Friend Family Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM (CHWTP) (HRSA-22-124) APPLICANT: FRIEND HEALTH, INC. ADDRESS: 800 E 55TH ST. CHICAGO, IL 60615-4906 PROJECT DIRECTOR: VERNEDA BACHUS CEO EMAIL: VBACHUS@BSD.UCHICAGO.EDU PH: 773-702-2193 FX: 773-702-4356 WEBSITE: WWW.FRIENDFHC.ORG FUNDING REQUEST: $3,000,000 FUNDING PREFERENCE: FH MEETS FUNDING PREFERENCE CRITERIA FRIEND HEALTH (FH) IS A STABLE, 330 FUNDED FQHC THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE RESOURCE CHALLENGED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, URBAN COMMUNITIES ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE. FH WAS INCORPORATED IN 1997 AND HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, OTHER FQHCS IN THE SERVICE AREA, SAFETY-NET HOSPITALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS TO EVALUATE AND RESPOND TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PROVIDING CARE IN NON-TRADITIONAL SETTINGS SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND THROUGH INNOVATIVE METHODS SUCH AS MOBILE CLINICS AND TELEHEALTH, FH IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF CHICAGO’S HEALTH DELIVERY NETWORK. FH IS A MEDICAL HOME PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL OR INSURANCE STATUS. WITH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE, FH STRIVES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO A POPULATION PLAGUED BY POVERTY, VIOLENCE, AND SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES. THROUGH THE CHWTP INITIATIVE, FH WILL WORK WITH MALCOM X COLLEGE (MXC) TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND TRAINING OF CHWS WITHIN SOUTH CHICAGO. ADDRESSING BOTH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT ALONG WITH THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE SHORTAGE CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS PROGRAM WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO COORDINATED MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE BY TRAINING NEW AND UPSKILLING EXISTING CHWS THAT ARE SOURCED FROM AND REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY. ALREAD Y UTILIZING CHWS WITHIN ITS PRACTICE, FH HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE TRAINING NEEDED TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF CHWS IN PROVIDING CULTURALLY RELEVANT, MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE, AND LOWER COST CARE TO A COMMUNITY FACING SIGNIFICANT SOCIOECONOMIC AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. AS A COMPLEMENT, MXC HAS AN EXISTING CHW CERTIFICATION/TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH WILL BE EXPANDED TO MEET THE EMERGING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE. IN THE SERVICE AREA, THERE IS A NEED FOR ENHANCED CARE COORDINATION TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ACCESS THE RIGHT LEVEL OF CARE NEEDED TO IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH STATUS. CHWS ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED WITH A COMBINATION OF CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE, ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS, AND FAMILIARITY TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESS SDOH, TO PROVIDE A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE. BY DELIVERING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL AND COORDINATION OF CARE THROUGH A SKILLED COMMUNITY MEMBER DIRECTLY FAMILIAR WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS PROGRAM WILL TRAIN CHWS WHO CAN OFFER VALUE-BASED CARE TO A COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES. THE 16-WEEK CHW CERTIFICATION/TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDES BOTH CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. FH AND MXC WILL GRADUATE UP TO 100 NEW CHWS OVER THE 3-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. THE PROGRAM WILL OFFER 50 FULL-TIME APPRENTICESHIPS FOR GRADUATING CHWS WHO DESIRE ADDITIONAL, TARGETED TRAINING. FH WILL ALSO OFFER AN UPSKILLING PROGRAM FOR EXISTING CHWS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT GO INTO AN APPRENTICESHIP TO PARTICIPATE IN ADDITIONAL, TARGETED TRAINING. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE UPSKILLING FOR UP TO 25 EXISTING CHWS. THIS CHW CERTIFICATION/TRAINING PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS MULTIPLE HRSA CLINICAL PRIORITIES INCLUDING TAKING ACTIONABLE STEPS TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES AND FOSTER A HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE ABLE TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND EMERGING NEE

