From the College of Pharmacy:
Dr. Shawn Smith's Symba Center was awarded a $30,000 Care and Capacity grant from the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) and CVS Health Foundation. The funding supports nonprofit organizations' efforts to address social determinants of health, expanding capacity building & volunteers, and COVID support.
The funding request will be primarily directed towards implementing a behavioral health program at five homeless shelters in Victorville, California. A community development director will be hired to help build relationships between mental health providers and local homeless shelter agencies where Symba Center provides services. This grant will also allow the ability to establish a telehealth system for patients and providers to utilize. Lastly, funding will allow the Center to purchase additional COVID tests that are imperative to continuing their COVID-19 prevention and mitigation efforts at the facilities.
