Allegany Senior Foundation for the Allegany County Community Partnership on Aging,
Belmont, NY: $70,000 to support a two-year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for frail elders.
Alzheimer's Association of WNY, Williamsville, NY: $100,000 to develop a practical DVD to assist nursing home staff and family caregivers in preventing and managing the behavioral problems of Alzheimer's patients and to pilot test it in several Buffalo nursing homes.
Alzheimer's Association of WNY, Williamsville, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to improve transitions from hospital to home for people with dementia using a transition coach.
American Federation for Aging Research, New York, NY: $25,000 to support research by medical students interested in pursuing geriatrics.
American Red Cross Greater Buffalo Chapter: $25,000 to support the Life Project that engages young people as volunteers through their schools to help seniors that require assistance to remain in their homes.
ARISE, Syracuse, NY: $149,945 for counseling for children and families at two Syracuse School District elementary schools.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY: $150,000 to provide dental services in partnership with the Buffalo Community Health Center to youth and families.
Buffalo Academy of Medicine, Buffalo, NY: $7,500 for a facilitator to help solidify the planning and development needed to design a Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) for Western New York.
Buffalo Ensemble Theatre, Buffalo, NY: $88,000 to develop an interactive theater program for inner-city high-risk Buffalo teens focusing on health careers and health risks.
C-Match, Syracuse, NY: $149,995 to establish a Fetal and Infant Mortality/Morbidity Review/Registry (FIMMRR) for Onondaga County, providing critical feedback to healthcare providers, which can be used for Continuous Quality Improvement.
Catholic Charities of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY: $150,000 to implement software and hardware system to streamline billing, records, and appointment scheduling.
Center for Health Improvement, Sacranento, CA: $53,515 to identify current models of care for children living in communities of poverty.
Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Cheektowaga, NY: up to $4,000 for successful participation in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Cheektowaga, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to raise the awareness of end-of-life options for adults with developmental disabilities and reduce unnecessary transfer to higher levels of care.
Center for Hospice & Palliative Care for the WNY Advance Care Planning Coalition (Erie County), Buffalo, NY: $86,500 to support a two year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for frail elders
Child & Family Services, Buffalo, NY: $92,840 to implement Anasazi software to increase staff time to provide direct services to clients.
Ciurzak & Company, Buffalo & Syracuse, NY: $115,000 to evaluate implementation of the Center for Disease Control's Coordinatored School Health Model in the Buffalo and Syracuse City School Districts.
Columbia University, New York, NY: $150,000 to evaluate the Community Health Foundations Nuts & Bolts initiative and provide technical assistance to the initiatives sixteen grantees.
Commission for a Healthy Central New York, Syracuse, NY: $67,000 to support the eight county health departments in CNY efforts to organize and lead regional advocacy and development in four priority areas; obesity, mental health, dental health and stroke.
Community Care of WNY, Olean, NY: $150,000 to support the early development for the first rural PACE site in New York State.
Community Care of WNY( Home Care & Hospice), Olean, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to increase the ability of older patients with CHF and COPD to better manage their care and reduce avoidable hospitalizations and emergency care using a transition coach.
Community Concern of WNY, Derby, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to improve the success for frail elders discharged from a TLC facility using a transition coach.
Community Foundation of Tompkins County, Ithaca, NY: $25,000 to expand and relocate the Family Health Network (Cortland, NY) Dental Clinic.
Concept Systems, Ithaca, NY: $17,650 to engage stakeholders from three neighborhoods in the City of Buffalo in a consensus building process that will identify priorities and guide the development of strategies to assist frail elders to age in place in the identified neighborhoods.
Continuing Care Foundation (an organization of the Catholic Health System), Buffalo, NY: $300,000 from the Community Health Foundations donor advised fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo for development of a Program of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) in Lackawanna, NY.
Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, Ithaca, NY: $107,646 to provide an objective evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of the Project Home pilot at Loretto in Syracuse, NY a three year demonstration program designed to respond to the wishes of an aging population to receive care in home and community based settings.
Council on Aging of Niagara County, Inc. for the Niagara Caregivers Network, Niagara Falls, NY: $69,519 to support a two year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for frail elders.
Council on Aging of Niagara County, Niagara Falls, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to initiative a self-management program for elders to reduce unnecessary hospitalization.
Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY: up to $4,000 for successful participation in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to reduce avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations as well as improve self-management using a transition coach.
Diocese of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY: $73,043 to provide training to decrease bullying and increase cultural competency in the Dioceses 20 most impoverished schools.
D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY: $15,210 to plan and implement a conference designed to disseminate the results of the 2004 Health Risk Assessment to appropriate organizations, individuals and other interested parties.
East Hill Family Medical, Auburn, NY: $35,000 to expand dental services capacity by 20% through a combination of the grant from CHFWCNY and a $65,000 loan from the Primary Care Development Corporation.
Erie 1 BOCES, West Seneca, NY: $200,000 for planning and implementation of the Centers for Disease Control's Coordinated School Health Model in the Buffalo Public Schools.