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - PROJECT TITLE: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION GRANT (HRSA-24-078). APPLICANT: FRIEND FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC (FRIEND HEALTH/FH). GRANT #: H80CS00120. ADDRESS: 800 E. 55TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60615-4906. PROJECT DIRECTOR: VERNEDA BACHUS, CEO. EMAIL: VBACHUS@FRIENDHEALTH.ORG PH: 773-702-2193 FX: 773-702-4356. WEBSITE: WWW.FRIENDFHC.ORG. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS: DISTRICTS IL-001, 003, 004 & 007. PTS BY 12/31/25: SUD/MAT - 236; BH – 146. FUNDING REQUEST: YR1 - $600,000; YR2 - $500,000. NKL8CX8CHTK7. FH, A PCMH CERTIFIED, 330-FUNDED FQHC WORKS CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE TO EVALUATE & RESPOND TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, & IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM & SOCIAL SAFETY NET. FH PROVIDES A SEAMLESS CARE CONTINUUM THAT HAS IMPROVED THE HEALTH STATUS OF ITS PATIENTS & WORKS CLOSELY WITH HRDI, A COMMUNITY MH/BH PROVIDER, TO MEET THE MH/BH/SUD NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS & THE LARGER COMMUNITY. IN 2023, FH SERVED OVER 40,500 INDIVIDUALS & PROVIDED NEARLY 109,700 MEDICAL, DENTAL, MH/BH & ENABLING VISITS. FH’S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TREATING MEDICALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE LIVING UNDER 200% FPG, WHO ARE EITHER UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED OR HAVE PUBLIC INSURANCE. THIS DEMOGRAPHIC IS REFLECTED IN FH’S CURRENT USERS, OF WHICH 91% LIVE BELOW 200% FPG, 10% ARE UNINSURED & 72% ARE INSURED THROUGH MEDICAID. FH’S BOARD CONTINUALLY EVALUATES THE HEALTH NEEDS & BARRIERS TO CARE IN THE COMMUNITY & EXPANDS ITS SERVICE DELIVERY CAPACITY AS NEEDED BY ADDING PROGRAMS, SERVICES & PROVIDERS THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, FH HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS BOTH BH & SUD/MAR NEEDS IN THE SERVICE AREA. CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE HAS GREATER PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE THAN THE STATE & THE US. SERVICE AREA ADULTS EXPERIENCE HIGHER BH HOSPITALIZATION & ER VISIT RATES, & SUICIDE IS HIGH. WHILE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS DECLINED FROM AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN 2021, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THOSE AGED 12+ (16.5%) HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, PUTTING THEM AT HIGHER RISK FOR OTHER MEDICAL & MH/BH ISSUES, INCLUDING OVERDOSE. DESPITE GROWING NEEDS, MANY PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS CARE DUE TO LACK OF CAPACITY & BARRIERS TO CARE, WITH 26% OF ADULTS SEEKING BUT NOT RECEIVING CARE IN 2023. WITH THIS BHSE FUNDING, FH WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH HRDI TO STRENGTHEN ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR BH & SUD PATIENTS, INCLUDING THOSE PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE MAR FOR THEIR RECOVERY. THE INTEGRATED CARE CONTINUUM STARTS WITH 1-ON-1 TREATMENT WITH A FH PROVIDER (EITHER A BH PROVIDER OR MAR PROVIDER) THAT IS COORDINATED WITH A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THE PATIENT’S HEALTH ARE ADDRESSED. PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, EVALUATION FOR SDOH & CONNECTION TO SERVICES THAT WILL ADDRESS ACCESS BARRIERS, PEER RECOVERY SERVICES INCLUDING GROUP THERAPY, & ACCESS TO INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES THROUGH THE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AT HRDI. TO SUPPORT THIS CARE CONTINUUM, FH WILL BOTH EMPLOY (FH) & CONTRACT (HRDI) FOR STAFF: 0.40 FTE MD & 0.10 FTE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) TO