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Building Healthy Communities Welcomes 135 schools into the 2024-2025 Program Focused on Improving the Health and Well-being of Students
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First Step’s Improved Crisis Helpline Helps Pave the Way for Organization’s Much-Needed Second Domestic and Sexual Assault Shelter in Detroit
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‘Breaking the Cycle:’ Four Upper Peninsula Organizations Use Grant Funds to Help Their Communities Recover from Substance Use Disorder

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$300K in ‘Advancing Maternal Health Equity’ Grants Awarded to Address Maternal Health Disparities and Foster Equitable Outcomes in Underserved Communities
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Strong Foundations to Bold Action: 2024 Healthy Safety Net Symposium Highlights Ongoing Need to Bolster Services for Michigan’s Marginalized Populations

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Helping community members access fresh, healthy food: Grants awarded to 33 Michigan food pantries
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'It Changed My Life:' Patients Supported by BCBSM’s Strengthening the Safety Net Program Discuss the Crucial Impact of Free Clinics

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Blue Cross celebrates 20 years of supporting health care for Michigan’s uninsured, underinsured with $914,000 in grants to clinics
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Teen HYPE Amplifies the Voices of Black Youth in Detroit Through Innovative Mental Health Programming
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Because of His Love Outreach’s Maternal and Paternal Support Groups Equip Detroit-Area Parents, Couples with Crucial Mental Health Tools and Tips 
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Ypsilanti's New West Willow Neighborhood Association Launches Breakthrough Intergenerational Programs That Lead to Renovation of West Willow Park
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LGBTQ-Affirming Corktown Health Center Invites Patients to Be Themselves

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Statewide Grant Applications Open: Advancing Maternal Health Equity
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Older Gay Adult Credits Detroit Hannan Center’s Inclusive Mental Health Services, Intergenerational Community Programs with Helping Him Through Personal Struggles
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Resources Aimed at Increasing Physical Activity, Addressing Mental Health Are Available Through 2024 Building Healthy Communities Program
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‘I Like to be the Person That I Needed:’ YWCA Kalamazoo’s Community Health Worker Helps Reduce Black Maternal Health Disparities Through Resource Hub Project 
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How Poverty Contributes to Poor Health 

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan accepting Strengthening the Safety Net program grant applications for health care clinics through June 3

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Food Pantry Grant Applications Open to Address Food and Nutrition Insecurity
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Hope Clinic Offers Life-Changing Dental Care in Southeast Michigan

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Calling All Michigan Schools: Building Healthy Communities Program Opens Applications for the 2024-2025 School Year
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CEO: Balduck Park Improvements Key to Detroit Neighborhood Revitalization
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Blue Cross: Ready to Help Michigan Communities Live Healthier

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$250K in ‘Advancing Maternal Health Equity’ Grants Awarded to Reduce Disparities and Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Vulnerable Communities
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Helping Struggling Michiganders Put Fresh Produce on their Tables

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BCBSM, BCBSM Foundation and Brilliant Detroit Partner to Implement Building Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative on Detroit’s East Side
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Catching Patients that Fall Through the Cracks in the Health Care System

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Advancing Maternal Health Equity Grant Applications Now Open

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Building Healthy Communities Program Celebrates 15 Years of Improving Children's Health in Michigan K-12 Schools

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Grants awarded to 37 food pantries to combat food insecurity in Michigan
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Program Helps Michigan Schools Prevent Suicide

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Blue Cross supports health care safety net with $934,500 in grants to clinics
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Dairy Industry of Michigan Awarding $32,000 to Address Food Insecurity and Improve Statewide Dairy Access
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United Dairy Industry of Michigan, Blue Cross and Blue Cross Complete of Michigan Partner on Food Pantry Grant Program, Accepting Applications Through July 14
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Nutrition Program Makes a Difference for Students with Autism in Macomb County
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Building Healthy Communities program now available for Michigan schools to apply for the 2023-2024 school year
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How Philanthropy is Improving the Health of Michigan’s Communities

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‘Creating Community Connections and Spaces’ Grant Funding to Improve Health, Well-Being for Washtenaw Co. Older Adults
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4 Ways Health Care Became Easier for Michiganders to Access in 2022
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Blue Cross and Partners Target Funding to Black-Led Organizations to Improve Access to Mental Health Care

