Arkansas Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund Grant for Technology Services

Arkansas Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund Grant

Funder: Arkansas Community Foundation (COVID-19 Relief Fund)

Award Amount: $25,000

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Program Description:
The Arkansas Community Foundation awarded the Ozark Guidance Center Foundation a $25,000 grant from the COVID-19 Relief Fund to expand technology for services provided by Arisa Health during the COVID-19 outbreak. The funds were used to continue essential behavioral health services for clients affected by pandemic conditions.

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Award Date: July 2020

Context:
As a result of COVID-19, Arisa Health transformed its location-driven in-person system to virtual platforms, requiring IT staff to work extended hours configuring equipment and training paraprofessionals on technology support.

Quote from Funder:
"Ozark Guidance center is doing important work right now in response to the pandemic. Their behavioral health services in Northwest Arkansas and their use of this funding is exactly why we established the COVID-19 Relief Fund. This is why the Foundation exists. To support nonprofits statewide and to give them the tools and resources they need to improve their communities." - Heather Larkin, President and CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation