A clinic dedicated to one of the most under-served areas of Dallas is getting a huge grant that will send a positive shockwave through the area.
The Dallas Foundation’s Mary M. Jalonick Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) has awarded over $300,000 to five Dallas-area nonprofit organizations.
Jubilee Park & Community Center received the largest grant, $150,000 in support of The Jubilee Clinic, which will serve as a model for equitable access to health care.
"It's a 15,000 sq. ft. building that's a part of our Jubilee campus (near Fair Park)," says Marissa Castro Mikoy, President & CEO of Jubilee Park. "The first floor will have four exam rooms for general practice for babies through seniors, and then the second half will be dental care for children through seniors."
Mikoy says that the second floor will be the Jubilee Health and Wellness Department. They will collaborate with Parkland and Jewish Family Service (JFS) to work on preventing illness, and providing mental and behavioral health services.
"Right now, if you live in these 62 blocks (of the 75223 ZIP Code), you will live 20 to 22 years less than people who live three to four miles away in East Dallas or Uptown," Mikoy says.
"So we're bringing quality healthcare and services to this area."
Four additional agencies receiving funds from the WPI include ACT for Justice, Girls Embracing Mothers (GEMS), Hope Supply Company and Metrocare Services, who each received grants of $40,000.
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