A Michigan hospital is making a big investment in the community with its latest round of grants.
Chelsea Hospital has awarded nine grants to community-based organizations in its service area to help with mental health and substance use disorders, obesity, and perinatal health, MLive.com reports.
"Through these grants, we are leveraging the expansive networks of our community partners, and in doing so we are focusing our dollars where they will make the greatest impact," says Ben Miles, president of Chelsea Hospital.
The recipients are: Grass Lake Senior Center Meals on Wheels program to reach isolated seniors Chelsea Senior Center Cultural diversity education program for staff and residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities Western Washtenaw Area Value Express (WAVE bus) Shuttle service between Manchester, Chelsea and Stockbridge to address transportation as a social determinant of health Chelsea Community Outreach Food access for low-income families Manchester Community Resource Center Safety net services, public health coordination and open choice food pantry Copper Nail Cultural diversity education program for staff and residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities
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