CHICAGO — June 20, 2011—Howard Brown Health Center(HBHC) announced the award of the largest corporate/foundation grant in the health center’s history from the GE Foundation — the philanthropic organization of GE. HBHC is one of five recipients selected for the GE Foundation and GE Corporate Diversity Council’s Developing Health Chicago initiative, which aims to increase primary care for underserved populations throughout the country.
HBHC will receive $250,000 in grant funding and a 3-year commitment of pro bono employee volunteer support from GE’s Chicago base of over 3,000.
“Chicago is the third largest metropolitan area in the country. The Developing Health program and the volunteers supporting it are a living example of GE’s “healthymagination” strategy, to help change the world’s approach to healthcare by touching more lives and improving quality of care,” said Mike Barber, GE VP, healthymagination.
Howard Brown Health Center and its fellow GE Developing Health recipients, including Alivio Medical Center, Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Heartland International Health Center and the Near North Health Service Corporation will each receive individual grants of $250,000 over the next two years.
A total of $1.25 million was given to five Chicago land community health centers toward the goal of increasing access to primary care for uninsured and underserved populations across the city.