Contact: Debbie Oswalt, Executive Director Virginia Health Care Foundation (804) 828-5804 doswalt@vhcf.org Richmond, Virginia, December 11, 2024 – The Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) has awarded $824,889 in grants to eleven Virginia organizations for increasing access to behavioral health, medical and dental services for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians. “From Northern Virginia to Southwest Virginia, […]
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Virginia Health Care Foundation Awards $1.5 Million for Prescription Assistance Grants
Contact: Debbie Oswalt, Executive Director Virginia Health Care Foundation (804) 828-5804 doswalt@vhcf.org Richmond, Virginia, September 24, 2024 – The Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to 29 organizations throughout the state to help fund Medication Assistance Caseworkers (MACs), who help uninsured patients obtain free and discounted prescription […]
Virginia Health Care Foundation Awards $1.2 million to Increase Availability of Behavioral Health Services for Children
Contact: Deborah D. Oswalt, Executive Director Virginia Health Care Foundation (804) 828-5804 doswalt@vhcf.org Richmond, Virginia, July 25, 2024 – The Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) has awarded more than $1.2 million in grants to 4 Virginia organizations via its two-year Nurture Now: Helping Children Shine (NN) initiative. Nurture Now is designed to help address […]
Virginia Health Care Foundation Awards $1.7million in Grants to Increase Availability of Behavioral Health, Dental, and Medical Services across Virginia
Contact: Debbie Oswalt, Executive Director Virginia Health Care Foundation (804) 828-5804 doswalt@vhcf.org Richmond, Virginia, July 1, 2024 – The Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to 19 Virginia organizations for increasing access to behavioral health, medical and dental services for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians. “From the Eastern Shore […]
State Leaders Honor Medicaid + Mental Health Milestones Across Virginia’s Health Safety Net
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Oswalt, Executive Director Virginia Health Care Foundation (804) 828-5804 doswalt@vhcf.org Richmond, VA – June 6, 2024 – During its Cheers for Champions! event, The Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) welcomed state leaders to honor the hard work of behavioral health organizations and other health care safety net professionals throughout […]
Mental Health Initiative Aims to Increase Availability of Mental Health Services throughout Virginia
For Immediate Release Contact: Debbie Oswalt, Executive Director Virginia Health Care Foundation (804) 828-5804 doswalt@vhcf.org Richmond, VA – January 17, 2024 – During a special event at the Virginia General Assembly today, the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF), its private sector partners, and state officials launched VHCF’s new multi-pronged behavioral health initiative Brighter Days […]
Virginia Health Care Foundation Awards $884,000 in Grants to Increase Availability of Behavioral Health, Dental, and Medical Services across Virginia
Contact: Debbie Oswalt, Executive Director Virginia Health Care Foundation (804) 828-5804 doswalt@vhcf.org Richmond, Virginia, January 23, 2024 – The Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) has awarded more than $884,000 in grants to 12 Virginia organizations increasing access to behavioral health, medical and dental services for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians. “From the Eastern Shore […]
Richmond Times Dispatch Commentary by Deborah Oswalt
Commentary: Virginia is making progress addressing the mental health crisis. But it’s not enough. Deborah Oswalt Mental Health America ranks Virginia 39th among the states in accessibility of its behavioral health workforce and 48th in mental health access for children and youth. Well, it’s official. With last week’s release by the Health Resources and Services Administration, […]
Humana announces $500K investment in the Virginia Health Care Foundation to boost behavioral health workforce development and support
n e w s r e l e a s e FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Angie Weiss Humana Corporate Communications (404) 747-7712 e-mail: aweiss3@humana.com Humana announces $500K investment in the Virginia Health Care Foundation to boost behavioral health workforce development and support Expanded programs will increase access to behavioral health services and resources for all […]
Virginia Health Care Foundation Awards $2 million in Grants to Increase Availability of Behavioral Health, Dental, and Medical Services across the State
Richmond, Virginia, July 6, 2023 – The Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) has awarded 19 Virginia organizations $2 million in grants to increase access to behavioral health, medical and dental services for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians, and help eligible uninsured Virginians obtain state-sponsored health insurance. “All of these grantees are addressing urgent and ongoing […]
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