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A decade of Community Health Network Foundation awarding healthcare scholarships
Three local high-school seniors have each been awarded a $3,000 It’s Our Community scholarship, which will help them earn a college healthcare degree. This year’s recipients are:
- Amanda Basham of Whiteland Community High School, studying pharmacy at Purdue University
- Gabrielle Dunn of Bishop Chatard High School, studying to be a physician’s assistant at Butler University
- Courtney Tanner of Fishers High School, studying nursing at Ball State University
The It’s Our Community Health Care Scholarship Program began in 2004 as way to develop Indiana’s health and life science workforce by encouraging Indiana college students to earn a degree and seek long-term employment in Indiana. During the past nine years, more than $237,000 in It’s Our Community scholarships have been distributed to 79 students. Full story >>
Employees give because they care
Community Health Network Foundation’s annual Employee Giving Campaign begins soon. Community’s employees are making donations during the month of May to support our patients, employees and the Central Indiana communities we proudly serve. Learn more and donate >>
Community Health Network Foundation secures $100,000 grant for grief support to children; Dollars will be used to reach 16,000 children
The Community Health Network Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that raises financial support for Community Health Network patients, caregivers and Central Indiana communities, has been awarded a Grief Reach Grant from the New York Life Foundation. Community’s foundation was chosen from among 60 national bereavement providers to benefit from the grant and one of only five organizations to receive $100,000. The funding is part of a national effort to expand grief support services to diverse and disadvantaged youth in communities not served by existing programs.
The Grief Reach Grant from the New York Life Foundation will assist Community Health Network Foundation in its mission to provide grief counseling and grief programs for 16,000 children, ages 5 to 18, who have lost a loved one during childhood. The funds will be channeled to the network’s bereavement services, supported by Community Home Health and Community Behavioral Health. Full story >>
