Grant Details
Grant Program
Building Capacity for Health Advocacy
Organization
Alabama Arise
Year
2024
Scope
AL
Grant Amount
$75,000
Links
The second installment of a two-year grant to Alabama Arise to support their efforts to strengthen grassroots organizing and community engagement, to work proactively toward policies and practices that will improve the health and well-being of people in Alabama.
More From Alabama Arise
Below are several blog posts featuring Alabama Arise’s work to improve the health and well-being of Alabamians.
2023 Wrapped – Year-End Highlights from Rx Grant Partner Network
As we ring in the new year, we want to highlight reflections and highlights from 2023 that our grant partners have shared, in their own words. Alabama Arise Statewide | Building Capacity for Health Advocacy Grant Partner 2023 was a banner year for Alabama Arise and Alabama Arise Action members. We advanced dignity, equity and…
Healing Narratives: Advocacy Partners Share Their North Stars
As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a moment to reflect. For this month’s issue we’re sharing words of wisdom directly from a few of our grant partners, in the form of two short videos showcasing their answers to our beloved interview question, “what is your guiding principle or North Star?”. Both videos…
The Road to Affordable Healthcare: Advocacy in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee
“I try not to go until I absolutely have to”, said Katie Franklin, a single mother of two, working fulltime as a nail technician and front office manager at a salon outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Franklin is referring to delaying necessary and preventive medical care, since she currently does not qualify for Medicaid coverage. Without…
The Impact of Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ and Resources
Background Beginning April 1st, several state Medicaid programs began the long and drawn out process of redetermination – verifying eligibility information for current enrollees and slowly dis-enrolling people based on changes in income or household size. As a result, millions of beneficiaries who currently have health coverage through Medicaid will be disenrolled from the program…
Resources for the Unwinding Public Health Emergency
Background Beginning April 1st, several state Medicaid programs began the long and drawn out process of redetermination – verifying eligibility information for current enrollees and slowly dis-enrolling people based on changes in income or household size. As a result, millions of beneficiaries who currently have health coverage through Medicaid will be disenrolled from the program…
Lessons from Medicaid postpartum care coverage advocacy efforts in Alabama with Alabama Arise
On April 7, Governor Kay Ivey (AL) signed into law an extension of Medicaid’s postpartum care coverage in her state. This is a tremendous win for health care advocates in the state, and, more broadly, across the South, who have long advocated for closing the insurance coverage gap for all. This policy change is an…