Smart Student Health and Wellness Foundation

SMART stakeholders and funders recognized, almost from the Models inception, that in order for the SMART Model to live up to its promise, it was critical to have local medical provider partners engaged to deliver SMARTs Active Access to Active Care, our Whole Child 360 approach, and our unwavering commitment to Students First. Therefore, the FAITHworks Health and Wellness Institute (SFW), a separate, 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical organization dedicated to the delivery of the SMART Models clinical care and standards was organized and legally formed in spring of 2022, and through the 1023 filing, later received it full IRS credentialing status. It is managed by an independent Board of Directors, which includes Christopher Conti, M.D., who serves as President of the organization and who oversees all clinical operations.In August of 2022, SFW opened its first two SMART Clinics, at the LIFE Male STEAM Academy, a public charter school primarily serving African American males, and the Calcutt Middle School in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Both clinics are staffed Family Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Health and Wellness Coordinators and Utilization and Engagement Managers. Both SMART Clinics are open in alignment with their respective districts school calendars, in alignment with school hours. They provide medical and behavioral care and are supported by CLIA waived lab facilities to perform a variety testing, including of point of care (e.g. STREP, FLU and COVID), hematocrit, urinalysis and Vaccines for Children (VFC) services. SFWs first two SMART Clinics care for over 850 students, their families, faculty and staff. SFW is credentialed with Medicaid in both PA and RI, and applied for and received OACF ( Organized Ambulatory Care Facility) licensing with the state of RI, as well as the state mandated School Based Health Center licensure.In August of 2023, SFW opened its third clinic, the second in Central Falls, RI, at Veterans Elementary School. Funding provided to SFW by GGC has covered all the costs to establish operations at these clinics, including medical equipment, FFE, staffing costs, licensing costs, professional services fees, and technology, including all mandated HIPAA level IT and Electronic Health Records. It has also covered administrative costs to set up medical billing, accounting and HR management functions.