Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois selected these 76 not-for-profit organizations to receive grants from the newly created Blue ImpactSM grant program. The program seeks to address social determinants of health, focusing on community-based efforts that can have a measurable, positive impact on the health and wellness of the population. Learn more about the Blue Impact selections.
Newsroom | Community Health
Investing in Community Health With Blue Impact Grants
Aug. 24, 2023
| Organization | Program | Location |
| A Safe Haven Foundation | ASHF Rebuilding Organizational Capacity | Chicago |
| Ada S. McKinley | Mental Health and Employment Support Services to I/DD Adults | Chicago |
| American National Red Cross | Sound the Alarm & Youth Preparedness Program | Chicago |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Clinical-Community Connections for Pediatric Diabetes Type2 Management and Support | Chicago |
| Asian Health Coalition | SCREEN- Screening for Cancer, Reducing inEquity, and Engaging our Asian Neighborhoods. | Chicago |
| Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness | Aunt Martha's BCBS Blue Impact Training Program | Olympia Fields |
| Austin Coming Together | General Op | Chicago |
| Beyond Hunger | Direct Hunger Relief | Oak Park, |
| Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University | Nokomis Strong Peer Program | Southern Illinois |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | Breakthrough Health and Wellness | Springfield |
| Bridge Communities Inc. | Transitional Housing Program for Families Experiencing Homelessness | Glen Ellyn |
| BUILD Inc. | BUILD Clinical and Community Wellness Department | Chicago |
| Caritas Family Solutions | Economic Stability and Basic Needs for Low-income Seniors | Southern and Central Illinois |
| CASA Lake County Inc. | Health Advocacy for Child Victims of Abuse and Neglect | Vernon Hills |
| Center for Changing Lives | Financial Opportunity Center: Economic & Housing Stability | Chicago |
| Center for Housing and Health | Flexible Housing Pool | Chicago |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago Coalition for the Homeless | Chicago |
| Christian Community Health Center | Combating Diabetes Through Nutrition | Chicago |
| College of Lake County Foundation | Green Youth Farm | Grayslake |
| Connections for the Homeless Inc. | Health and Wellness Support for Those Experiencing Homelessness | Evanston |
| Contact Ministries | Contact Ministries | Springfield |
| Council for Jewish Elderly dba CJE SeniorLife | CJE SeniorLife Benefits Services Program | Chicago |
| Crisis Center for South Suburbia | Choose Your Adventure Workforce Development Project | Tinley Park |
| Cultivate Collective | Cultivate Collective: Southwest Chicago's Wellness Hub | Chicago |
| Dream Center Peoria | Healthy Food Choices & Fitness Education | Peoria |
| DuPage PADS Inc. | Centralized Health & Housing Services for Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness at DuPagePads’ Permanent Interim Housing Center (IHC) | Wheaton |
| EMMAUS | Health and Independence for Male-Identified Victims and Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking in Chicago | Chicago |
| Enlace Chicago | Enlace Chicago Community Health Team | Chicago |
| Equity Alliance Health of Illinois | Equity Alliance Health Tea Room Project | Chicago |
| Erie Family Health Centers | Diabetes Prevention and Management Program | Chicago |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Esperanza's Nurse Led Diabetes Intervention Program | Chicago |
| EverThrive | EverThrive - Maternal Health | Chicago |
| Facing Forward to End Homelessness | Addressing Health Impacts of Homelessness on Chicago | Chicago |
| Family Christian Health Center | Integrative Wellness and Healthcare Center | Harvey |
| Family Focus | Early Childhood Education | Chicago |
| Focus Fairies | What's the TEA | Chicago |
| Garfield Park Community Council | West Side Healthy Growing & Living for All Ages | Chicago |
| Good Samaritan Ministries | Helping the Homeless Help Themselves | Carbondale |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Hunger Relief and Health Initiatives in Cook County, Illinois | Chicago |
| Heartland Human Care Services Inc. | Chicago FarmWorks: Food Justice for Marginalized Chicagoans | Chicago |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago | |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | ICIRR's Immigrant Healthcare Access and Education Program | Chicago |
| Independence Health & Therapy | Adult Day Health and Memory Care Program | Woodstock |
| Indo American Center Inc. | IAC Community Health Worker Initiative | Chicago |
| Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation | Launching Future-Focused Technology Careers for Underserved Chicago Young Adults | Chicago |
| Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Collaborative Care Project | Chicago |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Behavioral Health and Wellness Program | Chicago |
| International Neighborhood Collaborative | The Dovetail Project | Chicago |
| Just Roots Chicago | Fresh Food Farmacy | Chicago |
| Juvenile Protective Assocation | Connect 2 Kids (C2K) | Chicago |
| La Casa Norte | Homeless Client Access to Mental Health Services | Chicago |
| Lake County Crisis Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Violence, Inc. | Preventing Domestic Violence Related Deaths in Lake County | Zion |
| Latinos Progresando | Transitional Shelter and Individualized Services for the Temporarily Homeless to Promote Financial Stability and Independent Living | Chicago |
| Lawndale Christian Health Center | General Operating Support - Chronic Disease Management | Chicago |
| Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Justice Rising | Chicago |
| Lazarus House | Housing, Food, Employment and Education - Support for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Central Kane County | St. Charles |
| Lifescape Community Services Inc. | Expanded Transportation Services to Meet Needs of Older Adults | Rockford |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Neighborhood Quality of Life Planning & Food Equity | Chicago |
| Mano a Mano Family Resource Center | Healthy Families Program | Round Lake Park |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | Behavioral Health Community Health Worker (CHW) Program | Chicago |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Communities Partnering 4 Peace | Chicago |
| Midwest Asian Health Assocation | Reducing Asian Mental Health Disparities | Chicago |
| NAMI Illinois | NAMI Prairie Partnership: Expanding National Alliance on Mental Illness Services across Illinois | Southern Illinois |
| New Moms, Inc. | Job Training Program | Chicago |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Senior Grocery Program | Geneva |
| Nourishing Hope | Mental Health and Hunger | Chicago |
| Shriver Center on Poverty | Increasing Health Coverage and Access in Chicago and Cook County | Chicago |
| Sinai Health System | Medicaid Redetermination Outreach | Chicago |
| South Suburban PADS | Affordable Housing and Access to Healthcare for the Homeless | Chicago Heights |
| Springfield Urban League | Wellness on Wheels | Springfield |
| Table Life Ministries | Hope of Life Outreach Project | Springfield |
| Tapestry 360 Health | Maternal Health 360: Centering Reproductive Health Justice through Provider Training and Patient Care Coordination | Chicago |
| The Josselyn Center | Josselyn's Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program | Northfield |
| Urban Growers Collective Inc. | Urban Growers Collective: Food Access and Fresh Moves Mobile Market | Chicago |
| Youth Guidance | Working On Womanhood (WOW) Case Management Services | Chicago |
| Young Men's Educational Network (YMEN) | Chicago LOUP: Lawndale Organizations United for Peace | Chicago |