Genesee County Office for the Aging, Batavia, NY: $42,533 to implement a county-wide collaborative process with key organizations and constituencies designed to integrate the county's long term care providers into a more coordinated system of care and improve access to these activities.
Genesee County Office for the Aging for the Genesee County Long Term Care Task Force, Batavia, NY: $70,000 to support a two year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for the frail.
Grantmakers Forum of New York, Rochester, NY: $5,000 in matching funds to support a New York State-wide effort to educate Grantmakers in issues related to aging and provide information on how to effectively support efforts related to aging and elders.
Health Association of Niagara County, Niagara Falls, NY: $150,000 to develop the first PACE site in Niagara County.
Health for All of WNY, Buffalo, NY: $100,000 to repeat a household survey to show changes since 1998 in health status and health behaviors in western New York communities.
Home Aides of CNY, Syracuse, NY: $75,000 to support an innovative mobile recruitment program for nursing aides who live in rural areas of Oswego and Onondaga counties.
Horizon Village, Inc., Sanborn, NY: $100,000 to help build a clinic for mental health and primary care services on the site of the residential facility for substance-abusing individuals.
Hospice & Palliative Care Services of Tompkins County, Ithaca, NY: Up to $30,000 to particpate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to improve quality of life and self-management of symptoms for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment using a transition coach.
Hospice Buffalo, Cheektowaga, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to improve the transition to end-of-life care for appropriate patients in a medical practice.
Hospice Chautauqua County, Mayville, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to reduce unnecessary emergency care and admission for patients with CHF and COPD and will increase appropriate transition to end-of-life care.
Hospice Foundation of WNY for St. John Hospice/Buffalo House Initiative, Buffalo, NY: $100,000 to provide community outreach and recruit and train staff for hospice work in inner-city neighborhoods in Erie County
Hospice of the Finger Lakes, Auburn, NY: up to $4,000 for successful participation in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County, Inc. for the Long Term Care Committee of the Health Planning Council, Ithaca, NY: $70,000 to support a two-year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for frail elders.
Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, Ithaca, NY: $50,500 to evolve an agency serving Tompkins and surrounding counties from one that is primarily staff-driven to one that is volunteer-driven, thus making it more sustainable over time.
Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY: $70,000 in scholarship funds for students enrolling in a one-time program offering for dental hygienists in the rural areas of WNY. The program is a collaboration between Jamestown, Monroe and Jefferson Community Colleges.
Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY: $65,000 to set up arrangements among rural community colleges to share allied health professional training to make it more accessible to rural students.
Jewish Family Services, Buffalo, NY: $139,489 for expanding mental health services to children.
Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY: $207,872 to develop and implement a Quality Assurance Program for school based health centers at Kaleida and Catholic Health systems and Jamestown School District. (The Catholic Health Systems and The Resource Center, on behalf of the Jamestown School District each received $30,000 of this award the support their efforts in this project.)
Kaleida Healths Deaconess Skilled Nursing Facility, Buffalo, NY: up to $4,000 for successful participation in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
Kaleida Health Foundation, Buffalo, NY: $43,345 to develop a standardized curriculum for medical interpreters for use in multiple health delivery systems in Erie County.
Kaleida Health Long Term Care Facility, Buffalo, NY: up to $4,000 for successful participation in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
Kaleida Health LTC Division, Buffalo, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to improve transition from hospital to long-term care using a transition coach.
Loretto, Syracuse, NY: $100,000 to support evaluation of a three year demonstration program designed to respond to the wishes of an aging population to receive care in home and community based settings.
Loretto, Syracuse, NY: $300,000 from the Community Health Foundations donor advised fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo for construction of a 10 bed facility to support the housing needs of current and future frail elders enrolled in Lorettos Program of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE).
Lutheran Home of CNY, Clinton, NY: $40,246 for a van to allow expansion of their Active Day Project in rural Oneida County.
Manufacturer's Association of CNY, St. Joseph's Hospital and SyraHealth, Syracuse, NY: $60,000 to fund a project involving hospitals, physicians, health plans and employers who are developing a cross-system patient-safety initiative in Onondaga County.
Massachusetts Avenue Project, Buffalo, NY: $35,000 for a Mobile Market and Community Kitchen that increases access to affordable, nutritious food for Buffalo's East and West Side low income residents.
McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy, Syracuse, NY: $149,997 to develop web-based tracking system of abused children in Onondaga County, hire a case manager to coordinate services for these children.
Mental Health Association of Onondaga County, Syracuse, NY: $11,675 to support a strategic planning process designed to reinvigorate the agency to provide quality services which are more closely aligned with expressed community needs.
Mid-Erie Counseling & Training Services, Cheektowaga, NY: $106,000 to assess vulnerable children/families in their service area to develop an outreach program and improve cultural competency of staff to provide needed mental health services.
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria VA: $165,000 for project direction and technical assistance to participants in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
New York State Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Albany, NY: $45,980 to provide a series of Learning Forums for the county-based long-term care point-of-entry systems in Western & Central New York, as they develop New York Connects.
New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO) for the WNY Public Health Alliance, Buffalo, NY: $50,000 to create a governance and program structure to allow the eight public health departments in WNY to do collaborative programming.
