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 April 11, 2008 - BODYLOVE
A front-page feature article in the Los Angeles Times, “A health message listeners can relate to,” prompted national publicity for BODYLOVE, the African-American radio soap opera series produced in Birmingham, AL. The project slips health advice into the dramatic dialogue, providing information on conditions ranging from diabetes and hypertension to depression and alcoholism.
The article was syndicated across the U.S. all the way to the Baltimore Sun, and prompted blog postings and calls from network media. The radio dramas hook the audience on a storyline following several African-American families whose lives intersect around a beauty salon and whose health problems drive some of the emotionally charged scenes.
Listen to the BODYLOVE promotion, a five-minute “demo” tape, or read a behind-the-scenes story of a BODYLOVE broadcast.
The Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation nominated the BODYLOVE Dissemination Project for their 2004 LFP matching grant..
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February 2008 - Healthy Black Family Project
Opening to the lively beat of African dance music, WQED-TV focused on the success of the Healthy Black Family Project in “Closing the Gap on Racial and Ethnic Disparities.” The program was part of a weeklong series on addressing health disparities produced by WQED-TV—Pittsburgh’s PBS station.
It showcased the way Healthy Black Family has embedded fitness and wellness activities in the community to fight prevalent diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Local funding partners helped create new exercise studios for the project’s popular sessions at a neighborhood center.
The video also points to the collaboration between community and academic leaders at the Center for Minority Health at the University of Pittsburgh. In an interview in the first overview episode, Center director Stephen Thomas, Ph.D., outlined the series topics including disparities caused by race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, literacy, gender and locations such as rural communities.
The Pittsburgh Foundation nominated Healthy Black Family Project for their 2005 LFP matching grant.
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January 22, 2008 - CeaseFire
A front-page article in the Chicago Tribune describes how a local hospital committed dollars and staff to maintain their partnership with the CeaseFire project when CeaseFire lost state funding. The project was originally known for their “violence interrupters”—outreach workers who significantly reduced gun violence on the streets of Chicago.
CeaseFire’s hospital program works to break the cycle of gang retaliation from the time a gunshot victim arrives at the hospital. The article also cites the success of a hospital-based violence-reduction program in Oakland, CA. That program is Caught in the Crossfire, which is expanding from Oakland to Los Angeles with an LFP grant.
This link to read the Chicago Tribune article also offers a video version of the story.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation nominated CeaseFire: the project to stop the shooting for their 1999 LFP matching grant.
The Joseph Drown Foundation nominated Caught in the Crossfire for their 2004 LFP matching grant.
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December 2007 - EXTREME Health Challenge
MicheLee Puppets garnered plenty of positive press in the last few months with each article reaching a new audience. In August a one-page feature came out in Orlando Magazine, described as “Central Florida’s Premier Lifestyle Magazine” with a circulation of 25,000 readers. Then the November/December issue of Orlando Arts Magazine compares the puppet company’s style of educating through entertainment to Mary Poppins’ “spoonful of sugar.”
Where else can you read about the EXTREME Health Challenge show that teaches children about good nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices? Read “Spotlight on Dreams” a lively description of the show on the Duval County Public Schools website. The article also reports that representatives of the Aetna Foundation, one of the project’s funding partners, joined the cast on stage at Venetia Elementary School to present a $25,000 grant to MicheLee Puppets.
Darden Restaurants Foundation nominated EXTREME Health Challenge for their 2005 LFP matching grant.
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November 12, 2007 - Homeless Prenatal Project
The annual New York Times special section on “Giving” featured stellar nonprofits from all over the U.S. including the Homeless Prenatal Project, which was originally funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships program in 1992. In those days Homeless Prenatal was operating on the streets of San Francisco with a budget of $62,000. Read the Times story and see photos of the program’s beautiful new building where they now serve 3,000 people a year with an annual budget of $4 million.
The San Francisco Foundation nominated the young organization for their 1992 LFP matching grant to provide outreach and case management services to homeless pregnant women.
The Knossos Foundation served as the nominating funder to support their Jail Outreach Project with an LFP matching grant in 2000.
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October 22, 2007 - In SHAPE
In its annual special issue on “Innovation,” Mental Health Weekly highlighted the In SHAPE project in a front-page story. The article noted how In SHAPE engages consumers with severe mental illness in community-based wellness activities to help reduce the risk of preventable diseases and prevent early mortality.
A sidebar reported on the program evaluation conducted by the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center and upcoming studies funded by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Mental Health. In an interview Local Initiative Funding Partners director Pauline Seitz praised the project’s focus on reducing isolation and integrating consumers into existing exercise and nutrition programs.
Read an In SHAPE story about the program’s impact on one man’s feelings about himself and read their one page graduate report detailing some of their outcomes.
In Shape is based in Monadnock, NH and was nominated for their 2004 LFP matching grant by the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation.
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September 13, 2007 - The Aging Out Initiative
The power of the press—the Associated Press (AP) to be exact—can carry news of a project all the way to Canada. This international coverage of the announcement of a newly funded LFP project in St. Louis, MO marks a rare instance of a program's first-year bibliography including a story from so far away. Theresa Menk, Chief Development Officer of Epworth Children & Family Services, reported that the agency already had a relationship with the local AP reporter from a previous article. Clearly, supporting youth who are "aging out" of foster care is a concern that crosses our borders. The reporter describes the project by telling the story of one former foster youth.
Incarnate Word Foundation nominated the Aging Out of Foster Care Initiative for a 2007 LFP matching grant.
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July 2, 2007 - Project Link
Following the tragedy at Virginia Tech, PBS-TV’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” sought best practices that help individuals continue in treatment for mental illness after they leave the  hospital or criminal justice system. The program highlighted Project Link in Rochester, NY. In the segment, project director Rob Weisman, D.O. explains, “We consider ourselves like a [mental health] mobile intensive care unit for our community. That means that we go visit them whether it’s in the street, whether they are locked up, or in their own apartments.”
View the 10-minute video including a conversation with one of Project Link's patients. Also read extended interviews with Dr. Weisman and the Project Link founder J. Steven Lamberti, M.D. They talk about developing the project with grant funding and the need for collaboration between the mental health and criminal justice systems.
Coordinated Care Service served
as the nominating funder for the Project Link 1997 LFP matching grant.
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June 27, 2007 - Powerful Tools for Caregiving
Stories on the growing number of adults taking care of their  aging parents led national media directly to Powerful Tools for Caregiving. The Wall Street Journal referred to the project as a resource for companies that want to help their employees manage the stress of elder care.
Then ABC TV’s “Good Morning America” focused a weeklong series on the topic. The show's website refers viewers to the Powerful Tools for Caregivers course and handbook. Read it on page two of "Balancing Work While Caring for Aging Parents."
Powerful Tools continues to market their program nationally and offers their handbook in English and Spanish from their office at Legacy Health System in Portland, OR.
Northwest Health Foundation served
as the nominating funder for the Powerful Tools for Caregiving 2000 LFP matching grant.
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June 11, 2007 - The Guardianship Project
Demonstrating how a project generates cost savings is an  excellent way to attract funding and attention from the media. American Public Radio’s nationally syndicated “Marketplace” featured The Guardianship Project’s high quality and cost-effective case management for frail seniors. You can listen to the segment - or read a transcript.
Bechtel Trusts & Foundation served
as the nominating funder for the The Guardianship Project 2006 LFP matching grant.
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