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Over $270K in ‘Advancing Maternal Health Equity’ Grants Awarded to Reduce Disparities and Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Vulnerable Communities

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110 Food Pantries Awarded Grant Funding to Improve Michigan’s Food Ecosystem

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Building Healthy Communities program awarded to 210 K-12 schools, improving health and well-being of Michigan’s children

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Advancing Maternal Health Equity Grant Request for Applications Now Open
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Planting Seeds of Hope in Pontiac’s Hispanic Community

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Blue Cross ‘Mascot Mindfulness’ meditation series now available featuring Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons’ mascots
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Blue Cross Strengthens Health Care Safety Net, Awarding Nearly $900,000 to Clinics
Volunteer doctor prepares to draw blood from a preteen girl
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Blue Cross Opens Doors to Free and Low-Cost Health Care

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United Dairy Industry of Michigan, Blue Cross and Blue Cross Complete Partner on Grant Funding to Improve Food Pantry Infrastructure
A black doctor in the home care of a transgender couple
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New Corktown Health Institute Will Be a Beacon for LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Health Care
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Blue Cross awards $50,000 grant to Corktown Health Institute to support growing need for LGBTQIA+-affirming services
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Safety Net grant program applications accepted through June 3
African american girl raising her hands while sitting on her desk in the class at school. school and education concept

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Michigan schools encouraged to apply for Building Healthy Communities program
Woman carrying boxes while moving in to her new apartment in supportive housing to help her mental health
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The Role of Supportive Housing on Mental Health: ‘It’s My Own Haven’ 
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Our Role in Addressing Social Determinants of Health  

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Nearly $500,000 in grants awarded to 4 SUD recovery communities in Upper Peninsula
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Blue Cross Helps Clinic Keep Communities Healthy Through Pandemic   
Image of school salad bar installed in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Fresh Start Foundation.

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20 Michigan Schools to Receive Salad Bars, Bolstering Produce Choices and Enhancing School Meals
Man receives food pantry donation box.

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‘Addressing Food and Nutrition Insecurity to Improve Health Equity’ Grants Awarded
Female case worker meeting with a man sitting in a wheelchair
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Helping Veterans Transition out of Homelessness in Detroit
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212 Michigan K-12 schools awarded Building Healthy Communities program to improve children’s health
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Safety Net Clinics Serve as the Backbone of the Pandemic Response
Masked doctor comforts a masked older female patient
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Neighbors Help Neighbors at Clinic for Uninsured in Bay City
Woman using laptop computer with book stack on desk in library. e-book digital technology and e-learning class concept.

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‘Adolescent Suicide Prevention for Schools and Communities’ online resources now available to educators and communities across Michigan
Senior woman is grateful for food delivery from helpful volunteer during covid-19, they are wearing protective masks

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‘Addressing Food and Nutrition Insecurity to Improve Health Equity’ Request for Proposals Now Open
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Blue Cross provides $904,500 to strengthen Michigan’s safety net

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation award $100,000 in grant funding to Hamilton-McFarlan Senior Health Center
Father helps his son in the kitchen with homework
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Focusing on Student Mental Health in Detroit Public Schools
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Improving Access to Care in Michigan  
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Strengthening the Safety Net program Call for Grant Applications Now Open Through June 4
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Study Will Test Innovative Cervical Health Monitoring Method, Increase Access to Care for African American Women with Lupus 
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341 Michigan K-12 Schools Awarded Building Healthy Communities Program to Improve Children’s Health
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Award Six Nonprofit Organizations $300,000 in Supportive Housing Grants
Man receives food pantry donation box.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan awards Mid-Michigan clinic grant for food pantry
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Nine Michigan Organizations Receive Suicide Prevention Funding  
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$650,000 in Suicide Prevention Funding Awarded to Michigan Organizations
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How Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is Helping Michiganders Facing Food Insecurity 
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Safety Net Grants Ensure Access to Care for Vulnerable Communities
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Regional Health Organizations Receive $300,000 in Funding for Perinatal Opioid Abuse Treatment to Protect Pregnant Women and Their Infants
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