Blue & You Foundation supports nine Arkansas organizations focusing on social determinants of health
- June 24, 2025
The conditions in which you are born, grow, live and work, known as social determinants of health, can impact your overall health. These factors include financial stability, safe housing, access to healthcare, quality education, and good relationships at home, work and within the community.
“At the Blue & You Foundation, we recognize that true health encompasses every aspect of a person’s life,” said Rebecca Pittillo, President of the Blue & You Foundation. “We are proud to support organizations that are improving the well-being of Arkansans by addressing the social determinants of health including economic stability, access to quality education, access to quality healthcare, and safe, stable housing.”
The organizations Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is supporting include:
American Heart Association, Inc. – AHA will expand their Libraries with Heart program to Jefferson County and Southeast Arkansas Library Systems, connecting the communities with supplies, resources and education needed around issues of hypertension.
Arkansas Emergency Medical Foundation – The Arkansas Emergency Medical Foundation will provide transportation for patients directly to behavioral health facilities so that they can access care in a timely and compassionate manner.
Heartland Forward – Heartland Forward will build an interactive mapping tool designed to assist in the allocation of resources for substance use disorders. Policymakers and service providers can use this tool to identify resource availability and affected population needs, and to prioritize targeted interventions.
Hispanic Community Services, Inc. – Hispanic Community Services will expand their La Escuelita, a bilingual afterschool program for primary students, and their Hispanic Emerging Leaders Program (H.E.L.P.), a mentorship program for high school students. They will be able to equip an increased number of students for their future in coordination with parents, community partners, and local school districts.
Lyon College – Lyon College will purchase medical equipment for the Special Needs and Surgical Clinic Space at the new School of Dental Medicine in Central Arkansas.
Margie’s Haven House – Margie’s Haven House will provide safe, affordable housing for victims of domestic violence with their Freedom from Domestic Violence-Safe Housing for Survivors program.
Refuge Village – Refuge Village’s Providence Park is an innovative housing initiative aimed at providing permanent, supportive, and sustainable housing to chronically unhoused individuals in a community-driven environment. Funding will provide part-time salaries for a mental health professional and peer recovery support specialist, equipment for the health clinic, a therapeutic and suicide prevention program, and substance abuse disorder in-house and outpatient treatment.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas – Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas will be opening its first in-hospital Ronald McDonald House in Central Arkansas with private rooms, psychosocial support and other amenities.
Serve Northwest Arkansas – A Place to Heal is Serve Northwest Arkansas’ project to provide medical respite care to unhoused clients to recover from an illness or injury.
Learn more about the Blue & You Foundation and its mission to fund projects and initiatives to improve the health of all Arkansans.
