September 2024 Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis In response to the mental health crisis among youth and young adults, NYHealth developed a complementary set of projects to assess coverage gaps, inform statewide advocacy, and expand evidence-based programs in high-need communities of color and rural communities across New York State. Read more Special Projects Fund
September 2023 Addressing the Health Needs of Newly Arriving New Yorkers In response to an influx of migrants and asylum seekers arriving in New York City, the Foundation makes grants to three organizations working to fill the health care, mental health support, and social service gaps for these newly arrived New Yorkers. Read more Special … Read more
June 2022 Preventing Fatal Overdoses NYHealth invests in New York City’s first-in-the-nation overdose prevention centers. In their first 12 months of operation, the two centers, in East Harlem and Washington Heights, were used more than 45,000 times by more than 2,000 participants. In that time, they prevented more than 600 potentially fatal overdoses. Read more … Read more
March 2021 Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy NYHealth and other funders invest in three related projects to address vaccine hesitancy and increase equity in New York State. The initiatives complement federal, State, and local government-funded efforts to address access barriers and improve equitable distribution of vaccine supply. Read more Special Projects Fund
September 2017 Preserving Health Care Access for Immigrant New Yorkers As immigration enforcement intensifies and more immigrant New Yorkers are detained, many become increasingly reluctant to seek health care. In response, NYHealth awards grants to preserve health care access for New Yorkers in ICE detention facilities and immigrant communities. Read more Special Projects Fund
February 2012 Health Services for Refugees Resettling in New York NYHealth awards a grant to Rochester General Hospital (RGH) to replicate its innovative health care model for refugees resettling in the United States. RGH implements the model in Utica and Buffalo, both of which have large populations of newly arrived refugees. Read more Special Projects … Read more
January 2009 Responsive Grantmaking: The Special Projects Fund The Foundation begins accepting proposals for grants awarded through its Special Projects Fund. Today, the Special Projects Fund continues to be a signature NYHealth program, enabling responsive grantmaking that addresses persistent and emerging health challenges and meets the current moment. Read more Special Projects Fund
