.

Saint Luke’s Acknowledges Building Healthy Community Grantees
$1 million alocated for "Building Healthy Communities"
projects
 

CLEVELAND, September 12, 2007 " At its annual meeting held Monday, September 10, The Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio formally acknowledged ten local initiatives awarded through a special 10th anniversary allocation designed to recognize programs and service enhancements focused on building healthy communities.

"In recognition of the Foundation’s 10th anniversary, our trustees earmarked $1 million to fund programs aimed at building healthy communities,"said Denise San Antonio Zeman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke’s Foundation. " We received more than 130 innovative responses to the 10th anniversary RFP, and we are thrilled to now publicly acknowledge ten programs that represent a diverse range of issues, size and project scope. Collectively," Ms. Zeman added, "these programs will truly go a long way toward transforming the health and well being of neighborhoods in Greater Cleveland."

The Foundation awarded special one-time 10th anniversary grants to the following:
Park Works$150,000for the Strengthening Neighborhoods Initiative
Joseph's Home$60,000for operating support
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity$59,000for sponsorship of a Cleveland Habitat home and garages
Cuyahoga County$150,000for the Health Access Initiative/td>
Cuyahoga County Family-to-Family Administrator's Council $120,000for the Neighbor-to-Neighbor program
Hospice of the Western Reserve/Alzheimer’s Association of Cleveland$114,105for the Collaborative Demonstration Project to provide end-of-life education and support to persons with Alzheimer's and their caregivers
Recovery Resources $145,000for the Children of Alcoholics Outreach Program
Cleveland Housing Network$124,700for capacity building
Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland$124,336for the Greater Cleveland Evening Home Delivered Meal Program
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center$33,136for the Communication Kiosks program

Grants awarded through this $1 million allocation are above and beyond the foundation’s regular grantmaking efforts for 2007.

About Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio

Celebrating ten years of grantmaking in the community, Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland is a community-based private foundation that collaborates with nonprofit organizations and community leaders to address relevant issues and offer sustainable solutions in Greater Cleveland. The organization’s mission is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Since 1997, when the foundation was established with the assets from the sale of the Saint Luke’s Medical Center, the Foundation has issued more than $50 million in grants in Mt. Pleasant, Buckeye-Larchmere, Woodland Hills and other neighborhoods in Greater Cleveland and throughout Northeast Ohio. Additional information on the work of Saint Luke’s Foundation is available on the foundation’s Web site: www.saintlukesfoundation.org.