Asian Health | Agape/Community Care
BENEFACTORS:
People/Organizations
Who Make
Agape & Community
Care Happen
.
.
Volunteers
| Funding | Support & Collaboration
| Special Thanks | Articles &
Papers | Site Visits
Volunteers
- The critical heart of Agape/Community Care 
- Bobbie Baxter
- Elva Montoya
- Alison White
- Kovianca Pakis
- Carrie Kovarik
- Jenny Hironaga
- Margeaux Kearney
- Maria de la Cruz
- Tiffany Jan
- Laura Winterfield
- Don Mehrabi
- Lupe Springer
- Estevan Garcia (Picture with CK @ right)
- Betty Lou Gary
- Bill Weaver
- Betty Bux
- Mike Sokolski
- Bob Blalock
- Leslie Kemp
- Humaira
Moten
(Photo:
Bobbie Baxter & Bill Weaver) - Sharon Lehman
- Shirley Decker
- Dale McEowen
- Tom Perkins
- Raz Mohammed
- Sabrina Perkins
- C.M. Talkington
- Abby Edwards
- Dung Ly (who is off to Honduras in Peace Corps!)
- Barbara Lozano
- Vanny
- David Kemp
- Nehemiah Sai
- Kathryn Marshall
- Marilyn Hightower
- Martha Sanford
- Jennifer Bowman
- Beuy Sribounheuang
- Kia Crane
- John Priestley
- Mark Hwang
- Ellen
Griebling
- Rebekah Box
- Melissandra Salinas (Photo: Nancy Tinoco)
- Allen Plotkin
- Edwin Read
- Humaira Moten
- Becky Robbins
- Juanita Guyton
- Helen Rodriguez
- Han Chung
- Cheryl Michael
- Georgia Davis
- Explorer Scouts from East Dallas Police Storefront
- Benito Hernandez
- Martin Hironaga
- Denise August
- Lisa Matlack
- Elizabeth Montez
- Gary Hill
- Nga Nguyen
- Thao Nguyen
- Tien Nguyen
- Pheng Noy
- Lance Rasbridge
- Kim Richardson
- Steve McReynolds
- David Thorp
- Cao Tran
- Thanh Thi Tran
- The many nursing students and people from the community who help in countless ways
Funding
- Dallas Women's Foundation awarded a grant to train & intern three promotoras - 2004-2005. (Photo: Lori & Claudia at 1604 Annex)
- New The Aetna Foundation awarded a grant to support the Healthy Families program linking community health services of Baylor School of Nursing, Agape, and the community with Zaragoza Elementary School. The Aetna grant will help narrow disparities in health & healthcare in the Hispanic community of East Dallas through programs of community partners.
- Agape patients: Donations to buy medications, supplies, and other necessities
- Early Foundation: Grant toward salary of RN to coordinate and otherwise support the clinic - (2002) - Thank you Mrs. Early - you were first!
- Communities Foundation: Grant for operations (2002-2005)
- George and Fay Young Foundation: Grant for operations (2002-2005)
- Dallas Foundation:
Grant for operations (2002)
- Stemmons Foundation: Grant for patient services (2002)
- Hawn Foundation: Grant for operations (2002-2005)
- Anonymous: Grant for operations (2002-2005)
- Hillcrest Foundation: Grant for operations (2002-2005)
- Eugene McDermott Foundation: Grant for operations (2002-2005)
- Clements Foundation: Grant for operations (2002)
- Open Ring Class of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas: Ongoing funding (1996-2002) for clinic operations Photo: Jenny, Margeaux, Maria, summer 04
- Wednesday morning men's Bible study at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas: Ongoing funding (1997-2001) for medications and special needs
- First Presbyterian Foundation: Grant to pay lay health promoter - 2001-2002
- Highland Park Presbyterian: Grant to pay lay health promoter - 2002
- Presbyterian Church USA: Grant to pay lay health promoter - 2002
- CommonGrace Ministries: Ongoing assistance and now, our women's mission
- Communities Foundation of Texas: Grant to purchase equipment (1995 & 2002)
- Merck Pharmaceuticals: Grant to purchase refrigerator for vaccines - 2000
- Baylor University Medical Center Foundation: Grant to support services during summers
- Baylor University School of Nursing: Enormous support + computers for police
- Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Jenkins: Gift to support services during summers
- Bob Smith, MD Foundation: Grant to support services during summers; lay health promoter - 2002
- Gary Tracht: Gift of computer to the East Dallas Police Storefront Cambodian youth programs
- Radio Shack/Tandy Corporation: Equipment for clinical work
- Jay Gorman: Gifts to purchase Internet services for Police computer & renovate clinic
- Dallas Foundation Pattullo Fund: Equipment
- U.S. Office of Minority Health
Support and collaboration
- Agape Clinic at Grace United Methodist Church for space, medications, and a home!
- GraceLife Fellowship and Common Grace Ministries: Our steadfast partners
- Dallas County Health Department: Immunizations and refugee screening
- Blessings International: Medications/wonderful work - Visit their website
- Cheryl Michael: Medications
- ECI of Dallas: Developmental screening
- City of Dallas Community Services: Family violence classes in the waiting room
- Paul Sanders: Influenza vaccine
- Cambodian Association: Cancer screening, youth programs
- Dallas Theological Seminary and STEP Foundation: Volunteers and spiritual support
- East Dallas Health Center: Physician support, referrals, cancer screening & much more
- East Dallas Police Storefront: Home base, clinic site, phones, clean restrooms, fellowship & much more
- East Dallas Cooperative Parish
- Emanuel Lutheran Church
- Church Health Ministries
- The Chang family: Computers for the community
- Laotian Association: Cancer screening
- St. Paul Hospital: Cancer screening
- Vietnamese Mutual Assistance Association: Cancer screening & translation; project partners
- Special Thanks
- Judy Lott
- Debbie Milam
- Becky Robinson
- Bill Bryan (the Baylor Bill)
- Chuck Cox
- Phyllis Karns
- Lance Rasbridge
- J.R. Newton
- De-De Henson
- Olga Faz
- Maria Rodriguez
- Ron Cowart
- Paul Thai
- Navy Chean
- Sandy Pol
- Leck Keovilay
- Sopheak Touch
- Viengxay Lounnarath
- Barbara Rickert @ TWU
- MyTrang Nguyen
- Photo: Betty Lou, March 04
Publishers inviting or accepting articles or chapters about this work
- Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
- Community as Partner (J.B. Lippincott Co., publisher)
- Cancer Nursing
- American Journal of Health Behavior
- Public Health Nursing
- Nurse Educator
- International Nursing Review
- Journal of Community Health Nursing
Organizations inviting or accepting papers about this work
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Oncology Nursing Society
- Susan G. Komen Foundation National Affiliates
- Community Partnerships in Health Professions
- Texas Public Health Association
- Global Health Conference
- American Public Health Association (three)
- Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
- Leadership Dallas
Organizations making site visits
- Dallas County Health Department
- San Diego State University
- Texas Women's University (Houston)
- Texas Department of Health
- Texas Department of Human Services
- Jimmie Carter Center of Emory University
- Baylor University Medical Center
- City of Dallas Health & Human Services
- Fort Worth Public Health Department
- Photo: Tiffany at Zaragoza