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April 20, 2010  » Metro Solutions Announces 2010 Grant Opportunities

Metro Solutions, a Wayne County, Michigan
non-profit organization has announced open applications for its 2010 Mini-Grant Program. Metro Solutions Mini-grant program is an annual initiative that provides funding to public and private organizations involved in the development and implementation of projects in the fields of disease prevention and management, workplace safety, and health education and wellness. Individual awards for 2010 will range from $5,000 to $20,000.

Metro's Mini-grant Program was established in 2003 to provide organizational and operational support to tax-exempt hospitals, to form strategic partnerships with health care supporters and sponsors statewide, and to fund and promote programs that deliver quality health care to the uninsured and underinsured in the metro Detroit area.

In 2009, Metro Solutions Mini-grant recipients included:

Advantage Health Centers
Bridging Communities, Inc.
CHASS Center, Inc.
HealthChoice Diabetes Education & Prevention Initiative
Infant Mortality Program
Oakwood Cancer Center Transportation for Seniors
Sand Castles Grief & Support Program
YouthVille Detroit

Metro Solutions mini-grant eligibility is limited to Wayne County organizations and institutions primarily serving Wayne County residents and employees. The grant program exists to promote health and wellness in Wayne County by facilitating access to healthcare for vulnerable populations with limited or no access to healthcare prevention, screening and treatment due to these common challenges: physical, cultural, linguistic, financial, socio-economic, domestic, or transportation.

Additional Information about this year's mini-grant program is available by calling Rose Khalifa, Executive Director at: 313 963-8383, or on their website at http://www.metrosolutions.us. Metro Solutions is located at 243 W. Congress, Suite 350, Detroit, Michigan 48226.

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October 23 , 2009  » Metro Solutions Announces Grant Recipiants

CLICK HERE for a video message of support as submitted by United States Senator Debbie Stabenow

Dearborn, Michigan - As a part of their 5th annual meeting and networking luncheon held today at the Fairlane Club in Dearborn, Michigan, Metro Solutions, a financial intermediary, announced the recipients of their 2009 grant awards.

Metro Solutions is a Michigan non-profit organization. It was established in 2003 to provide organizational and operational support to tax-exempt hospitals, to form strategic partnerships with health care supporters and sponsors statewide. According to Rose Khalifa, executive director, "Our goal is to fund and promote programs that improve access to services for the vulnerable population in the metro Detroit area."

The Metro Solutions Mini-Grant Program is an annual initiative that provides funding to public and private organizations involved in the development and implementation of projects in the fields of disease prevention and management, workplace safety, and health education and wellness.

This year's recipients are:
Advantage Health Centers
Bridging Communities, Inc.
CHASS Center, Inc.
HealthChoice Diabetes Education & Prevention Initiative
Infant Mortality Program
Oakwood Cancer Center Transportation for Seniors
Sand Castles Grief & Support Program
YouthVille Detroit

The grant recipients were announced by Renée Ahee, board treasurer of Metro Solutions and Joy D. Calloway, Board President. A video message of support was submitted by United States Senator Debbie Stabenow, and the event's keynote speaker was Sister Mary Ellen Howard, Executive Director of St. Francis Cabrini Clinic.

Metro Solutions plans to continue to provide funding opportunities to smaller non-profit organizations within the healthcare field - issuing mini-grants on a yearly basis. Eligibility is limited to Wayne County organizations and institutions primarily serving Wayne County residents and employees. The grant program exists to promote health and wellness in Wayne County by facilitating access to healthcare for people with limited or no access to healthcare prevention, screening and treatment due to these common challenges: physical, cultural, linguistic, financial, socio-economic, domestic, or transportation.

Additional Information about Metro Solutions is available by calling Rose Khalifa, Executive Director at: 313 963-8383, or by e-mail at Rosek@metrosolutions.us. Metro Solutions is located at 243 W. Congress, Suite 350, Detroit, Michigan 48226.

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May 5, 2009  » Metro Health Services is now Metro Solutions

In a prepared release issued today from their offices in Detroit, Metro HealthCare Services, Inc., a financial intermediary, announced a company name change to Metro Solutions.

The name change demonstrates the expanding services now being offered by this non-profit to local organizations that require third party involvement in the administration of received public and private funds.

According to Rose Khalifa, who remains as executive director, "In addition to current clients in the healthcare field, Metro Solutions will begin to support the efforts of non-profit foundations, universities, social service agencies, and local municipalities."

Metro Solutions supports its nonprofit clients' financial reporting requirements which advances community and economic development goals, and works to fill the overall need for capitalization of organizations in this sector.

Metro Solution's mission is to serve as a fiscal intermediary that enables diverse community service providers to acquire funds and maximize their resources. They intend to grow into a preferred organization that not only sets the pace in fiduciary responsibility for fund management in the region - but also to identify and capture additional streams of revenue to further the development of the people in the community and neighbors its clients serve.

They plan to continue to provide funding opportunities to smaller non-profit organizations within the healthcare field - issuing mini-grants on a yearly basis - with applications for funding available on their website at www.metrosolutions.us.

Metro will continue collaborations and partnerships with the area's best health systems, including St. John Health, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center, and Oakwood Healthcare System as well as Detroit Wayne County Health Authority and Health Management Associates.

Metro Solutions current clients include Wayne County Four Star Health - a community based not-for-profit organization developed to provide affordable, basic health coverage; Wayne County HealthChoice of Michigan - a managed care program that provides health care benefits to Wayne County residents, small businesses, their employees and families; Wayne County Health and Human Services Department - who offer Wayne County residents a wide range of services, such as immunization and public health information, mental health services, information on health care for small businesses, Head Start program details, and many other countywide services.

Additional Information about Metro Solutions is available by calling Rose Khalifa, Executive Director at: 313 963-8383, or by e-mail at rosek@metrosolutions.us. Metro Solutions is located at 243 W. Congress, Suite 350, Detroit, Michigan 48226.