Humana Foundation Invests in Innovative Mental Health and Nutrition Programming for Seniors and School-Aged Children
14 Novembro 2023 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Grants totaling $12.9 million span four regions
– Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana and Texas – and four Health Equity
Innovation Fund projects combatting loneliness and depression
The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM) for the past 41 years, today announced a series of
grants advancing its regional health equity mission by supporting
seniors and school-aged children in living connected, healthy
lives. The 23 grants spanning four geographies – Kentucky, Florida,
Louisiana and Texas – and four Health Equity Innovation Fund
projects will help beneficiaries create healthy emotional
connections and shape a healthier approach to nutrition for
lifelong wellbeing.
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The investment totaling $12.9 million includes a $4.9 million
grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS) to initiate and
elevate mental health programs at chapters in the four geographies,
including mental health first aid training for mentors and related
coursework for youth.
“Today, there’s a critical need to provide young people with
mental health supports. At BBBS, we know the positive impact
mentorship has on youth well-being, inclusion and belonging, and
social capital,” said Artis Stevens, President and CEO, BBBS.
"Through our partnership with the Humana Foundation, we will
harness the collective power of mentorship to expand our mental
health and wellness programs, resources and training to create
healthy emotional connections and empower youth."
A second national partner, OATS (Older Adults Technology
Services) will receive $750,000 to pilot a new social media
platform for seniors. The Foundation previously invested $3 million
in 2020 to help older adults access digital health tools and
maintain social connections online.
Humana Foundation Health Equity Innovation Fund grants in the
amount of $750,000 each were awarded to four projects combatting
loneliness and depression: the National Council for Mental
Wellbeing’s development of a community implementation toolkit for
its Mental Health First Aid training; the Coalition to Transform
Advanced Care’s effort to identify and deploy trusted community
leaders to connect seniors to community health workers; Home of the
Innocents’ delivery of the sanctuary model for clinical care in
Louisville, designed to reduce additional trauma to children; and
Fund for the Arts, to measure the impact of the arts on mental
well-being via the Cultural Pass app.
“The Humana Foundation is dedicated to building partnerships
that help drive change and advance health equity,” said Tiffany
Benjamin, CEO of the Humana Foundation. “Today, we’re investing in
new programs with trusted community partners who are innovating and
scaling their services so that more school-aged children and
seniors can reach their full health potential.”
In Texas, a pair of grants addressing senior nutrition were made
to the San Antonio Food Bank ($1.05 million), in support of its
partnership with clinicians to screen seniors for food insecurity,
and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio ($400,000) to expand its
nutrition and cooking classes for seniors. The screening grant
builds on previous funding to the food bank totaling $2.7 million
since 2018. A similar program by Feeding South Florida ($250,000)
will focus on seniors of color with chronic diabetes and
hypertension.
Also in Florida, grants were awarded to FLIPANY (Florida
Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth; $300,000) for
nutrition education targeting seniors in South Florida; United Way
of Broward County ($300,000) for a program matching seniors to
college-level health professionals and monthly boxes of nutritious
food; and NAMI Hillsborough ($250,000) for a project to provide
mental health support, resources and training to BIPOC and LGBTQIA+
youth, as well as veterans support groups.
In Kentucky, a $250,000 grant to Jewish Family & Career
Services of Louisville will fund health programming for low-income
residents in senior housing facilities to improve nutrition and
belonging.
Additional grants in the series include:
National
- National CARES Mentoring – $150,000 to expand culturally based
social service interventions for Black teenagers in Kentucky and
Louisiana, building on $250,000 received last year
Kentucky
- Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness –
$144,500 for a food delivery program with Kroger serving
neighborhoods in West and South Louisville
- Legal Aid Society of Louisville – $100,000 to provide legal
information and representation to help low-income residents access
and retain food benefits
- AMPED (Academy of Music Production Education and Development) –
$50,000 to scale its mental health programming for youth in West
Louisville, building on $200,000 received in 2021
- Center for Nonprofit Excellence – $50,000 to this
funder-created organization, which is convening nonprofits
advancing health equity in Louisville
- Elderserve – $50,000 to pilot an intergenerational mentorship
program in which youth assist seniors with digital and social media
literacy
- Tip It Forward – $50,000 in support of their mobile wellness
clinic, bringing self-care education and kits to underserved
seniors
Florida
- H.U.G. (Help Us Grow Foundation Inc.) – $225,000 to expand
senior tutoring of school-aged children to Florida
- Hispanic Unity of Florida – $200,000 for their program to train
community health workers to provide mental health first aid to
Latinx families with children
- The 4R Foundation Inc. – $200,000 for the 4Roots program
providing nutrition education, plant-forward meals and
heart-healthy meals for low-income seniors at risk of food
insecurity
- Pine Castle – $50,000 to introduce seniors with intellectual
and developmental disabilities to accessible social activities as
part of their mental health services
Louisiana
- Emeril Lagasse Foundation – $75,000 to provide gardens, grow
kits and nutritional education to 1,500 local students and
caregivers
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana –
$75,000 to expand its mobile healthy foods market for seniors,
building on previous grants totaling $500,000
Texas
- Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute – $50,000 to address the
mental health needs of youth experiencing trauma, building on
$250,000 received last year
To learn more about the Humana Foundation’s health equity
mission, visit HumanaFoundation.org.
About the Humana Foundation
The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the
philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. and is focused on health equity,
working to eliminate unjust, avoidable and unnecessary barriers in
health and healthcare. The Foundation fosters evidence-based
collaborations and investments that help people in underserved
communities live connected, healthy lives. As a steward of good
health, the Foundation creates healthy emotional connections for
people and communities and is shaping a healthier approach to
nutrition to support lifelong well-being. For more information,
visit humanafoundation.org.
Humana Inc. and the Humana Foundation believe everyone should
have access to the tools and support needed to have a fair and just
opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Our commitment to
improving health outcomes for all – our members and patients,
employees, the communities we serve, the healthcare system, and the
environment - is the foundation of our Environment, Social, and
Governance (ESG) impact platform.
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