Wednesday, May 7, 2025
5/7/2025
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Non-Construction - PROJECT ABSTRACT Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic, dba Foremost Family Health Centers (FFHC) is a federally qualified health center with the main site located in south Dallas, Texas, a satellite site in Balch Springs, Texas, and a school-based site located within a Charter School District in Pleasant Grove, Texas. FFHC offers comprehensive primary and preventive care including OB/Gyn, pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, dentistry, lab services, immunizations (including COVID testing and vaccinations), podiatry and behavioral health. We offer services for all ages (newborn to geriatrics) with relationships with local hospitals and private specialty groups for referrals for specialty services and inpatient. Foremost offers chronic disease management programs for patients diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and other conditions which require on-going support from our team. This Congressional District Spending (CDS) funding comes at a great time as we try to recruit and retain staff as well as increase their skill development so we can increase capacity and workforce through the creation of various relationships with pipelines of potential employees seeking administrative and clinical careers. We request $100,000 for the 12-month period the funds are awarded to support our comprehensive in-house programs designed to train enhance development current employees, new employees, students and volunteers through collaboration with local professional training schools who seek hands on training in healthcare. These funds will be utilized to support existing staff, collaborations with consultants, training opportunities, and supplies related to enhancing their ability to learn.
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