk students in Title 1 schools who are victims of abuse and diagnosed with PTSD Project: Offer child survivors of domestic or sexual abuse Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) to help prepare for trial and prevent suicide. Power Paws provides highly trained service dogs and trains courthouse staff to work with them to prepare child survivors of sexual or domestic abuse for trial. They also train educators to use AAI as a mental health screening tool to help students cope with disengagement, depression, and other signs of suicide ideation. Funding will enable Power Paws to offer AAI to an additional 700 children in the courtroom and 300 children in the classroom.
Project Willow Rebloom Project Rebloom: A Postpartum Wellness Model Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Statewide	Population: Postpartum mothers and their children and families Project: Provide the first-in-the-nation inpatient psychiatric acute care unit specializing in treating severe perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum psychosis, while preserving the mother-baby dyad. Funding will enable the Willow Rebloom Mother Baby Unit to help 2,000 postpartum mothers significantly reduce mental health symptoms from admission to discharge through comprehensive assessment and treatment, medication stabilization, and a range of therapies. Following discharge from inpatient care, home visits will ensure safety and significantly increase mothers’ confidence in caring effectively for their infants.
Rosie's House Rosie’s House Mental Health Initiative Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Youth ages 4-18 and their families Project: Train all Rosie’s House music academy staff and faculty on stress, anxiety, and depression so they can offer meaningful mental health support for students. Rosie’s House provides underserved youth with free afterschool music education classes. Its Mental Health Initiative, piloted in 2023-2024 in partnership with Terros Health, offers families access to mental health care that otherwise might be unattainable. Continued funding will enable Rosie’s House to leverage pilot learnings and offer all music academy staff and faculty ongoing trauma-informed trainings. This will equip them to support 650 students’ mental health needs, offer professional mental health referral services, and directly support families.
Ryan House Parent Mental Health and Benefits of Respite Care Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Children age birth to 18 with life-limiting or terminal conditions and their families Project: Provide specialized pediatric respite care to give parents and caregivers a break from 24/7 caregiving. Parents of children with life-limiting and terminal illnesses are at a greater risk of poor mental health. At no cost to families, Ryan House provides expert pediatric respite and palliative care. These short-term, overnight stays offer children a fun getaway with peers, while giving parents the relief they need to care for themselves. Funding will enable Ryan House to provide up to 28 days of short-term overnight respite care to 200 children (4,800 hours of service) with a life-limiting or terminal illness.
The Center for Victims of Torture Proyecto Mariposa Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Pima	Population: Refugee families Project: Offer mental health services that help reduce isolation and stigma, validate traumatic experiences, and promote resilience for families immigrating to the U.S. Families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are often fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries, plus facing significant dangers on the journey. Upon arrival, refugees must cope with these past traumas while adapting to life in a new country. The Center for Victims of Torture’s Proyecto Mariposa project provides essential access to mental health care for refugee families through the Casa Alitas Migrant Shelter. Funding will enable 500 people to receive services including psychosocial groups, crisis intervention and support, and individual psychotherapy tailored to the needs of transient populations.
Womens Health Innovations of Arizona Scaling Maternal Mental Health Services Through Peer Support Mental Health Matters, 2024 Counties: Maricopa, Pima	Population: Pregnant and post-partum women. Project: Increase the number of Arizona mothers supported throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood by growing a team of certified peer coaches. Women's Health Innovations of Arizona (WHI) is the sole organization in the state dedicated to filling critical gaps in mental health support for perinatal women struggling with mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, and grief. Through therapy, peer support, and specialized programs, WHI addresses immediate mental health challenges and promotes long-term emotional resilience and wellness, so mothers and their children can thrive. Funding will enable WHI to add three certified peer coaches, increasing access to mental health support for 960 perinatal women and significantly easing their journey into motherhood.
Yuma County Education Service Agency Rural Schools Emotional Well-Being Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Yuma	Population: Title 1 schools, where more than 50% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch and more than 50% of families are low income Project: Provide essential mental health training to 20 schools in rural southwest Arizona. Teachers from 20 different school sites will attend quarterly trainings about student and adult mental health. As they disseminate this information at their schools, at least 200 teachers and 6,000 students will be better able to talk about mental health issues, find coping strategies, and get additional help. Funding will enable 20 teachers to receive 12 hours of mental health training through four staff trainings during the 2024-2025 school year. Each teacher will receive a stipend for their participation.

Organizations and Project	Funding Purpose
Creek Valley Health Clinic Expansion of Screening, Prevention, and Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa, Coconino	Population: Residents of the profoundly underserved rural area of the “Arizona Strip” where the poverty rate is 77% below federal poverty limits Project: Expand and improve screening, referral, and treatment for substance use disorder along the “Arizona Strip” in northern Arizona. By improving screening rates for substance and alcohol disorder and increasing education on available services and treatment options, funding will enable case managers to better connect patients with available resources and increase the number of patients accessing and benefiting from treatment. With nearly 48% of patients under the age of 18, this program also offers patient education and school visits focused on preventing substance and alcohol use disorder to help improve health outcomes for future generations.
Peer Solutions Trauma Informed Primary Prevention (TIPP) Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024 Counties: Maricopa	Population: Youth, families, and communities facing the greatest health disparities in the county and state Project: Bolster health equity by and for the community by empowering the Arizona Youth-Led Coalition (AYLC) to develop a state-wide equity campaign, host a conference, and develop policies for schools, businesses, and governments. Peer Solutions has been empowering peers working with peers to make the world a better place for 28 years. Funding will enable the AYLC to operationalize systemic change strategies to normalize health equity across all levels of the Social Ecological Model—individual, relationship, community, and societal—through its TIPP approach.

Creek Valley Health Clinic
Expansion of Screening, Prevention, and Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024
Counties: Maricopa, Coconino

Population: Residents of the profoundly underserved rural area of the “Arizona Strip” where the poverty rate is 77% below federal poverty limits

Project: Expand and improve screening, referral, and treatment for substance use disorder along the “Arizona Strip” in northern Arizona.

By improving screening rates for substance and alcohol disorder and increasing education on available services and treatment options, funding will enable case managers to better connect patients with available resources and increase the number of patients accessing and benefiting from treatment. With nearly 48% of patients under the age of 18, this program also offers patient education and school visits focused on preventing substance and alcohol use disorder to help improve health outcomes for future generations.

Peer Solutions
Trauma Informed Primary Prevention (TIPP)
Impact Grant Cycle 1, 2024
Counties: Maricopa

Population: Youth, families, and communities facing the greatest health disparities in the county and state

Project: Bolster health equity by and for the community by empowering the Arizona Youth-Led Coalition (AYLC) to develop a state-wide equity campaign, host a conference, and develop policies for schools, businesses, and governments.

Peer Solutions has been empowering peers working with peers to make the world a better place for 28 years. Funding will enable the AYLC to operationalize systemic change strategies to normalize health equity across all levels of the Social Ecological Model—individual, relationship, community, and societal—through its TIPP approach.

Grantees

Thiru Family Trust Momentum Maker Grant

Aliento Education Fund