Carilion Clinic receives $53k from Virginia Health Care Foundation to expand children’s access to care

Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic received a $53,237 Project Connect grant from the Virginia Health Care Foundation to hire an application assistant that will help enroll more than 350 children in the state sponsored health insurance program, FAMIS, according to TheRoanokeStar.

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The Project Connect assistant will help enroll children from Roanoke County in FAMIS through outreach and education activities. Eligibility for the state program is determined by citizenship, family size and household income.

“Our ultimate goal is to ensure that every eligible child has health insurance. Outreach and application assistance are critical to meeting this goal, and we are proud to partner with Carilion Clinic to help maximize the number of local children enrolled in the FAMIS programs,” Deborah Oswalt, VHCF’s executive director, told TheRoanokeStar. 

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