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NAOMI RAGEN

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Jewish Fund
Announces
Grants

New grants target
early childhood
health intervention.

A

t its board meeting
held in May, the Jewish
Fund approved a total
of $2,247,303 in grant awards for
2014-2015, including $1,075,653 for
continuation of multi-year grants and
$1,171,650 in new grants.
Grants targeting early childhood
health intervention, a recently devel-
oped priority in its general com-
munity grants, include a three-year
grant to the Detroit Wayne County
Health Authority totaling $1,166,223
to expand its successful Nurse Family
Partnership program, a national nurse
home visitor program for at-risk first-
time pregnant mothers and fathers.
Intensive services directed at improv-
ing the quality of life for children and
families continues until the children
are 2 years old.
The Jewish Fund also approved a
grant of up to $500,000 to incentiv-
ize donations to the Federation's
Centennial Campaign that support the
health and welfare of at-risk Jewish
community members. Funds will
"front-load" donor gifts in order to
launch and/or expand programs and
services that require income from
newly established endowment gifts.
The Jewish Fund also awarded an
additional $500,000 for one year to
support the programs funded through
Federation's Foundation for Our Jewish
Elderly, which are in-home support
services, adult day care and escorted
transportation.

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New Grants

Children's Hospital of Michigan
Foundation: $39,995 for the first of
a three-year, $119,985 grant to sup-
port the Hamtramck School-based
health center.
Community Foundation for
Southeast Michigan: $75,000 for
the first of a two-year, $150,000
grant to join a funding collaborative
in support of the Detroit Head Start
Early Childhood Innovation Fund.
Detroit Wayne County Health
Authority: $378,173 for the first
of a three-year $1,166,223 grant
to expand the Nurse-Family
Partnership program in Detroit.
Ruth Ellis Center: $32,500 for

Grants on page 28

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