Prosperity Indiana, in partnership with the CareSource Foundation, kicked off an Empower Indiana Grant Challenge that awarded nearly $100,000 to four nonprofit member organizations using innovative approaches to address the social determinants of health. Applications were received in 2019 and grantees include:
- Merchants Affordable Housing Corporation - providing health services through an integrated permanent supportive housing model for homeless families in Indianapolis through a partnership with Raphael Health Center.
- Paramount Schools of Excellence - improving academic achievement and health outcomes by using health data to trigger earlier interventions for students with repeated health incidents in Marion and Rush counties.
- South Central Indiana Housing Opportunities - engaging a volunteer network to provide resources to tenants to help them solve housing problems, thereby reducing evictions and improving housing stability in Monroe County.
- United Way of Madison County - developing a network of certified Community Health Workers trained to more holistically address conditions affecting the physical, emotional, and financial health of families in Madison County.