Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois selected these 115 not-for-profit organizations to receive grants from the Blue ImpactSM grant program. The program seeks to address social determinants of health, focusing on community-based efforts with a measurable, positive impact on the health and wellness of the population. Learn more about the Blue Impact grant program and this year's selections.
Newsroom | Community Health
Full List of 2024 Blue Impact Grant Awardees
July 31, 2024
| Organization | Project | Location |
| A Safe Haven Foundation | Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Restore Pathways to Permanent Housing | Chicago |
| Access Community Health Network | Community Health Worker in Cicero | Chicago |
| Alicia’s House, Inc. | Alleviating Hunger and Food Insecurity for Low-Income Individuals and Families | Beecher |
| Alivio Medical Center | TB Testing and Treatment for Newly Arrived Asylum Seekers | Chicago |
| American National Red Cross | Home Fire Campaign | Chicago |
| Asian Health Coalition | SCREEN (Screening for Cancer, Reducing inEquity, and Engaging our Asian Neighborhoods) | Chicago |
| Asian Human Services Family Health Center, Inc. | Improving Immunization Measure of Pediatric Patients | Chicago |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter | Asthma and Food Allergy Diagnosis Kit Program | St. Louis |
| Austin Coming Together | Operationalizing Advancement for Austin Coming Together | Chicago |
| B U I L D Incorporated | BUILD Clinical and Community Wellness Services | Chicago |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries, Inc. | Breakthrough Health and Wellness | Chicago |
| Center for Housing and Health | Flexible Housing Pool | Chicago |
| Center on Halsted | Center on Halsted Behavioral Health | Chicago |
| Chicago Family Health Center Inc. | Chicago Family Health Center: Operating Support to Advance Equitable Health Outcomes | Chicago |
| Chicago International Social Change Film Festival | Preventing Premature Death | Chicago |
| Chicago Workers Collaborative NFP | Health Education, Equity and Access Outreach Program | Waukegan |
| Connections for the Homeless Inc. | Health and Wellness Support for Those Experiencing Homelessness | Evanston |
| Council for Jewish Elderly dba CJE SeniorLife | CJE SeniorLife Benefits Services Program | Chicago |
| Counseling and Family Services, dba FamilyCore | Multi Services for Single Parents | Peoria |
| Cultivate Collective | Cultivate Collective: Southwest Chicago's Wellness Hub | Chicago |
| Curt's Cafe | Holistic Employment Training and Nutrition for Young Adults in Cook and Lake Counties | Evanston |
| Caritas Family Solutions | Affordable Housing for Low-income Seniors | Belleville |
| Dion's Chicago Dream | Dream Deliveries | Chicago |
| Dream Center Peoria | 24/7 Emergency Shelter & Students Healthy Food Choices | Peoria |
| Dupage Federation On Human Services Reform | Holistically enhance the well-being and health equity of Illinois residents by integrating language access services | Lombard |
| DuPage PADS, Inc | Centralized Health & Housing Services for Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness | Wheaton |
| Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. | Remain in Our Homes - Healthy Homes | Greenup |
| Emmaus | Health and Independence for Male-Identified Victims and Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking in Chicago | Chicago |
| Enlace Chicago | Community Health Initiative | Chicago |
| Erie Family Health Centers | Diabetes Prevention and Management Program | Chicago |
| EXxperts Chicago | Improving Employment Outcomes Through Trauma-Informed Social Determinants of Health Interventions | Chicago |
| Family Health Partnership Clinic | Access Food | Crystal Lake |
| Farm2Veteran | Farm2Veteran’s Meal Program, Workforce Development, and Counseling Services Initiative | Manhattan |
| Fenix Family Health Center, Inc. (Fenix Centro de Salud) | Access to care for Spanish-speaking Highland Park and Highwood community | Highwood |
| Focus Fairies Mentoring, NFP | Enchanted Blossom | Chicago |
| Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association | Providing Physical Activity for People with Disabilities Through Adaptive Sport | Lake Forest |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Hunger Relief and Health Initiatives in Cook County | Chicago |
| Growing Home Inc. | Food Access Programs | Chicago |
| Guitars Over Guns Organization | After School Arts-Based Mentoring + Mental Health Interventions for Chicago Youth | Chicago |
| Harvard Community Senior Center | Cultivating Health Ministries | Harvard |
| Healthcare Alternative Systems, Inc. | Mental Health Expansion | Chicago |
| Heartland Alliance International | Holistic Support for Newly Arrived Survivors of Torture | Chicago |
| Herrin House of Hope | Food Access and Nutrition | Herrin |
| Highwood Public Library | Health Equity | Highwood |
| Housing Forward | Housing Forward Wraparound Services Program | Maywood |
| Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) | Upkeep and Repair Program | Chicago |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | ICIRR's Immigrant Healthcare Access and Education Program | Chicago |
| Imagine Englewood if | Frontlines Food Access in Englewood | Chicago |
| Indo American Center, Inc. | IAC Community Health Worker Initiative | Chicago |
| Inner-City Muslin Action Network | Collaborative Care Project | Chicago |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Behavioral Health and Wellness Program | Chicago |
| James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | Creating Economic Opportunity and Community Wellbeing Through Criminal Record Relief | Evanston |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | JARC’s Careers in Manufacturing Program | Chicago |
| Jeremiah Development NFP | Jeremiah Development | Rockford |
| John Howard Association of Illinois | Prison Healthcare Monitoring | Chicago |
