Priority Health Total Health Foundation grants address victims of violent trauma, uninsured, literacy and dental care

(DETROIT, Mich. – November 20, 2024) The Priority Health Total Health Foundation announces its latest round of grants totaling almost $500,000 to eight nonprofits working to address the Social Determinants of Health in Southeast Michigan’s underserved populations.

“The Priority Health Total Health Foundation is deeply committed to impacting the lives of those living in Metro Detroit,” said Shannon Wilson, executive director of the Priority Health Total Health Foundation. “We are excited to partner with organizations who are working to elevate underserved residents to improve their health and well-being.”

Grant recipients include:
Detroit Life is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE) serves as a hospital-based, community focused violence intervention initiative to break the cyclical disease of violence. DLIVE works with youth and young adults who have sustained acute, intentional violence to prevent retaliatory violence and incarceration and facilitate a pathway towards success and prosperity.

House of Kadence focuses its works on women impacted by domestic violence with the goal of improving overall well-being, housing stability, interactions with the child welfare system and addressing maternal and infant health.

UM Flint College of Health Science (HEART) faculty and students offer pro bono services to more than 3,500 community members annually who are medically uninsured or underserved with a focus on New Mother Education and Diabetes Education.

Wayne State University Early Childhood Support Clinic provides social needs navigation and mental-behavioral care for parents and children attending well child visits at Wayne Pediatrics, a nonprofit clinic of WSU’s School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics

Hope Network will use its grant to provide two full-time Michigan Education Corps interventionist positions to serve K-3 Reading Corps in the Detroit Public Schools Community District at Munger Elementary School to significantly improve reading proficiency among its students.

MDHHS- Perinatal Oral Health in Detroit partners with the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry to use its grant to implement the Pregnant People Dental Days project providing dental services to women in the perinatal period.

BULK space with a focus on community health and art will conduct workshops and publications addressing maternal health, food sovereignty and health literacy to share with partnering organizations in and around Detroit

OLHSA, a community Action Agency supporting Oakland and Livingston County residents from birth to older adults with programs and services that reduce poverty, promote self-sufficiency, and address critical community needs; grant funds will be used to serve families in the City of Pontiac.

Since 2020, the Priority Health Total Health Foundation has remained committed to the most underserved residents of Southeast Michigan by awarding more than $17 million in grants to nonprofits working to address the Social Determinants of Health that impact overall health and well-being that include housing, food insufficiency, education, literacy and maternal/infant health.

About Priority Health:

With over 30 years in business, Priority Health is the second largest health plan in Michigan, offering an extensive portfolio of health benefits options for employer groups and individuals, including Medicare and Medicaid plans. Serving more than 1.3 million members each year and offering a broad network of primary care physicians in Michigan, Priority Health continues to be recognized as a leader for quality, customer service, transparency and product innovation. Learn more about affordable, quality health coverage options from Priority Health.