Community Foundation of Greater Flint inviting Applications for Flint Kids Fund

Community Foundation of Greater Flint inviting Applications for Flint Kids Fund – United States
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Deadline: 1-Aug-20

The Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF) is inviting applications for the Flint Kids Fund.

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Since 2016, the Flint Kids Fund has invested over $9 million dollars in programs aimed to address and mitigate the impact of lead poisoning and trauma of the water crisis on Flint kids. The 20-year fund supports programs and services with the greatest impact on the long-term health and development needs of Flint children. Until the fund sunsets in year 2036, the Flint Kids Fund will continue to make strategic investments to help to ensure all Flint youth will grow and develop into healthy young adults, supported by community-based systems that optimize learning and school achievement, health and development, and social skills and confidence.
Focus Areas
The Flint Kids Fund will make grants in this round to support projects impacting:
Focus Area 1: Improve access to a medical home and a child health team for all children and pregnant mothers, to ensure in part that all children are provided with robust developmental assessments and support.
Medical home access and utilization, from pregnancy throughout childhood, is critical for all Flint children—providing developmental screenings as well as opportunities to review and discuss a child’s physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development. Receiving continuous care via a patient centered medical home will also improve the ability to connect children with early interventions and supports to mitigate the impact of lead exposure and trauma.
Measurable outcomes of interest: access to medical home and developmental assessments and supports related priorities, include but are not limited to:
Reduction in the number of children visiting the emergency department, and missed or noshow medical home appointments;
Increase in well-child visit rates and/or use of medical home prevention services;
Reduction of child/family barriers to accessing a medical home;
Increase in prenatal visits by pregnant mothers; and
Increase in children reaching developmental milestones.
Focus Area 2: Increase family, social and emotional support, and parenting skills.
Exposure to lead can result in emotional and behavioral issues, even when there are low levels of exposure. Children exposed to lead have an increased risk of experiencing anxiety, depression, and aggressive behavior. Without a supportive environment and evidence-based interventions to reduce toxic stress and regulate emotions, children will struggle to maintain healthy relationships and succeed in school. Parenting skills and engagement are critical in creating safe and healthy environments for children.
Measurable outcomes of interest:
Increase in children and parents accessing mental health services
Improving service provider knowledge and skills in trauma-informed care and supports
Increase in children and parents receiving information and education regarding stress management and resiliency
Funding Information
Grant Range: Up to $200,000
Total Awards: Up to $2,500,000 (annual)
Eligibility Criteria
To be selected for funding, organizations must be a legally incorporated entity in Michigan with 501(c)(3) status or a project sponsored by a government agency with a clear charitable purpose. Organizations with a fiscal sponsor are also eligible to apply.
Grant requests must have direct relevance to Flint youth.
Prior Flint Kids Fund grantees are welcome to reapply.
For more information, visit https://www.cfgf.org/Grantmaking/The-Flint-Kids-Fund