Our mission
The Deaconess Foundation improves community health by investing in initiatives that provide healthcare access and education to at-risk populations in underserved communities.
Deaconess Foundation Grants Awarded
TEXAS
JFK Global Prayer Ministry, Houston — $25,000
Expansion of services to hire four additional staff members
Mission of Mercy, Inc., Corpus Christi — $50,000
Expansion of services
TIIHP Care Clinics, Houston — $25,000
Expansion of services/operating funds
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic, Inc., Austin — $25,000
Expansion of services/operating funds
Westside Free Clinic, El Paso — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Tomagwa Health Care Ministries, Tomball — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Casa El Buen, Missouri City — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Hope Medical Clinic, Austin — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Shifa Healthcare Community Services, Houston — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Rockwall Grace Center, Rockwall — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Bethesda Health Clinic, Tyler — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Ibn Sina Foundation, Houston — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
UHP Health, Houston — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
Health for All, Bryan — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
El Paso Baptist Clinic, El Paso — $5,000
Expansion of clinic pharmacy services
NORTH CAROLINA
Cape Fear Clinic Inc. — $45,000
Integrated Care for the Underserved
Grace Clinic of Yadkin Valley — $23,000
Expanded Access to Primary Care and Behavioral Health for Uninsured and Underserved
Guilford Adult Health, Inc. — $15,000
GAH Dental Access Program
HealthReach Community Clinic — $20,000
Access to Primary Care for the Uninsured
Helping Hand Clinic, Inc. — $15,000
Hispanic Outreach Project
Hope Clinic — $35,000
Expanded Coordinated Care for Hope Clinic Patients
Shelter Health Services — $15,000
Access to Health and Dental Care for Underserved Living at the Salvation Army Center of Hope
OHIO
Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio — $25,000
Farmacy in the City: Diabetes Defense Program
Compassionate Care of Shelby County — $25,000
Community Wellness & Education Center
Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky — $50,000
Expansion of Behavioral Health Services
Envision Partnerships — $22,500
Butler County Family Mediation Center
Family Nurturing Center — $63,000
Childhood Trauma Focused Counseling Services
Good Neighbor House — $25,000
Underserved Dental Hygiene Clinic
Grace Clinics of Ohio — $25,000
Safety-Net Free Clinic Expansion
The Healing Center, Vineyard Church Springdale — $36,000
Free Clinic & Pregnancy Care Services
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless Families
Lake County Free Clinic — $24,000
Expanding Medical Care Access for the Underserved
Life Learning Center — $40,000
Recovery Program Rural Expansion
Miami County Dental Clinic — $25,000
Dental Care Clinic Expansion
St. Joseph Orphanage dba NewPath Child & Family Services — $40,000
Child & Adolescent Crisis Residential Treatment Expansion
Tender Mercies — $30,000
Permanent Supportive Housing: Formerly Homeless with Mental Illness
Women Helping Women — $55,000
Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
TEXAS
Community Health Clinic of McKinney — $30,000
Primary Care for the Underserved
Community Children's Clinic, Midland — $10,000
Health Care for Uninsured & Underinsured Children
Lubbock Children's Health Clinic — $40,000
Health Care for Uninsured & Underinsured Children
Lubbock Impact Free Clinic — $30,000
Free Dental Care for the Uninsured
Presbyterian Medical Care Mission, Abilene — $40,000
Primary Care and Prescriptions for Low Income and Uninsured Adults
Regional Victim Crisis Center, Abilene — $50,000
Trauma Counseling for Child Victims of Violent Crimes
INDIANA
85 Hope/Wabash County Free Medical Clinic — $10,000
Specialty Care Referral Program
Center for Healing and Hope — $25,000
Increasing Access to Primary Care for the Uninsured
Family Services DBA Willowstone Family Services — $30,000
Therapy for the Under-Served by Therapists Working Toward Full Licensure in Indiana
Heart & Soul Clinic — $25,000
Increase in Services
Hope Healthcare Services — $20,000
Increased Access to Interdiscplinary Healthcare Services for Our Neighbors Who Lack Insurance
RALEIGH, NC
Alliance Medical Ministry — $50,000
Primary Care for Working & Uninsured Individuals
Healing Transitions — $50,000
Peer Recovery for the Homeless
SAFEchild — $65,000
Advocacy Center for Abused & Neglected Children
Samaritan Health Center — $65,000
Primary Care for Low Income Individuals
SouthLight Healthcare — $70,000
Integrated Behavioral Health Partnership
The Family Violence Prevention Center, Inc., DBA. InterAct — $63,000
Trauma-Informed Intervention for Youth in Emergency Shelter Program
Triangle Family Services — $65,000
Sexual Abuse Treatment Program for Children
TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc.) — $25,000
Comprehensive Healthcare for Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
Urban Ministries of Wake County — $75,000
Medication Access for Low Income Uninsured Individuals
Raleigh-Wake County Dental Society Community Dental Health Program, Inc. (dba: Wake Smiles) — $57,500
Oral Care for Low Income & Uninsured Adults
CINCINNATI, OH
Back2Back — $40,o00
Training in Trauma-Informed Care for Youth & Families
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County — $20,000
Mentoring for At-Risk Youth
Cancer Family Care, Inc. — $20,000
Telehealth Counseling
Centerpoint — $100,000
Norwood School-Based Dental Clinic
Children's Home of NKY — $75,000
COVID-Related Modification of Day Treatment Program
