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At-risk and vulnerable people

The Vulnerable Populations portfolio creates new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts -- in our homes, schools and jobs.

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Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders

May 30, 2013 | Program Results Report

From 2007-2012, Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Health Care Leaders - a $3.6 million national program - provided training to 219 early-to-mid-career professionals working with vulnerable populations in eight communities.

Promoting the Health and Stability of Young Black and Latino Males in Harlem

October 8, 2010 | Program Results Report

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol delivered a comprehensive array of services designed to promote the health and stability of young Black and Latino males in the Harlem neighborhoods of New York City.

Research Finds that La Bodega de la Familia Program for Families Helps Former Drug Users Stay Clean

February 8, 2007 | Program Results Report

The Vera Institute of Justice evaluated La Bodega de la Familia, a program operated by the Vera Institute and dedicated to improving family well-being by supporting families of drug users under parole or probation supervision.

Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report

Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.

The Relationship Between Discrimination and High-Risk Social Ties by Race/Ethnicity

June 8, 2013 | Journal Article

While Blacks generally have fewer injection drug ties than Whites and Hispanics, those who report discrimination due to race or drug use have more high-risk social ties and likely get HIV from sexual transmission.

Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps

National Program

Program to help states and large counties solve problems in eligibility processes that make it difficult for low-income families to access and retain Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or Food Stamps.

Growing Experience Corps

January 25, 2013 | Program Results Report

Experience Corps engages older volunteers to tutor - with a focus on reading - and mentor low-income kindergarten through third-grade students. It expanded and became an independent nonprofit organization.

Administration, Private Foundations Announce $35 Million Initiative to Stabilize Highest Risk Families

June 4, 2012 | Story

Recommended Reading Keeping Families Together: A Pilot Program and Its Evaluation Keeping Families Together Watch the video: Home. Stronger, Together Thanks to a new approach to stabilizing fragile families involved with the child welfare system, a ...

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth

November 21, 2011 | Program Results Report

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.

Keeping Families Together: A Pilot Program and Its Evaluation

March 4, 2011 | Program Results Report

The Corporation for Supportive Housing's New York City office piloted Keeping Families Together, a program that provided permanent supportive housing for the city's most vulnerable families, and subcontracted an evaluation of the program.

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