Several community-based organizations, identified for their capacity to engage disenfranchised residents of Detroit and Wayne County, have been awarded grants of up to $10,000 – in the first phase of grant awards to total $300,000 – to conduct Medicaid enrollment activities on behalf of the Health Authority, announced Chris Allen, chief executive officer, Health Authority.

The grants were presented to recipients on Tuesday, March 25, at the Health Authority offices, 3031 W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 545, Detroit, MI 48202.

“We believe that the best results is to find people and organizations who are good at what they do and ask them to help you,” says Allen. “These grants represent the greater partnership we have with community organizations in making connections between the uninsured and health services.”

The organizations plan to conduct awareness projects of various kinds, including door-to-door canvassing, community events, and exhibits at health fairs. The awardees are:

•    Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association

•    American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan, Inc.

•    Central Detroit Christian CDC

•    Communities in Schools

•    Detroit ACORN

•    Detroit Friendship House

•    Detroit Parent Network

•    Piast Institute

•    Ravendale Community, Inc.

•    Samaritan Center

•    Youth on the Edge of Greatness