A Cycle of Care - Unity Health Care

Unity Funding Sources
As a Federally Qualified Health Center, Unity receives financial and
other benefits that we pass along to our patients. These supports
include cost-based reimbursement from Medicare, business-related
cost savings, access to highly trained professionals, and discount
pricing on prescription drugs.
Unity Health Care, Inc., is supported by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
as well as by private and public funding sources, including
the District of Columbia and federal grants, individuals, corporations,
foundations, faith institutions, the Combined Federal Campaign, and
in-kind services.
Noteworthy support for 2008 and 2009 included:
• Hosting First Lady Michelle Obama as she visited Unity’s
Upper Cardozo Health Center and announced the Obama
Administration’s support for renovating and modernizing
the facility. Funding, which is provided through the American
Recovery and Re-Investment Act, is part of a national initiative to
invest in community health centers because they provide a critical
access point for health care. Recovery Act allocations included
$600 million nationwide to construct or renovate community
health centers in urban and rural areas. Unity, one of 85 awardees
nationwide, received $12 million in Recovery Act funds for a
renovation that began in 2009.
• A $1 million contribution from the United Health Foundation
to support Unity Health Care’s Center for Excellence at Congress
Heights. Since 2003, United Health Foundation has supported
efforts to improve access to care and reduce the risk of chronic
disease and injury among the medically underserved in the
District’s Anacostia neighborhood.
• A $499,539 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation’s Local Initiative Funding Partnership, as well
as the generous contributions from the William S. Abell
Foundation ($205,435), Consumer Health Foundation
($90,000), the Meyer Foundation ($25,000), and the
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation ($165,000) to
support Unity’s Re-entry Health Center, which serves those
recently released from correctional facilities. These grants support
individuals’ reintegration in the community by providing links to
primary care and social services in a one-stop setting.
• $230,000 from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield for the
purchase of a new 34-foot Mobile Medical Outreach Vehicle.
Equipped with exam rooms, social services, counseling quarters,
and a waiting area, this unit provides comprehensive primary
medical care services, prevention education, and social services to
high-risk and hard-to-reach men, women, and children.
• A $115,000 grant from the Alexander & Margret Stewart
Trust. The Trust’s grant provides $75,000 for the Stanton Road
Primary Care Model and $40,000 for Unity’s Community Health
Promoters Program. These grants help Unity deliver high-quality,
coordinated services to our economically disadvantaged and most
vulnerable pediatric patients.
• $100,000 from Bank of America for Unity’s Special Moms/
Special Babies Program at Unity’s Upper Cardozo Health Center.
Through this single site, Unity offers pregnancy care, referrals
for maternal and fetal specialty evaluation, and coordination of
delivery and infant care by neonatology and pediatric specialists.
• Charitable Contributions from the MARPAT Foundation
($50,000), the Naomi & Nehemiah Cohen Foundation
($50,000), and the Summit Fund of Washington ($50,000)
for Unity’s Family Planning Health Education Initiative. These three
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