Nearly $500,000 in grants awarded to 4 SUD recovery communities in Upper Peninsula
Four community organizations dedicated to addressing gaps in service for individuals and families facing substance use disorder (SUD) and supporting the development and growth of recovery communities in the Upper Peninsula will receive $490,000 in grant funding. Selected members of the Michigan Opioid Partnership (MOP) – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, and Superior Health Foundation – along with community partners, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, and the Upper Peninsula Health Plan, partnered on the grantmaking project.
Recovery communities offer a wide range of services to support people in recovery from SUD and their family members. This includes health and behavioral health care, peer recovery coaching and self-help groups, in addition to reducing barriers to employment, education, and offering whole health services to their families. Ideally, these services are developed in partnership with people in recovery.
Since 2017, the Michigan Opioid Partnership has awarded grants statewide to hospitals, jails, and community organizations to prevent and treat opioid use disorder, including grants to support coalition development, harm reduction, and medication-assisted treatment programs. The MOP partnered with hospitals and community-based organizations to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in the Upper Peninsula. Through this work and meetings with community leaders, the partnership identified the need to provide additional grant funding to address recovery from substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder.
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Helping Veterans Transition out of Homelessness in Detroit
It’s a common saying that homelessness doesn’t discriminate – even when it comes to the men and women who have served our country in the military.
In Detroit, organizations like Southwest Solutions are making a difference in the lives of homeless veterans.
When Southwest Solutions opened Piquette Square – a 150-unit apartment building for homeless vets – in 2010 at 6221 Brush St. in New Center, homelessness among veterans was a “huge issue,” said Kenneth Cobb, Southwest Solutions veteran services manager.
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BCBSM, BCBSM Foundation, Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Team Up to Award Food and Nutrition Insecurity Grants to 14 Michigan Nonprofits
As the COVID-19 pandemic lingered into 2021, food and nutrition insecurity became an increasingly dire issue across the entire state of Michigan.
That’s why, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation teamed up in December 2021 to distribute $650,000 worth of grant funding across 14 nonprofit organizations that prioritize supplying healthy food to the Michigan families and individuals that need it most.
On Tuesday, March 22, BCBSM, BCBSM Foundation, and funding partners met virtually with representatives from those 14 organizations to thank them for their dedication to their communities and to hear the progress each organization has made with its grant thus far.
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