Project Connect
VHCF Project Connect grants are helping bring the benefits of health insurance -- and a healthier future -- to Virginia's uninsured children.
These Virginia Health Care Foundation grants, made possible with funding from the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, allow local organizations to hire outreach workers who help families apply for Virginia's state-sponsored health insurance programs for children (FAMIS and FAMIS Plus).
To-date, Project Connect grantees have helped enroll more than 36,000 children in the FAMIS Programs and have aided nearly 5,000 others with renewing and retaining their coverage.
Currently there are nine Project Connect grantees targeted strategically to serve the 44 geographic areas with the highest numbers of uninsured children.
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Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.
(serving Alexandria and Arlington) |
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Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH)
(serving Hampton, Newport News, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach) |
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Cumberland Plateau Health District in partnership with Clinch Valley Community Action Agency
(serving Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Washington and Wise Counties and the city of Norton) |
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Inova Partnership for Healthier Kids (PHK)
(serving Fairfax City and County, Loudoun County, Prince William County and Falls Church) |
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Johnson Health Center
(serving Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell counties and the cities of Bedford and Lynchburg) |
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Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness
(serving Henry and Patrick counties and the city of Martinsville) |
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Radford University FAMIS Outreach Project
(serving Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski and Wythe counties and the cities of Galax and Radford) |
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Richmond City Public Schools
(serving Richmond City) |
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Stafford County Head Start in partnership with Stafford County Department of Social Services
(serving Stafford County) |
SignUpNow
VHCF provides in-depth training and technical assistance to current and past Project Connect grantees, as well as to independent outreach projects through its SignUpNow initiative.
Covering Kids & Families
VHCF also sponsored outreach and application assistance projects through the Covering Kids & Families Initiative. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Roy R. Charles Charitable Trust, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Capital One, MAMSI (UnitedHealthcare) and Carilion, the three local pilots, which ran through 2006, enrolled nearly 5,200 children in the FAMIS Programs and assisted 1,196 others in renewing their coverage.
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