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Thursday, May 14, 2015
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Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act funds support Family-to-Family Health Information Centers in all 50 states and District of Columbia
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $5 million in new and continuing competitive grant awards to support Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, primarily non-profit organizations run by and for families with children and youth with special health care needs. Funding for the centers was extended through fiscal year 2017 by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
“Family-to-Family Health Information Centers served nearly one million families of children with special health care needs last year alone,” said HRSA Acting Administrator Jim Macrae. “Ninety-six percent of the families the centers served reported they were key in helping families find and navigate additional community resources and care for their children.”
The state-wide centers are staffed by trained family leaders who themselves have children with special health care needs, such as cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, autism, developmental delay, and other health chronic conditions, and are linked to health professionals providing care. Centers provide education, training, peer support, and expertise in navigating federal, state and local public and private health care systems for families of children and youth with special health care needs.
“In addition to providing needed support for families, last year approximately 400,000 physicians, nurses, and other health professionals tapped centers’ resources, making information regarding the needs of these children more widely available than ever before,” said HRSA Associate Administrator for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Michael Lu, MD, MPH.
Since the program’s inception in 2005, Family-to-Family Health Information Centers have served millions of families and health professionals nationwide. This latest round of funding supports 51 centers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with approximately $95,700 awarded to each center.
Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Fiscal Year 2015 Competitive Awards
| Grantee Organization |
City |
State |
Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| STONE SOUP GROUP | Anchorage | AK | $95,700 |
| FAMILY VOICES OF ALABAMA INC | Mobile | AL | $95,700 |
| ARKANSAS DISABILITY COALITION | Little Rock | AR | $95,700 |
| RAISING SPECIAL KIDS | Phoenix | AZ | $95,700 |
| SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES | San Francisco | CA | $95,700 |
| HIGHPOINTE CENTER | Centennial | CO | $95,700 |
| PARENTS AVAILABLE TO HELP INC | North Haven | CT | $95,700 |
| ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE AND EDUCATION INC | Washington | DC | $95,700 |
| DELAWARE FAMILY VOICES, INC | Wilmington | DE | $95,700 |
| FAMILY NETWORK ON DISABILITIES OF FLORIDA, INC | Dunedin | FL | $95,700 |
| PARENT TO PARENT OF GEORGIA INC | Atlanta | GA | $95,700 |
| HAWAII PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION | Honolulu | HI | $95,700 |
| ACCESS FOR SPECIAL KIDS RESOURCE CENTER, INC | Johnston | IA | $95,700 |
| IDAHO PARENTS UNLIMITED INC | Boise | ID | $95,700 |
| THE ARC OF ILLINOIS | Frankfort | IL | $95,700 |
| FAMILY TO FAMILY INC | Indianapolis | IN | $95,700 |
| FAMILIES TOGETHER INC | Wichita | KS | $95,700 |
| KENTUCKY CABINET FOR HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES | Louisville | KY | $95,700 |
| BAYOU LAND FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES INC | Thibodaux | LA | $95,700 |
| THE FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INC. | Boston | MA | $95,700 |
| THE PARENTS' PLACE OF MARYLAND, INC | Glen Burnie | MD | $95,700 |
| MAINE PARENT FEDERATION INC | Farmingdale | ME | $95,700 |
| MICHIGAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE | Okemos | MI | $95,700 |
| PACER CENTER INC | Minneapolis | MN | $95,700 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Kansas City | MO | $95,700 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | Hattiesburg | MS | $95,700 |
| PARENTS LETS UNITE FOR KIDS | Billings | MT | $95,700 |
| EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S ASSISTANCE CENTER INC | Davidson | NC | $95,700 |
| FAMILY VOICES OF NORTH DAKOTA, INC. | Edgeley | ND | $95,700 |
| PTI NEBRASKA | Omaha | NE | $95,700 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE COALITION FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES | Concord | NH | $95,700 |
| STATEWIDE PARENT ADVOCACY NETWORK, INC | Newark | NJ | $95,700 |
| PARENTS REACHING OUT TO HELP INCORPORATED | Albuquerque | NM | $95,700 |
| FAMILY TIES OF NEVADA INC | Reno | NV | $95,700 |
| PARENT TO PARENT OF N Y S | Tupper Lake | NY | $91,450 |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | Cincinnati | OH | $95,700 |
| OKLAHOMA FAMILY NETWORK, INC. | Oklahoma City | OK | $95,700 |
| OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY | Portland | OR | $95,700 |
| PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER | Pittsburgh | PA | $95,700 |
| RHODE ISLAND PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK, INC | Cranston | RI | $95,700 |
| FAMILY CONNECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC | Columbia | SC | $95,700 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA PARENT CONNECTION INC | Sioux Falls | SD | $95,700 |
| TENNESSEE DISABILITY COALITION | Nashville | TN | $95,700 |
| TEXAS PARENT TO PARENT | Austin | TX | $95,700 |
| UTAH PARENT CENTER, INC | Salt Lake City | UT | $95,700 |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY | Richmond | VA | $95,700 |
| VERMONT FAMILY NETWORK, INC | Williston | VT | $95,700 |
| WASHINGTON PAVE, INC | Tacoma | WA | $95,700 |
| FAMILY VOICES OF WISCONSIN, INC | Madison | WI | $95,700 |
| WEST VIRGINIA PARENT TRAINING & INFO INC | Clarksburg | WV | $95,700 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Laramie | WY | $95,700 |
For more information, see Family-to-Family Health Information Center
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