All News From 2006

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Strengthens Focus Areas: Embraces Outcomes-Based Grant Making

  10/31/2006 - Chapel Hill, N.C. - After an extensive review of its grant-making philosophy, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation has strengthened its focus on pressing and unmet needs in North Carolina. Revised funding focus areas are designed to improve the health of the uninsured and other vulnerable populations, promote healthy and physically active communities, and increase the effectiveness and capability of nonprofit organizations in the state.... more

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Unveils Interactive Exhibit Designed to Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer and Early Detection

  10/17/2006 - North Carolina Breast Cancer Survivors Share Stories of Hope to Inspire Others Chapel Hill, N.C. - The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) today unveiled its new, interactive Button Chair exhibit, an innovative art display designed to increase awareness of breast cancer, in hopes of saving lives. The unveiling marks the start of a multi-city tour aimed at delivering breast health messages across the state... more

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofit Groups for Management Improvement

  8/9/2006 - Chapel Hill, N.C. - Healthy Community Institute, a signature program of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation), has awarded three unrestricted $10,000 grants to nonprofit groups in Greensboro, Jamestown and Wilmington for demonstrating management excellence and increasing their capacity to better serve local communities The grants were awarded to the following groups: Reading Connections, a literacy agency that provides free services to help improve... more

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Awards Grants To Promote Health Access, Prevention and Disease Management

  7/31/2006 - Chapel Hill, N.C. - The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) has awarded $169,000 in grants to seven organizations across the state for initiatives that include dental care for the uninsured, basic health care for the homeless, cardiac screenings for women, health outreach to senior citizens and obesity prevention for youth. "These grants will help provide access to basic health care for vulnerable populations and... more

• BCBSNC Foundation Continues Its Commitment to Support and Expand Free Health Clinic Access Across North Carolina

  7/18/2006 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Grants from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) will help North Carolina's free clinics implement disease management programs, provide affordable prescription drugs, target services to seniors and immigrants, and take other steps to strengthen and expand services to uninsured residents of the state. The BCBSNC Foundation is awarding its third round of grants through the N.C. Association of Free Clinics... more

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Helps Agencies Respond to Lessons of Hurricane Katrina

  6/29/2006 - Chapel Hill, N.C. - Challenges faced by the elderly, ill, poor and immigrants during Hurricane Katrina have spurred the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) to award grants to 10 agencies across the state that have particularly innovative ideas for reaching vulnerable populations before and after emergencies. The BCBSNC Foundation today announced a total of more than $325,000 in grants to help North Carolina nonprofit... more

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Awards Fit Together Grants to Promote Rural Physical Activity

  5/12/2006 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five organizations across the state have been awarded the first-ever Fit Together grants from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) to promote physical activity and remove barriers to active lifestyles in rural counties. The grant winners include a church walking initiative, programs to make sure that residents and workplaces make the most of local parks for wellness initiatives, a fitness... more

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Grant Expected To Boost Patient Medical Visits by 300,000 Yearly in High-Need Areas

  2/21/2006 - Grant Could Generate Additional $50 Million in Care for Uninsured Over Five Years Roxboro, N.C. – Hundreds of thousands of residents in rural and economically distressed areas of North Carolina will get access to primary medical care, and the uninsured in those areas are expected to receive $50 million worth of medical care, under a joint effort by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation)... more

• Foundation Awards Grants Promoting Local Health Access, Physical Activity and Healthy Habits

  2/1/2006 - Chapel Hill, NC – The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) has awarded grants to support local programs across the state that include health services for recovering addicts, exercise programs for the elderly and disabled, greater access to medical services for immigrants, nutrition and physical activity classes for the needy, and summer camps for teen girls in the Triangle. "Local agencies and nonprofits are doing... more

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Announces Emergency Preparedness Grant Program in Wake of Hurricane Katrina

  1/10/2006 - Chapel Hill, NC – With the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina prompting a focus on crisis planning across the country, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) has created a new grant program to help nonprofit groups and government agencies prepare to help vulnerable populations during natural disasters and other emergencies. The BCBSNC Foundation will award one-time grants of up to $50,000 each to help agencies... more