CHI St. Joseph’s Health Announces Opportunity for Nonprofit Organizations to Apply for Grants Improving Community Health

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July 18, 2024

Philanthropic grants to provide critical assistance delivering services addressing health needs.

Park Rapids, MN (July 18, 2024) – CHI St. Joseph’s Health is inviting local nonprofit organizations to consider applying for grants that support the delivery of services vital to improving health and well-being, and improving health equity. The application period is open now through August 16, 2024. Successful applicants will be announced in December for projects beginning in March 2025. Proposals are for a one-year period only.

This opportunity is part of the CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grants program, which will award $1.2 million in 2025 among the communities within our health care system. CHI St. Joseph’s Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, which was created in 2019 when Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health came together to create a national health system.

The grant program is focused specifically on significant needs identified in our most recent community health needs assessment (CHNA). CHI St. Joseph’s Health conducts the health need assessment every three years to help identify community partners and address priority health and social needs faced by residents and the region. CHI St. Joseph’s Health is accepting proposals that address mental health, substance abuse, a youth/community/recreation center, and economic factors that influence wellness and obesity.

Ben Koppelman, President of CHI St. Joseph’s Health, says: “On behalf of CHI St. Joseph’s Health, I am pleased to announce the second year of our Community Health Improvement Grant program. This is a national program for our system and locally, CHI St. Joseph’s Health will award up to $20,000 in our community.

“This program helps address priority community health needs to better serve and care for the people in our community. By going beyond the walls of our hospital and partnering with nonprofit organizations who are best positioned to address systemic challenges, including those priority needs identified, we can extend our reach and build community capacity for sustainable change and support the most vulnerable to address health inequities.”

During its inaugural grant year, CHI St. Joseph’s Health awarded $10,000 each to two organizations: Lutheran Social Services and Kinship of the Park Rapids Area. These grants will support both organizations in fulfilling their respective missions.

Interested organizations can learn more about the grant program, including eligibility criteria and how to apply online by visiting chisjh.org/about-us/community-benefit.  Contact Marlee Morrison, CHI St. Joseph’s Health Community Health Director, with questions at 218.237.5464.

About CHI St. Joseph’s Health

CHI St. Joseph’s Health is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving communities in Hubbard, Becker, Cass and Wadena Counties since 1946. In recent years, CHI St. Joseph’s Health’s award-winning teams received several national honors including: The Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures in surgery; Top 100 Critical Access Hospital, HealthStrong; WomenCertified’s America’s Best Hospitals Women’s Choice Award in obstetrics; and the Studer Group Fire Starter Healthcare Organization of the Month among other national, regional and state recognitions.

About CHI

Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation’s largest health systems, was formed in 1996 to strengthen the Catholic health ministry for the future. With deep roots in the tradition of expressing Christ’s love by caring for those in need, Catholic Health Initiatives serves more than four million people each year through acute care hospitals; long-term care, assisted and residential-living facilities; community-based health services; home care; research and development; and reference laboratory services.

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Contact: Sonja Day
Communication/Marketing Manager
CHI St. Joseph’s Health
600 Pleasant Avenue
Park Rapids, MN  56470
218.616.3383

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