Cincinnati Health Network — $100,000
Dental Clinic for the Homeless
Cincinnati Wellness & Music Coalition — $10,000
Music Program for Bhutanese Refugee Youth
Cincinnati Union Bethel — $62,000
Primary Care for Off the Streets Program
CincySmiles Foundation — $85,000
CincySmiles Dental Road Crew
Epilepsy Alliance Ohio — $20,000
Maintenance & Enhancements for Epilepsy Counseling Program
First Step Home — $20,000
Maternal Addiction Program Support
Focus on Youth, Inc. — $20,000
Mental Health Support for Youth at West Chester Boys & Girls Club
Glad House — $15,000
Enhancement of CHAMPS Program for Children of Addicted Parents
Good Samaritan Free Clinic — $111,000
Free Clinic for Uninsured Individuals
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCB) — $65,000
Coordination of Physical & Behavioral Healthcare Needs for Most Vulnerable Clients in Hamilton County
Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions — $20,000
Increased Telehealth Access
HOPE Community Center/Tri-State Peer Support Team — $10,000
Peer Support for First Responder Mental Health Needs
IKRON — $50,000
Expansion of Programming for Integrated Behavioral Health Services
Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc. — $50,000
Care Navigator Program to Connect Youth to Insurance & Mental Health Services
Meals on Wheels — $20,000
Meals on Wheels Dental Hygiene Kits
Mental Health America of NKY & SW Ohio — $25,000
Pro Bono Counseling for the Uninsured & Underinsured
MindPeace — $25,000
Youth Mental Health Support
Northern KY Health Department — $80,000
Children's Dental Treatment for Immigrants
OneCity for Recovery — $80,000
Care Coordinator Addiction Recovery Program
Primary Health Solutions — $50,000
Mobile Dental Unit for Butler City Students
St. Aloysius Orphanage — $50,000
Program Expansion for Children with Severe Emotional Disorders
St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy — $125,000
Primary Care for Pharmacy Patients
Talbert House — $100,000
Integrated Health Services, Mt. Orab
The Care Center of Loveland — $36,800
Primary Care Health Check
The Health Care Connection — $100,000
Expansion of Integrated Behavioral Health Program
The HealthCare Connection — $200,000
Mt. Healthy Family Practice Health Center Implementation of New Dental Services (09/2020)
OKLAHOMA
Bethany First Nazarene (Oklahoma City)— $25,000
TOGETHER: Diabetes Management
D-DENT (Oklahoma City) — $28,800
Oral Health Care Restorations & Education
Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services (Tulsa) — $25,000
Donated Dental Care for Indigent Individuals
Health Alliance for the Uninsured (Oklahoma City) — $43,000
Healthcare Services Navigation Program
Hearts That Care (Lawton) — $25,000
Dental Clinic
Ministries of Jesus (Edmond) — $25,000
Health Care for the Uninsured
Moore Youth & Family (Moore) — $25,000
Healthy Transitions: Mental Health Support for Elementary Age Children Returning to School
Oklahoma Caring Foundation (Tulsa) — $6,000
Oklahoma Caring Van Program: Mobile Immunizations for Children
Pivot (Oklahoma City) — $38,000
Supporting Youth: Providing Housing, Education, Employment, Connections, & Well-Being
ReMerge of Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City) — $20,000
Women's Diversion Health & Wellness Program
Neighborhood Services Organization (Oklahoma City) — $27,400
Oral Health Outreach Program
Greater Cincinnati Foundation — $200,000
COVID-19 Relief Fund
The HealthCare Connection — $200,000
Mt. Healthy Family Practice Health Center Dental Clinic
OneCity For Recovery — $340,000
Addictions' Care Coordinator for Hamilton County (funded over three years)
St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy — $125,000
Primary Care for Patients in Need
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation — $111,000
Dental Clinic for the uninsured at the Good Sam Free Clinic in Price Hill
Cincinnati Health Network — $100,000
McMicken Free Health Clinic Dental Clinic for the homeless
Primary Health Solutions — $100,000
School-Based Health Center, Edgewood Schools - Butler County (a Deaconess Health Check)
Talbert House Health Center — $100,000
Norwood School-Based Dental Clinic
Talbert House — $100,000
Integrated Health Clinic (coordinated behavioral health and primary care), Mt. Orab/Brown County
CincySmiles Foundation — $85,000
CincySmiles Dental Road Crew Program for rural communities near Greater Cincinnati
Northern Kentucky Health Department — $80,000
Urgent dental care for 25 - 30 uninsured children in Northern Kentucky's Covington Independent Public Schools
Cincinnati Union Bethel — $62,000
Integrated Health Services for Cincinnati Union Bethel's Off the Streets' Program
Primary Health Solutions — $50,000
Mobile dental program for students in Butler County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Fit for Life Program
The Care Center of Loveland — $36,800
Primary Care Services at the Care Center, NorthStar Church, Loveland
Freestore Foodbank — $25,000
Operating funds for Covid Relief food supplies
Meals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio & Northern Kentucky — $20,000
Dental Hygiene Kits and education for 3,500 clients
Deaconess Health Check Mobile Van — $701,450
Mobile Health Care for the underserved and uninsured population
GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati — $100,000
Funding for Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) programs
Heimlich Heroes — $53,689
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Fit for Life Program
CincySmiles Foundation — $50,000
Denture Lab (a Deaconess Health Check)
OneCity For Recovery — $35,000
Start-up program for Addictions' Care Coordinator for Hamilton County
First Step Home — $25,000
Maternal Addiction Program
City Gospel Mission — $25,000
Hope House Rescue Mission, Middletown (a Deaconess Health Check)
