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Interfaith Volunteers Provide Caregiving to the Elderly in Huntington, W.Va.
July 17, 2002 | Program Results Report
The Prestera Center for Mental Health Services developed the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Network to provided companionship, visiting, respite care and transportation for elderly people.
Second Time Around: Program Supports Custodial Grandparents of At-Risk Children
August 1, 2000 | Program Results Report
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children enabled Grandparents As Second Parents to test and to disseminate for national use a peer support program it had developed for grandparents raising their grandchildren.
A System for Spotting and Treating High-Risk Elderly Patients
December 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center refined and evaluated the Community Resource Connection, an administrative system that identified health care needs among elderly patients and linked them to appropriate services.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders
May 29, 2014 | Program Results Report
The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders program, established in 1991, has honored 206 unsung and unusually resourceful people working in communities to improve health and access to care for underserved and often disenfranchised populations.
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.
Trauma Casts 'Long Shadow' Over Millions of Youth
September 30, 2013 | Story
RWJF Health & Society Scholar finds epidemic of trauma among U.S. teens, urges greater focus on prevention and supports.
Child First
Grantee
Child First, an innovative home-visit program in Connecticut, is designed to stabilize families, connect them with social services, and help develop and support nurturing, responsive caregivers.
Institute for Safe Families
Grantee/Commentary
The Foundation spoke with Martha Davis, Executive Director for the Institute for Safe Families, on how leaders are changing the landscape of ACEs.
Findings from the Philadelphia Urban ACE Survey
September 18, 2013 | Report
This report provides findings on the adverse childhood experiences of Philadelphia residents.
Survey Of High-Risk Pool Enrollees Suggests That Targeted Transition Education And Outreach Should Begin Soon
September 9, 2013 | Journal Article
Several provisions of the Affordable Care Act make state and federal high-risk pools unnecessary beginning in January 2014. The authors estimate that approximately half of the enrollees will qualify for Medicaid or premium subsidies in the exchange.