| Kankakee Area LGBTQ Network | Creating Inclusive Community for LGBTQ+ Youth | Kankakee |
| La Casa Norte | Homeless Client Access to Mental Health Services | Chicago |
| L'Arche Chicago | Coordination of Group Homes for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities | Forest Park |
| Lawndale Christian Health Center | Primary, Preventive, and Chronic Disease Care | Chicago |
| Lawndale Christian Legal Center | Justice Rising | Chicago |
| Lazarus House | Support for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Central Kane County | St. Charles |
| Live Free Chicago dba Live Free Illinois | Decarceration Fellowship Program | Chicago |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Neighborhood Quality of Life Planning, Food Equity & BCBSIL Healthy Community Award | Chicago |
| McDermott Center dba Haymarket Center | Under One Roof: Integrated Solutions for Diabetes among Homeless Chicagoans | Chicago |
| Mercy Communities | Transitional and Permanent Supportive Housing for Healthy Families | Springfield |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Communities Partnering 4 Peace | Chicago |
| Midwest Youth Services | Youth Homeless Prevention, Housing, and Counseling Expansion Project | Jacksonville |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation, Inc. | Mikva Challenge Safety and Justice Council | Chicago |
| Mutual Ground, Inc. | Mutual Ground - Domestic Violence Program | Aurora |
| Naomi's House | RESET Sex Trafficking Drop-In Clinic Service Expansion | Chicago |
| Neighborhood House Association | Meals on Wheels | Peoria |
| New Life Centers of Chicagoland NFP | Pan De Vida Continuation Project | Chicago |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Senior Grocery Program | Geneva |
| Nourishing Hope | Hunger and Mental Health | Chicago |
| OAI, Inc. | OAI Chicago Southland Employment and Career Pathways | Chicago |
| Outreach Community Ministries, Inc. | Outreach Employment Center: Removing Barriers to Employment | Carol Stream |
| PADS Lake County | Healthcare for the Homeless Program | Waukegan |
| Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Inc. | Piloting Innovative Digital Behavioral Health Resources in Illinois K12 Schools for Earlier and Equitable Access to Support | Springfield |
| Phoenix Center | Food Insecurity Project | Springfield |
| Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. | Prairie State Legal Services Medical-Legal Partnership | Rockford |
| Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation | Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation | Chicago |
| Pride in the Pews NFP, Inc. | Empowering Pride: Revolutionizing Health and Inclusion in Black LGBTQ+ Communities | Chicago |
| Project H.O.O.D. Communities Development Corporation | Helping One Family At A Time | Chicago |
| Project Unloaded | Empowering Teens to Change the Narrative on Gun Use | Chicago |
| Pullman Tech Workshop | Pathways to Preservation - Advanced Workforce Development Training Program | Chicago |
| Rape Advocacy, Counseling, & Education Services | Strengthening Survivor Services | Urbana |
| Role Model Movement, Inc. NFP | Senior Services Support | Chicago |
| Rosecrance Foundation | Intensive Case Management for Uninsured Crisis Clients | Rockford |
| Rush University Medical Center c/o West Side United | West Side United Healthcare Collaborative | Chicago |
| Saint Leonard's Ministries | Workforce and Education for Justice-Impacted Individuals | Chicago |
| Senior Services of Central Illinois Inc. | Support for Home Delivered Meals and Transportation for Seniors in Central Illinois | Springfield |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Expand Health Coverage and Access in Illinois | Chicago |
| Sista Afya Community Care NFP | 2024 Operating Support for Sista Afya Community Care | Chicago |
| SIU School of Medicine | I am you – Leveraging the power of lived experience to prevent youth violence through peer-led mentoring | Springfield |
| Sola Gratia Farm | On-Farm Demonstration and Education for Improved Access to and Affordability of Fresh Food | Urbana |
| South Suburban PADS | Affordable Housing and Access to Healthcare for the Homeless | Chicago Heights |
| STEP Recovery Center | Rejuvenate Vermilion County | Danville |
| Table of Life Ministries | Hope of Life Outreach Project | Springfield |
| Tapestry 360 Health | Nursing for Health Justice: Immigrant and Refugee Healthcare Services at T360 | Chicago |
| Teamwork Englewood | Englewood Food as Medicine Project | Chicago |
| The Cara Program | Cara Collective Workforce Development Program | Chicago |
| The Community Wellness Project | Addressing the Public Health Epidemic of Violence in East St. Louis | St. Louis |
| The Josselyn Center NFP | Josselyn's Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program | Northfield |
| The RealiTea ProjecT, Inc. | Building Healthier Realities Through The Realitea Project | Toledo |
| Thresholds Health | Early Detection Cancer Screening Initiative | Chicago |
| Transitional Living Services dba Veterans Path to Hope | Veterans Community Action Team | Crystal Lake |
| UCAN | UCAN North Lawndale Violence Intervention, Prevention and Trauma Treatment Project | Chicago |
| Ujimaa Medics | Emergency and Community Care First Response | Chicago |
| Urban Growers Collective, Inc. | Urban Growers Collective - Chicago Food System Market Pathways | Chicago |
| Vision for Chicago | Access to Equitable Eye Health & Vision for Returning Citizens | Berwyn |
| Vivery Community | Healthy Food Delivery Pilot | Chicago |
| West Side Health Equity Collaborative | Improving Behavioral Health Equity on Chicago’s West Side | Chicago |
| Young Men's Educational Network | North Lawndale Garden to Table Pipeline and Farm | Chicago |
| Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Crisis Counseling and Advocacy Services | Gurnee |
| Zion West Enterprise NFP | Rockford Promise Project | Rockford |