City Gospel Mission — $25,000
General Operations
Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships — $8,000
Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs
Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center — $7,500
Operating Funds
Broken Bus Ministry — $5,000
Operating Funds - Providing clothing and hygiene supplies for homeless in need
Rise Up News — $5,000
Providing resources and solution-based information to people in county jails so they can prepare for life after release
Primary Health Solutions — $300,000
School-Based Health Center, Middletown Schools (a Deaconess Health Check)
Heimlich Heroes — $158,840
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion - Training for adults and older teens
GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati — $100,000
Funding for Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) programs
Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships — $51,000
Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Fit for Life Program
First Step Home — $25,000
Maternal Addiction Program
Hamilton County Commissioner — $25,000
Narcan distribution for the Opioid Crisis
Center for Respite Care — $350,000
Providing medical care to the homeless needing a safe place to heal, assists in breaking the cycle of homelessness (a Deaconess Health Check)
St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy — $300,000
Capital Campaign -Providing medications for the uninsured (a Deaconess Health Check)
Heimlich Heroes — $265,813
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion
Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky — $187,221
Burlington location behavioral health care (a Deaconess Health Check)
GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati — $100,000
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII)
Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships — $51,000
Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Fit for Life Program
Roy Lester Schneider Hospital — $25,000
Hurricane Relief
Matthew 25 Ministries — $25,000
Hurricane Relief
Heimlich Heroes — $370,138
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion
Center for Addiction Treatment — $300,000
Capital campaign, funded integrating primary care and addiction treatment (a Deaconess Health Check)
Primary Health Solutions — $300,000
School-Based Health Center, Fairfield Schools (a Deaconess Health Check)
Talbert House — $284,400
Two primary care clinics (Deaconess Health Checks in Walnut Hills and Western Hills)
YMCA — $200,000
Diabetes Prevention Program
GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati — $100,000
Funding for the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) programs
Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships — $51,000
Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Fit for Life Program
University of Cincinnati Foundation — $10,000
Sunflower Rev It Up fundraiser for Parkinson's Disease
ITN Greater Cincinnati — $3,000
Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impairments within the greater Cincinnati area
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky — $318,000
Covington location behavioral health care (a Deaconess Health Check)
Heimlich Heroes — $232,517
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion - Spanish materials
Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships — $101,000
Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs
GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati — $100,000
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) initiatives
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Fit for Life Program
Cincinnati Recreation Commission — $35,000
Fitness and Prevention - Rebuilding Roselawn's Walking Trail
3CDC — $400,000
Capital campaign for three downtown homeless shelter health clinics (Deaconess Health Checks) - Hatton Shelterhouse for women, Barron Shelterhouse for men, City Gospel Mission
Health Care Access Now — $300,000
Health Care Coordination - connecting those in need with care providers
YMCA — $200,000
Diabetes Prevention Program
Heimlich Heroes — $163,549
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion
Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships — $75,000
Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs
ITN Greater Cincinnati — $65,000
Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impairments within the greater Cincinnati area
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $50,000
Fit for Life Program
Children's Home of Cincinnati — $25,000
Primary health care services (a Deaconess Health Check)
Health Care Access Now — $300,000
Health Care Coordination - connecting those in need with care providers
Western Hills and Dater High Schools — $240,000
School-Based Dental Health Clinic at Western Hills/Dater High Schools (a Deaconess Health Check) - for students and the community
Heimlich Heroes — $142,519
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion
Talbert House — $88,209
Parkway Center's transitional housing for homeless men and veterans struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. Major kitchen renovation.
ITN Greater Cincinnati — $30,541
Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impariments within the Greater Cincinnati area
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati — $25,000
Fit for Life Program
Western Hills and Dater High Schools — $175,000
Capital and operations campaign, School-Based Dental Health Clinic at Western HillsHigh School/Dater High School Campus (a Deaconess Health Check)
ITN Greater Cincinnati — $102,010
Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impairments within the greater Cincinnati area
Heimlich Heroes — $90,500
Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - Start up of program