December 12, 2011

Mercy Foundation's Health Kids Outreach Program Receives Grant from the Ben Serafin Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.

Mercy Foundation is the recipient of a generous $9,000 grant from the Ben Serafin Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation to support the work of the foundation's Healthy Kids Outreach Program (HKOP).

According to Mercy Foundation President, Lisa Platt, "This grant funding will allow us to continue to grow and expand our Healthy Kids programs in the Glide School District. We are very appreciative of the generosity of our donors to support this very important program."

The foundation's Healthy Kids Outreach Program is an innovative health care delivery model that reaches children and families in need in Douglas County through outreach in the schools. HKOP Health Resource nurses function as health educators, working alongside school staff to bring health education on topics such as hygiene, communicable disease prevention, nutrition and healthy choices to children grade levels K-12. HKOP nurses also assess children with acute or ongoing health care needs and assist families with referrals to health care providers.

The mission of The Oregon Community Foundation is to improve life in Oregon and promote effective philanthropy. OCF works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create charitable funds to support the community causes they care about. Through these funds OCF awards more than $60 million annually in grants and scholarships.

For additional information about this grant or about HKOP, please contact Mercy Foundation President Lisa Platt at 541-677-4818.

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