Premera Blue Cross Commits $2.3 Million to Expand Access to Behavioral Health, H… – Press Release

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Mountlake Terrace, Wash., May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Premera Blue Cross through its Social Impact program today announced $2.3 million in grants and sponsorships made to 26 organizations in Washington and Alaska. Grant recipients include partners focused on improving access to behavioral health care, addressing health inequities, and supporting programs related to the intersection of homelessness and behavioral health.

This $2.3 million commitment builds on the company’s investments in 2021, totaling $6.9 million to organizations focused on behavioral health, homelessness, rural health, and health equity.

“Since 2017, Premera has worked with and through our partners to create deep, and meaningful changes,” Paul Hollie, head of Premera Social Impact. “There are no easy solutions to these incredibly complex problems, which is why we collaborate with organizations that are coming up with new and creative solutions to tackle the root cause of these issues. Together, we are reaching and supporting care services for the people and places that need it the most.”

Among the grant recipients are:

  • Nome Community Center in Alaska will receive $125,000 to support HomePlate, a 15-unit housing complex providing a safe place for Nome’s most vulnerable people who are chronically homeless. HomePlate will also offer residents a health care center and on-site behavioral health care services. In addition, Bethel Community Services Foundation in Alaska will receive $150,000 to build permanent supportive housing to keep people experiencing chronic homelessness stably housed and connected to supportive services.
  • NW Children’s Foundation (NWCF) in Seattle will receive $125,000 to help address the significant health inequities and mental health concerns impacting children, particularly those from historically underserved communities. Every year, NWCF brings together schools, nonprofits, researchers, healthcare providers, therapists, judges, law enforcement, and more for a forum…

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