Partnership for Better Health

The Partnership for Better Health (foundation) provides funding for grants and initiatives that seek to eliminate Health disparities and address the roots of Health issues, toward ensuring that all people have the chance to enjoy healthy lives. Our grants and inititatives focus on three priority areas: 1. Build healthy communities - we support decisions, conditions and systems change efforts that enable people to live healthier lives in their schools, workplaces, homes, and neighborhoods. 2. Ensure access for all - we invest in grants and initiatives that increase access to medical, dental, and behavioral Health services for individuals throughout our region, especially those who are most vulnerable to poor Health. 3. Strengthen Health capacities - we strive to advance the ability of organizations and partners to engage in comprehensive strategies that improve Health. Together, with many others in our region, we seek to foster a vibrant culture of learning, growth and collaborations toward these goals.in the current fiscal year, the foundation awarded $2,254,153 in grants and other assistance to 60 local organizations. Overall, 59% of this amount focused on ensuring access to Health care, 38% on building healthy communities, 3% on strenghtening Health capacities. Programs at sadler Health center received 24% of the total grants and initiative funding for Health services that include dental care and community Health workers to provide outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy. The foundation made a capital investment of $100,000 to the carlisle kiwanis club foundation, for the installation of a new inclusive fort letort playground at letort park in carlisle. Shippensburg produce and outreach was awarded $25,000 to build its capacity as a critical resource in addressing food insecurity. In perry county, susquenita school district received a second year of funding at $99,604 to employ a social worker to work with students with social and emotional needs. Other assistance to local organizations focused on increasing access to healthcare and affordable housing, addressing opioid addiction, and advancng high-quality youth development programs.the foundation's strategic approach includes coalition building, policy advocacy, public education and nonprofit capacity building. We serve as a catalyst, advocate and collaborator to make Health a shared priority toward establishing our communities as the healthiest in the nation.