Medica Foundation

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Jan 14, 2015

Return Version

2012v3.0

Gross Receipts

$6,824,832

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Early childhood healthgrant recipients received $250,000 in funding from the medica foundation in 2012. These projects focused on the social and emotional health of young children. Sample projects include:child care aware of minnesotast.paul, mn. Grant amount: $30,000support military families with young children by helping child care providers and families understand and address the stress military deployment and reintegration puts on young children. Work with local military service organizations to build sustainability for this work. East metro women's councilwhite bear lake, mn. Grant amount: $30,000improve social and emotional health for children who have experienced homelessness. Provide assessment for children under age 5 and implement a new parenting curriculum for at-risk families living at east metro place.family housing fundminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $30,000help break the generational cycle of homelessness and create a replicable model that can be used broadly in a supported housing environment. Use evidence-based research, knowledge and tools to support the needs of homelss, and formerly homeless young children, and their parents.familywise servicesminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $10,000improve healthy social and emotional development for children during supervised parental visits. Provide coaching to improve attachment between a parent and their child during therapeutic, supervised visitations.joyce preschoolminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $5,000increase knoweldge of health and community resources for latino parents whose children have emotional and physical needs. Support a home visiting program and spanish-language workshops.regents of the university of minnesotaminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $30,000provide integrated early childhood mental health services for children from birth through age five, whose mothers have mental illness. Offer support during and after pregnancy, including education on children's socal and emotional health, mental health services and other needed resources.pact for families collaborative (putting all communities together)willmar, minn. Grant amount: $30,000expand the incredible years parenting classes in a five-county rural area of minnesota by engaging high-risk parents impacted by poverty, cultural isolation and their child's delayed social/emotional development.southside family nurturing centerminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $25,000help parents living in poverty address the challenges they face, strengthen their family and promote healthy and successful development of their young children. Improve the structure and content of southside's home visiting curriculum.washburn center for childrenminneapolis, mn; grant amount: $30,000improve outcomes for children whose social and emotional difficulties impede their ability to be successful at home and at school.ymca of duluthduluth, mn. Grant amount: $30,000address the emotional and social development needs of infants and children from 6-weeks through 5-years-old. Use proven early intervention models to build caregiver skills and develop children's self-regulation skills and social-emotional competence.

Activity 3

Primary care and preventive services for people with disabilitiesin 2012, the medica foundation provided $195,000 in funding to projects that focus on improving health and preventive care for people with disabilities. Sample projects and the amount of funding provided include:apple tree dentalminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $30,000improve the quality of primary and preventive dental care for people with disabilities living in long-term care facilities in rochester, mn. Develop specialized prevention training for staff members and direct caregivers.community involvement programsminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $30,000promote choices that contribute to better health and increased compliance with treatment plans for people receiving mental health services that have or are at risk for developing diabetes. Develop teaching methods and tools in collaboration with a nutritionist, primary care physicians, and other specialists. Courage centergolden valley, mn. Grant amount: $30,000increase capacity to monitor chronic conditions, increase patient engagement in care, and avoid unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations for people living with disabilities. Expand access to primary care and preventative services through enhanced telemedicine services with a skilled volunteer support component.hennepin countyminneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $30,000improve the wellness of people with serious mental illness served by hennepin county's mental health center. Enhance the effectiveness of mental health programs by completing wellness assessments; providing dedicated care coordination; and offering tobacco cessation, exercise and nutrition group support. Resource, inc.minneapolis, mn. Grant amount: $30,000assist people with serious mental illness in improving their quality of life and life expectancy. Provide services and wellness plans designed to improve physical health and mental well-being, and help manage or prevent chronic health conditions.the arc greater twin citiesst. Paul, mn. Grant amount: $30,000expand access to primary care and prevention for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Deliver programming to help young people and adults with disabilities (and their parents) increase skills for managing health care and adopting healthy lifestyles to prevent secondary conditions.the family tree, inc.st. Paul, mn. Grant amount: $15,000develop parenting skills for adults who are deaf, deaf/blind and hard of hearing (ddbhh). Provide resources, including: chiildbirth education to ddbhh pregnant women and their partners; ddbhh parenting and early childhood education classes for parents of children ages birth-10; and in-home visits with ddbhh parents and families.

Filer

EIN

41-1812461