Community

RaisingHealth

"We will be directly tackling the unmet health and social needs of immigrant families by partnering with local organizations and clinicians to offer a wide range of preventive health screenings, vaccinations, and information about health and social services."

- Hewett Chiu, President and CEO, RaisingHealth

Hamilton-Madison House

“We are thrilled to continue advancing behavioral health access for the Asian American community. This grant allows us to add an additional post-doctoral fellow to our behavioral health care team to provide culturally tailored and linguistically proficient behavioral health care and train the next generation of professionals dedicated to this mission. Together, we are building a stronger foundation for mental health equity in New York City.” 
- Barry Post, Director of Development & External Affairs, Hamilton-Madison House 

East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP)

"Our partnership with RTW Foundation has addressed barriers that previously prevented East Harlem residents from accessing healthcare. Providing transportation support and financial incentives has had a profound impact on our clinic, reducing our no-show rate by 20% and allowing us to reach more patients who have nowhere else to turn for care. This year we will expand this initiative to include critical dental services and other specialty referrals."

- Jeremy Sherman, MD/PhD at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mental Health Clinic Chair Emeritus, EHHOP

Mixteca

“At Mixteca, we're committed to providing culturally relevant and linguistically tailored programming and services to our Latinx community in New York City. We are excited to continue our partnership with RTW Foundation to expand access to critical health services, from mental health and preventative care to women’s health and nutrition. We aim to empower over 1,000 individuals with the education and resources they need to lead healthier lives.”
- Lorena Kourousias, Executive Director, Mixteca 

Harlem United Community AIDS Center

Harlem United facilitated 655 street-based medical visits to initiate and maintain Buprenorphine treatment, successfully helping many clients stay engaged with their care. Nearly all participants reported a reduction in drug use. Additionally, Harlem United distributed a total of 2,436 kits, including 1,279 wound care kits, 423 safer sex kits, and 734 naloxone kits, further supporting community health and safety.

Razom

Razom distributed over 50,000 First Aid kits to first responders and hospitals in Ukraine in the first 100 days of the war. 1,400 tactical medical backpacks were provided in addition to 38,000 bandages, tourniquets, and burn & wound dressings to this effort.

Hunts Point Alliance for Children

HPAC provided 96 hours of triage support and 8 hours of workshops for teachers and students, established referral partnership with Urban Health Plan for further counseling needs, and trained 5th grade teachers in the Mood Meter tool. The Mood Meter was used by 377 students at PS 48 and 100% of students and teachers would recommend it saying it "makes my day better" and "breathing helps me calm down".

New Immigrant Community Empowerment

NICE provided 500 families with food packages, vaccine education and resources, registered people for vaccination appointments, and vaccinated over 5,000 people. They also distributed 10,000 meal and grocery packages through the NICE food access program.

ACT Care Foundation

“ACT Care Foundation gives many thanks to RTW Foundation for the support they have given our organization to enable us to continue the work we do in our community. Flatbush usually doesn't receive enough resources and RTW's contribution has enabled us to feed thousands of families, provide PPE, supplies and referrals to healthcare access. Their partnership has been a true blessing.”

- Ann Marie Selfridge, Program Director, ACT Care Foundation

African International Collaborative Center

The African International Collaborative Center supported 32 African American nurses and healthcare workers with a culturally-responsive support group, building coping skills & network of support.

Association to Benefit Children

ABC’s Children’s Mobile Crisis Team (CMCT) provides rapid mental health crisis response to children in Manhattan 24/7. Since their last interaction with CMCT, 99% of children avoided school disciplinary action and 100% avoided criminal justice involvement, 90% had not been admitted to hospital or ER, 93.3% had not spent time in an inpatient psychiatric unit, and 82% met or made progress toward their treatment goals with 28% fully meeting their goals.