Twenty-three Arkansas nonprofits recently won $500,000 in grants from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation, through its annual Community Grants Program.
Ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 each, the grants will support community-focused oral health initiatives across the state and will be distributed in January.
Organizations receiving a total of $270,000 to provide treatment include:
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WelcomeHealth, northwest Arkansas;
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Shepherd’s Hope Neighborhood Medical Center, central Arkansas;
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Samaritan Community Center, northwest Arkansas;
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DePaul Community Health Centers, southeast Arkansas;
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Foundation, central Arkansas;
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UA Little Rock Children International, Pulaski County;
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Harmony Health Clinic, Pulaski County;
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Community Dental Clinic, Crawford and Sebastian counties;
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Hope Cancer Resources, northwest Arkansas;
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Foundation, Lonoke and Pulaski counties;
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Conway Regional Health Foundation, central Arkansas;
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Cancer Support Foundation of Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Polk, Scott, Sebastian and Yell counties; and
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Safe Haven Ministries, Inc. of Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Pope and Yell counties.
Organizations receiving a total of $185,000 to offer oral health educational programs include:
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Arkansas Children’s Foundation, statewide
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Arkansas River Valley, Pope and Yell counties;
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University of Central Arkansas of Conway, Greenbrier, Quitman and Heber Springs;
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University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation, northwest Arkansas;
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Arkansas Department of Health, statewide;
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Arkansas Foodbank, central and southeast Arkansas;
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World Services for the Blind, northwest Arkansas; and
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Arkansas Community Foundation, statewide.
Organizations receiving a total of $45,000 to focus on prevention programs include Lafayette County Dental Clinic Inc. in Lafayette and the Arkansas Medical, Dental & Pharmaceutical Association in northeast and southeast Arkansas.
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