Thursday, August 08, 2024
Wilmington, Del. (August 8, 2024) — Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware is pleased to announce more than $800,000 in BluePrints for the Community grants have been awarded for the second quarter of 2024. The grants address a variety of community needs ranging from increasing access to healthcare to providing economic stability for families and individuals.
"We're excited to see the impact these grants will have on the greater Delaware community," said Nick Moriello, president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware. "For example, our partnership with the City of Wilmington encourages city-residents to opt-in to an array of events designed to promote cardiac wellness through a holistic approach. This is just one example of how Highmark and the Delaware Community Foundation are working together to improve the health and well-being of Delawareans."
BluePrints for the Community is a grants program of the Highmark Delaware Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Delaware Community Foundation. Launched in 2007, the Highmark Delaware Fund has invested more than $38 million in initiatives to improve health outcomes across the state.
BluePrints aims to increase access to care and reduce health disparities throughout the state. Programs and projects typically demonstrate progress in one or both goals through one of the following focus areas: healthcare access, economic stability for families and individuals, social and community context, neighborhood and built environment, and health workforce.
“Our goal is to continue to make a real difference in the lives of Delawareans through the BluePrints for the Community program. Partnering with these incredible organizations keeps us on that path,” said Rita Landgraf, chair of the BluePrints for the Community Advisory Council.
BluePrints grants awarded in the second quarter were:
"Highmark Delaware and the DCF remain steadfast in making an impact in the health of the state through this grants program. The impact of the grants can be positively felt and will continue to make a difference,” DCF President and CEO Stuart Comstock-Gay said.
For details on each award, visit the Blueprints for the Community second quarter report.
For information about the full impact of the 2023 BluePrints for the Community grants, see the new 2023 BluePrints for the Community Grants Report.
About Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware serves approximately 500,000 members through the company’s health care benefits business. It is an influential company in the market generating an economic impact of $135 million and supporting more than 1,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware has been named a Top Workplace in Delaware and a Top Workplace USA. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information, visit www.highmarkbcbsde.com.
About BluePrints for the Community
BluePrints for the Community, the grants program of the Highmark Delaware Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation, has contributed over $38 million to the community since its inception in 2007. It was established to serve Delawareans, with emphasis on increasing access to care, reducing health disparities and addressing social determinants of health. Learn more at www.highmark.com/blueprints.
About the Delaware Community Foundation
The mission of the Delaware Community Foundation is to improve Delaware through community-based philanthropy. As a facilitator, information resource and manager of charitable funds, the DCF helps communities and philanthropists focus charitable resources for the greatest community benefit statewide. For more information, visit delcf.org or call 302.571.8004.
For more information, contact
Natalie Di Sabatino
302-383-3798
natalie.disabatino@highmarkhealth.org
Matt Popelka
Delaware Community Foundation
757-506-8335