The CareSource Foundation, the charitable arm of Dayton-based CareSource, a Medicaid managed plan provider, recently awarded its first round of quarterly grants for 2013 totaling $770,300. Local recipients included:
— The Foodbank, which received $140,000 to launch a statewide “Specialized Food Box” program that will provide diabetic-friendly food for up to 2,500 high-risk CareSource members with a diabetes diagnosis in the Dayton region.
— After-School All-Stars Ohio, which received $5,000 to provide comprehensive after-school programs with a focus on health, wellness and physical activity in partnership with GetUp Montgomery County.
— Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, which received $15,000 to develop Medical/Social Service Navigator program for African and Middle Eastern refugees who are new to the Dayton region and connected through the Refugee Resettlement program.
— Friends of The Castle, which received $8,000 to support The Castle, a job training and drop-in center for more than 400 adults with serious mental illness in Montgomery County.
— Miami County Dental Clinic, which received $6,000 to expand the portable, school-based oral health program for elementary-aged children in Miami County.
— Reach Out of Montgomery County, which received $15,000 to provide comprehensive health services for uninsured and vulnerable populations as part of the county-wide medical safety net for the under served.
— Support to Encourage Low-Income Families (SELF), which received $6,000 to help fund the “Home Repair Blitz” which will ultimately help 80 low-income seniors and people with disabilities to repair or modify their homes in Butler County.
— YMCA of Greater Dayton, which received $15,000 to support activities at the Youth Regional Training Center including swim, fitness, nutrition and childhood obesity prevention programs which service 350 at-risk children in the Dayton region.