PROVIDE MAR; 0.20 FTE PSYCHIATRIC NP, 0.10 FTE PA, 0.10 FTE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST & 0.10 FTE CLINICAL THERAPIST TO PROVIDE BH SERVICES TO BOTH MAR/SUD & MH/BH PATIENTS; 2.0 FTE CERTIFIED ALCOHOL & DRUG COUNSELORS & 2.0 FTE PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT SDOH SCREENING, CONNECTION TO RESOURCES & CASE MANAGEMENT FOR MAT PATIENTS; & 2.0 FTE CASE MANAGERS WHO WILL WORK WITH ALL PATIENTS TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT & CARE COORDINATION WITH THE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, FH WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO BOTH SUD/MAT & BH SERVICES & EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO TREAT 173 MAR PATIENTS & PROVIDE BH TO THOSE PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, PROVIDE BH SERVICES TO 146 PATIENTS & PROVIDE SUD SERVICES TO 63 PATIENTS. EXPANDED SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH EXISTING AND NEW PATIENTS.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - FRIEND HEALTH, A 23-YEAR-OLD FQHC SERVING MORE THAN 47,000 PATIENTS ON CHICAGO'S SOUTHSIDE, IS REQUESTING FUNDING FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SOME FURNITURE FOR ITS NEWEST AND LARGEST HEALTH CENTER SITE IN THE WOODLAWN COMMUNITY (6250 SOUTH COTTAGE GROVE, CHICAGO, IL 60637). FRIEND HEALTH HAS SERVED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WHO USE FRIEND HEALTH SERVICES ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK AND/OR HISPANIC/LATINO, AND THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS IN WOODLAWN ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK. THIS NEW LOCATION, A $34,000,000 CAMPUS, ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO EXPAND ITS REACH TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS LOCATION WILL INCLUDE A STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH CENTER, OFFERING INTEGRATED, HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND MAMMOGRAM/ULTRASOUND SERVICES TO A "MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA" THAT PREDOMINANTLY SERVES LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. REUSING A VACANT PROPERTY AT AN IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL/TOD NODE, THE MEDICAL CAMPUS SUPPORTS CITY OF CHICAGO REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AT THE 63RD & COTTAGE GROVE INTERSECTION, CENTRAL TO THE REVITALIZATION OF WOODLAWN. THIS PROJECT CREATES AN ADDITIONAL 100 CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND BRINGS 276 PERMANENT FULL-TIME JOBS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAMPUS HAS INTENTIONALLY BEEN DESIGNED TO TRULY SERVE AS A CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE FRIEND HEALTH MEDICAL CAMPUS HAS DEDICATED COMMUNITY SPACE, WHERE IN ADDITION TO ROBUST HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING, FRIEND HEALTH SEEKS TO MAKE THE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY USE. LIKEWISE, THE CAMPUS INCORPORATES AN IMMEDIATE CARE CLINIC, TO FURTHER INCREASE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. FINALLY, THE DESIGN CAN ACCOMMODATE SPACE TO SUPPORT LOCAL RETAILERS, WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO A PRIME RETAIL CORRIDOR. WHILE WE ANTICIPATE THIS LOCATION TO OPEN IN SUMMER OF THIS YEAR (2022), WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING FOR SOME ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR OUR 55 PRIMARY CARE EXAM ROOMS AND 4 POINT OF CARE TESTING ROOMS. EQUIPMENT NEEDED INCLUDE SCALES FOR OUR PEDIATRIC AND ADULT POPULATIONS, CHAIRS FOR BLOOD DRAWS, CHAIRS FOR PATIENT EXAM ROOMS, HAND SANITIZER, AUTOMATIC PAPER TOWEL DISPENSERS, WASTE BINS, SHARPS DISPOSAL CONTAINERS, OBSTETRICAL DOPPLER PROBES, AND STORAGE FOR EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING MEDICATION. WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING FUNDING FOR COMPREHENSIVE VACCINATION SERVICES, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION, TRACKING AND STORAGE OF VACCINES, PPE, TEMPERATURE CHECKING, AND OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS.

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM