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NEWS RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2025 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gordon Absher
Gordon.Absher@CommonSpirit.Org
Dignity Health Community Health Improvement Grants Award $379,500 to Nine Local Non-Profit Agencies
Annual Community Health Improvement Grant Program provides funding for programs benefiting southern Nevada Seniors, newborns, new mothers, school kids, families, and the unhoused
LAS VEGAS, February 14, 2025 – Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican, Nevada’s only faith-based, nonprofit hospital system, today announced the awarding of $379,500 in Community Health Improvement Grants to nine southern Nevada non-profit collaborations for 2025. Programs supported by the 2025 grants will assist Nevadans from Moapa to Boulder City, assisting newborns, new mothers, families, and seniors seeking to maintain their health and independence.
For more than 30 years, the Dignity Health Community Grants Program has upheld a tradition of funding local programs and organizations addressing critical health needs in the southern Nevada community. The program prioritizes preventative measures, engaging diverse community stakeholders, and building upon existing services.
“The Community Health Grants Program demonstrates Dignity Health’s ongoing commitment to serving our community. We are incredibly proud to partner with these organizations to address critical health challenges and improve the well-being of vulnerable populations,” said Sister Katie McGrail, O.P., who chaired the grant committee.
Nationally, the Dignity Health Community Health Improvement Grants program has awarded more than $90 million to nearly 4,000 health improvement projects since 1991. Grants are funded by contributions from member hospitals and support improved health and well-being for vulnerable and underserved populations.
This year's southern Nevada grants emphasize services for Seniors, young families, and the unhoused, focusing especially on needs in the areas of food security, medical resources, and transportation.
Sister Katie added, “We are deeply grateful for the dedication of these organizations and look forward to witnessing the positive impacts of their works in our community."
2025 Community Health Improvement Grants:
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Organization: |
Project Name: |
Award: |
Project Description: |
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Brooke's Good Deeds |
Brooke's Good Deeds (Senior Food Pantry, Classes and Support Groups) |
$29,500 |
Providing support services for southern Nevada families in areas including Moapa Valley and Mesquite. Services include Golden Grocery Senior Food Pantry (Onsite & Home-Delivery), caregiver respite services, transportation, in-home support, Grief Support Groups, and Health Education. |
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Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation |
Emotional Wellness Program |
$25,000 |
Holistic, evidence-based mental health programming and interventions serving the whole family of children facing childhood cancer - parents, diagnosed child, and siblings. Families report decreased stress, anxiety, and isolation and an increased ability to cope and live productive lives. |
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CARE Chest |
2025 Medical Resource Program |
$150,000 |
Providing Nevadans free medical resources through six core programs: Medical Equipment and Supplies, Prescription Assistance, Diabetic Testing Supplies, Supplemental Medical Nutrition, Independent Living, CARE Loans. |
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Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada |
Renewing Hope Program |
$50,000 |
Providing unhoused men with intensive case management, job readiness training, and life skill classes. |
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Desert Spring Community Resource Center |
Expanding Food Pantry Healthy Food Options |
$25,000 |
Provides diverse community-based programs and services to help those in need. Sustain and expand a neighborhood-based food pantry, providing nutrition education and evidence-based chronic disease management programming, senior services and volunteer recruitment. |
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HELP of Southern Nevada |
55+ Problem Solving for Homeless Individuals |
$20,000 |
Providing emergency assistance to chronically unhoused seniors ages 55 and over who may be eligible for a bed in a HELP housing program but require resources to remain housed. Services can include family reunification, deposit and rental assistance, moving costs, medical transportation, utility assistance, and household basics. |
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Lend A Hand of Boulder City |
Senior Independent Living and Respite Care |
$30,000 |
Providing transportation, in-home services, companionship and equipment to 60+ Seniors, frail elderly, persons with chronic illness, and disabled residents of Boulder City unable to secure daily living or medical care services without help. |
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Living Grace Homes |
Living Grace Homes Medical Transportation |
$25,000 |
Providing a safe environment, programs, and support for the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of unhoused, pregnant and parenting young women. Services include individualized case plans, transportation, life skills, and parenting/health/safety classes. |
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Serving Our Kids Foundation |
Feeding Their Dreams |
$25,000 |
Providing weekend meal bags to food insecure children at 97 schools in Clark County. |
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TOTAL: |
$379,500 |
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