Knapp Community Care Foundation

A collective initiative of four (4) agencies that will address healthcare (primary care, women's healthcare, community advocacy, and data collection), thereby treating the whole person, enhancing their health and well-being, and supporting them in their communities.

Hope intends to continue to capture and utilize useful data regarding social determinants of health to recognize social needs and improve the impact of local services while increasing the accessibility and reach of mental health services for residents of the mid-valley area.

Funding will support the nature quest program, which includes summer camp, school field trips, home school science classes, scouting, after school programs, regular visitation programs, and weekend programs.

Funding to support the increasing need of nursing and highly specialized healthcare professionals in the mid valley region through workforce development and higher education attainment.

Aurora house will renovate and update website to include new services. Funding will also increase internships, rotations, and presentations related to death/dying for higher education healthcare/nursing students.

Continue to support and sustain current services to mid-valley communities (camp freedom, youth leadership conference, food pantry, stomp out diabetes program) as well as support efforts to ready the new property/construction site for stjda.

The project provides early childhood development education for families from the colonias with children ages birth to 3. The goal is to educate families about health & fitness, child development, & the importance of education beginning at birth.

Funding will provide mid-valley families access to support to alleviate children's maladaptive grief reactions as they adjust to life without the deceased and develop adaptive coping skills, which can lead to improved academic outcomes, stronger peer relationships, and communications skills.

To support DWC smile voucher program and provide access to dental care to children and adults that are low-income with no insurance. Additionally, funding will support oral health education content to the DWC website.

To support access esperanza clinic's (aec) general operations and allow aec to reallocate revenue from state and federal grants and apply it to direct services for clients in the mid-valley.

Funding will support entre families, a family outreach and support program that promotes healthy habits in club members and their families. The program includes sports and fitness, health & life skills, character & leadership development and nutrition education.

Funding will serve children and parents in specialized camps and seminars. Kids camp programs will provide children with healthy ways to manage their anxiety and stress as they learn to navigate relationships at home and at school; parenting seminars will engage parents and caregivers to learn and implement helpful, positive parenting skills.

Funding to purchase walk-in freezers and a cooler to double the current distribution efforts which also addresses the rising food costs and food security crisis in donna and surrounding areas. This will allow the entity to offer more nutrient rich foods.

The program utilizes group presentations, parent workshops, social-emotional learning, small group skill-based learning, arts & crafts projects, and integrative wellness activities to strengthen individual competence, identify resources, raise awareness, and strengthen community assets.

Affordable homes will provide approximately 100 emergency home repair grants to under-served families in mid-valley communities. Grants will help to mitigate potential health and safety hazards.

Funding will support the family hope center in donna, texas to reach vulnerable individuals living in extreme poverty. The program will empower families through basic needs assistance, health fairs, adult education, financial workshops, job skills training, income generating activities, child/youth development, and counseling.

Support for low-income, uninsured people in need of sexual and reproductive health care utilizing vouchers to access the care they might not otherwise be able to find or afford. Vouchers can also be used for in-clinic care or for telehealth (virtual visits).

Funding will support sotx primary program, sports and health programming services in the mid-valley which consists of several components, such as competitions, training for coaches for their modified sports programming.

To expand preventative eye health/risk screenings, eye health education, navigation services and financial resources for increased health equity in vision health and focusing on educating those who have diabetes or at risk of developing eye disease.

Funding will enhance the school walking trail by adding physical fitness equipment and benches along the trial, thereby encouraging community to take advantage of healthier options.

Weslaco high school continues to support enhancements to gibson park. The basketball court project will include cleaning the existing surface, acrylic resurface of the court and applying a textured two-color coat to create the new lines on the court.

Funding will support programs and activities for adults and youth in the community. The program for adults will focus on nutrition, preparing healthy meals, and physical exercise. The youth-centered portion is geared toward developing young people's emotional well-being.

Angel flight will coordinate and execute free air transportation for 40 mid-valley residents in need of medical care and humanitarian support.

Funding will support fathers experiencing mental health concerns, as well as address common issues in a support group format. Fathers implement the information received during the session to improve their quality of family life.

Funds will be used to provide access to a warm thanksgiving meal can make a meaningful difference for families facing financial hardship.

Knapp community care foundation supported knapp medical center to offset the high cost of providing indigent health care to the uninsured in our community.