Congratulations, we have nearly made it through the first 100 days of the year! The LORHN team is hard at work connecting with our rural communities and partners to share health information and resources, advocate for their needs, and link them to various health and human services.

As a 2023 NRHA Fellow, I attended the Rural Health Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. in February and look forward to sharpening my legislative advocacy skills to further support rural Floridians and their access to quality health services. LORHN's Network/Board members have a longstanding history of advocating for our rural communities at the local, regional, state, and national levels. We are prepared to strengthen these efforts to support the expansion of telehealth, the use of the community health worker model, training and workforce development, and more to improve access to quality health services for our rural communities.

Also, a huge thank you to our network members and community partners for your continued support via space to meet with clients, hosting presentations, invitations to community events and connections to resources for clients. We could not be succesful without your collaboration.

We trust you will find the information, resources, and professional development opportunities shared in this newsletter helpful.

Refer clients to our team via Unite Us, phone call (561) 557-9273, or email.

Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Transition Roadmap

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Almost 70 percent of Glades Electric Cooperative members participate in Operation Round-Up, which helps people in GEC's service area who have exhausted normal avenues of financial assistance. The fund is for deserving individuals and organizations. If you know of people who need and deserve assistance and live within the Glades Electric service area (Glades, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee counties), encourage or help them to complete an application. 

The Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc. (ALPI) (Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Martin, Polk and St. Lucie)

All applicants applying for services must have a total household income of no more than 150% Federal Poverty guidelines; be responsible for paying their home heating or cooling bills; and be a U.S. citizen, qualified alien, or permanent resident of the U.S. Programs are available for individuals, children, and families.

Farmworker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County, Inc.

This non-profit agency provides case management for families, education programs, community health education and healthcare coordination, food, clothing, diaper and toiletry distributions, financial literacy, transportation, translation and interpretation, emergency rental, and more.

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that replaces the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) to help low-income households pay for internet service and connected devices. Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per household. To receive the connected device discount, consumers need to enroll in the ACP with a participating provider that offers connected devices (Note: not all internet companies offer device discounts.) The internet company will provide a discount to the consumer.

Purpose: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide funding to develop and test strategies to improve the capacity of primary care and ambulatory care settings to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care for people who misuse opioids and other substances. Priority populations include inner city, rural, low income, minority, women, children and elderly, among others.

Florida Blue Foundation enables healthy communities by making grants, building coalitions, and embracing solutions that create a meaningful impact in our communities. We are committed to improve health equity by impacting food security, advancing mental well-being, growing healthy communities, and addressing health disparities. The goal of the Food Security program is to improve access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food in underserved communities in Florida. Areas of interest include 1) Improving access to healthy food and 2) neighborhood markets in rural communities, food deserts, and urban areas. Watch the application clarification webinar.

Community development loans to local governments, public service authorities, user associations, nonprofit organizations, and other community entities for the development and/or construction of large-scale community projects. Deadline: ongoing basis

USDA Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees provide financing for telephone and broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Funds may be used to finance broadband-capable telecommunications services, including improvements, expansions, construction, acquisitions, and refinancing. Applications accepted year-round

Learn about Federal Grant forecasted, posted, and archived grants available via various Federal Government Programs. Grants Learning Center provides information about eligibility, writing, reporting, policies, systems, and more.

Knowing where to start looking for help for yourself, a friend, family member, or client can be overwhelming. LORHN has developed a community resource guide for each community of our service area. Every guide includes phone numbers for various county services as well as local medical services, senior services, medical and social support services, food, housing and utilities, pregnancy and childcare, mental health services, and employment services.

Click each geographic area below to download the community guide. Please share them! Notice something missing? Let us know!