Community healthcare services expand tenfold in Columbus

Columbus, OH – In 2005, BREAD won a commitment of $1.2 million from Franklin County to expand services at the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers (CNHC). This allocation meant more than 2,700 people received annual on-going healthcare beginning in 2006. BREAD also convinced the Columbus City Council to restore more than $343,000 in proposed cuts to the CNHC. As a result, 1,500 people continued to receive prescription drug benefits in 2005. At BREAD’s May 2009 Nehemiah Action, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown committed his full support to lobby the U.S. Department of Health for stimulus money to expand neighborhood health centers in Columbus. In the fall of 2009, $4.5 million was awarded to expand community healthcare services tenfold. On October 4, 2010, ground breaking ceremonies were held for the new Capital Park Neighborhood Health Center located at 2150 Angler Road, Columbus, Ohio. Currently BREAD is working in a collaborative effort with CARESOURCE and local federally qualified health centers to better connect services with low-income families in need.