Niagara Hospice, Lockport, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to improve information exchange to help patients understand end-of-life care options and to improve appropriate referrals.
Northwest Buffalo Community Health Center, Buffalo, NY: $100,000 to expand dental and oral health services in Buffalo.
Northwest Buffalo Community Health Center, Buffalo, NY: $26,475 to improve operational efficiency and patient flow processes by replacing outdated and failing computers.
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES, Syracuse, NY: $104,015 to hire a Wellness Coordinator to facilitate implementing the Year One goals of the Syracuse City School District's Wellness Policy adopted by the District School Board.
Onondaga County Department of Aging & Youth, Syracuse, NY: $6,000 to provide training for local class leaders to provide the Powerful Tolls for Caregivers.
P2 Collaborative, Buffalo, NY: $16,800 to sponsor attendance at 2007 National Institute for Children's Health Care Annual Forum of nine key individuals from western NY that play a significant role in the health care safety-net for children.
Parish Nurse Ministries of NY, Williamsville, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to determine the efficacy of parish nurses functioning in the role of transition coaches to help frail elders remain in their homes following acute illness.
Pioneer Camp & Retreat Center, Angola, NY: $120,900 to train staff to better address the needs of foster children and recruit advanced social work students to better serve these children.
Planned Parenthood of Buffalo & Erie County, Buffalo, NY: $50,000 to support the intended outcomes of the merger of Planned Parenthood of Buffalo and Erie County and Planned Parenthood of Niagara County - cost savings, provision of more services, more efficient use of revenue and greater long term stability/capacity and sustainability.
Polish Community Center, Buffalo, NY: $49,658 to implement Kid Trax software to increase staff time to provide direct services to children.
Reconstruction Home & Health Care (Beechtree Care Center) , Ithaca, NY: Up to $30,000 to participate in the Community Health Foundation's Quality Improvement Collaborative to Improve Care Transitions for Frail Elders. The team will work to double the number of people successfully discharged from nursing home to home using a transition coach.
Research Center for Stroke & Heart Disease, Buffalo, NY: $98,895 to develop and train up to 50 faith-based teams to work in inner-city communities of Buffalo in prevention and management of chronic disease.
Rural Area Health Education Center (R-AHEC), Batavia, NY: $9,000 for regional geriatric education and training needs-interest assessment.
Southern Tier Community Health Care Network, $34,800 to purchase equipment to implement an electronic medical record system in a new health center serving Allegany and Cattaraugus counties.
St. Josephs Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY: up to $4,000 for successful participation in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
SUNY Upstate for Commission for a Healthy CNY, Syracuse, NY: $80,000 to create a forum and collaborative working arrangement among central New York's eight county health departments to gather and track health-indicator data and use the data for program planning.
Syracuse Community Health Center, Syracuse, NY: $51,953 to implement and provide training for an automated immunization tracking system.
Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, NY: $150,000 for construction of a school-based health center at Delaware Elementary School.
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY: $21,175 for faculty in the Community Health Foundations Health Leadership Fellows Program.
The Resource Center, Jamestown, NY: $100,000 to provide start-up funds for a school-based clinic at Jamestown High School.
Total Aging in Place, Amherst, NY: $300,000 from the Community Health Foundations donor advised fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo for expansion of the Program of All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) to accommodate 80-100 new participants.
United Way of Cayuga County for the Human Services Coalition of Cayuga County, Auburn, NY: $70,000 to support a two-year county-wide effort to improve health-care decision-making for frail elders.
University at Buffalo & Erie County Senior Services, Buffalo, NY: $84,868 to purchase a curriculum and training program to implement "Tools for Caregivers," a support program for family members and others who informally care for frail elders in Erie County.
University at Buffalo & Kaleida Center of Asthma & Environmental Exposure, Buffalo, NY: $65,000 to purchase a nitrous-oxide monitor for early detection of asthmatic inflammation and include such testing in an ongoing asthma intervention program in Buffalo schools.
University of Buffalo Foundation, Buffalo, NY: $36,689 for project direction and administrative support of the Community Health Foundations Health Leadership Fellows Program.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO: $39,050 to provide expertise and training for the Transition of Care Quality Improvement Collaborative aimed at improving care transitions for frail elders.
UNYNET, Buffalo, NY: $150,000 to improve asthma treatment by augmenting office visits with a physician- and telephone- based case management, monitoring and tracking system.
Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Utica, NY: up to $4,000 for successful participation in the Community Health Foundations Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders.
Upstate Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence through Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY: $101,200 for project direction and administrative support of the Community Health Foundations Health Leadership Fellows Program.
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Westfield, NY: $49,020 to start up a disbetes self-management program in northwest Chautauqua County.
Women & Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY: $150,000 to assess the needs and services currently provided to Bantu refugees and develop cultural competency training for providers.
CHFWCNY direct support for Program Initiatives:
Sharing Your Wishes Coalition $160,590
Quality Improvement Collaboratives $168,113
CHFWCNY Health Leadership Fellows $447,883
Nuts & Bolts Learning Community $49,118
IHI Forum Simulcast $36,591
Creating Options for Dignified Aging $75,880
Other short-term activities $56,172
