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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 10, 2007

Commissioners Approve Health Care Grants to 12 Non-Profit Agencies

Collin County Commissioners agreed today to award funds to a dozen non-profit agencies to provide a variety of health care services to low-income residents.

Commissioners approved $299,987.90 in grants from the Collin County Health Care Foundation after reviewing recommendations from the foundation's advisory board, whose members selected the 12 agencies from a competitive application process.

The agencies picked to receive the grants were:

• The Assistance Center of Collin County: $27,000 in prescription assistance to be distributed among Allen Community Outreach, The Community Lifeline Center of McKinney, and Frisco Family Services Center.
• The Bridge Breast Network: $47,233 for breast cancer surgeries and prescription assistance.
• Children and Community Health Center in McKinney: $30,000 for 600 health care visits for children and adults not eligible for Medicaid.
• Collin County Adult Clinic in Plano: $31,980 for 1,066 limited primary health care visits for adults.
• Collin County Committee on Aging in McKinney: $40,000 for Meals on Wheels program to help provide 39,000 evening and weekend meals.
• Frisco Cares Community Clinic: $11,000 for 200 health care visits and the rental of an immunization van for children in Frisco, Prosper and Celina school districts.
• Geriatric Wellness Center of Collin County: $38,025 for post-hospitalization assistance for homebound elderly with heart disease and diabetes.
• Journey Home, Inc.: $24,750 for 150 days of hospice care for eligible county residents.
• Plano Children's Clinic: $50,000 for 1,000 sick-child visits for low-income and uninsured children throughout the county.

Among the criteria used to award the grants were the agencies that targeted at-risk or vulnerable patients, had the means to get matching funds from additional sources, and that promoted volunteer and citizen involvement in their programs. Each agency also agreed to use grant funds for providing health care to Collin County residents who are U.S citizens or legal residents.

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