Portage Health Foundation

TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ENHANCED PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION

SAFE COMMUNITIES & RECREATION SAFE COMMUNITIES & RECREATION ARE AN IMPORTANT FACET OF A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. ACCESS TO RESOURCES THROUGH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATIONAL ASSETS PROVIDE AND CONTRIBUTE TO AN INDIVIDUALS' CHOICE TO LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. IN ADDITION, SUPPORT OF RECREATION FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY GROUPS, LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, ALONG WITH SUPPORT FOR MOBILIZATION RECREATION PLANNING THROUGH THE MANY MUNICIPAL PARTNERS IN THE REGION ALL CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING A HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDES GRANTS, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SPECIFICALLY ADDERSSING THE NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION. -EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. -EMERGENCY AND MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE. -MENTAL AND BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICE ACCESS, COORDINATION, AND NAVIGATION. -SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS. -YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCY DEVELOPMENT. -PARENT EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT. -ADDICTION SERVICES. -PROGRAMMING ADDRESSING OTHER FORMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, STRESS REDUCTION, ANDZIETY, AND DEPRESSION THAT MAY INCLUDE PHYSICAL AND MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES.

ACCESS TO CARE- GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO MEET THE FINANCIALS RESOURCES NEEDED TO DEVELOP NEW AND/OR EXPANDED HEALTH SERVICES WITH MEET A COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING GAS CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL TRAVEL. GIVING TUESDAY-CAMPAIGN AIMED INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO JOIN IN ON THE GLOBAL GENEROSITY MOVEMENT WHICH CREATES A DAY THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO DONATE TO A LIST OF QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT CHARITIES. THE FOUNDATION MATCHES THE COMMUNITY DONATIONS UP TO A SPECIFIED DOLLAR AMOUNT EACH YEAR. THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THIS PROGRAM HAS RAISED MORE THAN 1 MILLION DOLLARS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BARAGA, HOUGHTON, KEWEENAW AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES.

STOP THE ROAR OF HUNGER THE FOUNDATION HAS RESEARCHED THE WAYS IN WHICH FOOD INSECURITIES AND NUTRITION AFFECT AN INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL HEALTH. IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF FOOD INSECURITIES, HUNGER, AND POOR NUTRITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEGUN IDENTIFYING FUNDING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S AWARENESS TO FOOD AND THE CRITICAL IMPACT IT HAS ON INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION HEALTH. THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTING AND HANDS-ON WORK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IS INTENDED TO CURB THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD INSECURITY AND NUTRITIONAL INSTABILITY. EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS EDUCATION IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. HEALTH RISK STUDIES HAVE SHOWN POPULATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION COMPLETION GENERALLY HAVE NOTICEABLY REDUCED HEALTH RISK FACTORS. IN ADDITION, ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND THE RETENTION OF THOSE STUDENTS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE VIBRANT AND PROSPEROUS ECONOMY, FURTHER REDUCING HEALTH RISK FACTORS THAT ARE MORE COMMONLY ASSOCIATED AND PRONOUNCED WITH LOWER INCOME EARNING HOUSEHOLDS. IN ADDITION TO ACCESS TO EDUCATION, MEDICAL INNOVATION AND RESEARCH IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND OTHER ACADEMIC OFFERINGS THAT WILL HELP INFORM, ADDRESS, OR BE APPLIED TO HEALTH RISK FACTORS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. POVERTY POVERTY INTERSECTS NEARLY ALL OTHER AREAS OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND THE HEALTH RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE FOUNDATION HAS UNDERTAKEN THE STEPS NECESSARY TO LAUNCH A FORMAL POVERTY LITERACY AND MITIGATION PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND LITERACY TRAINING, AND OTHER STEPS TO BUILD COMMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN ADDRESSING POVERTY AND THE INHERENT AFFECTS.