This award funds the approved 2023-24 public health americorps programs, as listed on the approved program and funding summary charts

No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period. Your 2023-24 regulatory match is 0%. Collier health services, INC., DBA healthcare network (HCN) will have fifteen americorps members who will serve as community liaisons in immokalee and naples. At the end of the first program year, the americorps members will be responsible for improved access to care through delivery of community health services for 1,000 community members. In addition, the americorps will leverage 50 volunteers who will be engaged in supporting community outreach events and services offered in HCN clinics. We will serve 3,500 individuals and at the end of our program, we will have increased health knowledge and improved access to medical care for 500 individuals in collier county. The americorps investment will be matched with $164,651 in organizational operational income. The florida coalition for the homeless, INC. DBA florida coalition to end homelessness (fceh) will have 9 full time and 2 part time americorps members perform three activities: (1) provide resource navigation to 500 homeless individuals (2) provide homeless services training, certification, and career training to 100 young adults aged 18-24 that are experiencing homelessness, and (3) provide capacity building activities to 12 organizations in clay, collier, duval, hillsborough, LEE, miami-dade, nassau, orange, osceola, and seminole counties. At the end of the first program year, the americorps members will be responsible for improving access to healthcare through housing and health services for 350 participants, improving the mental well-being of 80 participants through employment and training services, and increasing 10 organizations' capacity by increasing healthcare participation in the corresponding homeless continuums of care. The americorps investment of $288,000 will be matched with a total of $122,097. The source of these matching funds is $60,000 in committed private funding from insurance companies; $20,000 in proposed private funding from an agency sponsor; $19,597 in committed private funding from fceh member dues; and $22,500 in committed in-kind operating expenses, paid for by state/local funds.