Four nonprofit healthcare organizations serving children in Florida will receive grants of $25,000 each.
Sunshine Health, a subsidiary of Centene Corp., is providing $100,000 in grants divided among caregivers who support children and youth facing behavioral health needs and additional challenges. The money will help fund programs for foster, adoptive, and kinship parents and caregivers.
Sunshine Health spreads $100,000 in support to Florida organizations helping children and caregivers.
The funding will help caregivers develop skills to create supportive and healing-centered home environments and provide more stability.
“We are honored to support these grant winners’ innovative programs that will strengthen families and improve the lives of vulnerable children,” said Charlene Zein, president and CEO of Sunshine Health.
The Citrus Family Care Network in Miami, the Family Initiative in Cape Coral, Florida 1.27 in Tampa and Kids First of Florida are the four organizations that will receive the $25,000 grants.
“The grant will strengthen caregiver resilience, promote placement stability, and expand access to early mental health advocacy and intervention for hundreds of children and families across our community,” said Leigh Ann Drew, Statewide Director of Child Welfare for Family Initiative. “We are honored to advance this critical work and grateful for Sunshine Health’s partnership in building stronger, more resilient families.”