CHCB receives $25,000 Walmart grant for children's dental needs

The Community Health Center of Burlington (CHCB) has received a grant award from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program. The $25,000 grant will be used to support CHCB’s school-based dental program for low-income and uninsured Burlington children without a dental home. Over the last year, CHCB has seen a rise in the number of low-income, uninsured children seeking care at our school-based dental clinic. So far this school-year, 577 low-income, uninsured Burlington school children, who didn’t have a dental home, have been cared for at CHCB’s school-based dental clinic and over $19,000 of no-cost care has been provided to uninsured children. During the last school-year, CHCB provided over $34,000 in no-cost care for low-income, uninsured kids - a dramatic increase from previous years.
CHCB thanks the Walmart Foundation and all of our generous community donors who support our mission of care. As Chittenden County’s sole safety-net medical and dental care provider CHCB’s mission is to ensure everyone has access to high quality, affordable medical and dental care. The generous support of our donors helps us keep investing in improving the health of our community.
Through the State Giving Program, the Walmart Foundation supports organizations with programs that align with their mission to create opportunities so people can live better lives. The State Giving Program awards grants to nonprofit organizations that serve a particular state or region with a focus on education, job skills training, environmental sustainability and health.
For 39 years, The Community Health Center of Burlington has increased access to high quality health care for Vermonters, regardless of their ability to pay. One of Burlington's largest family medical and dental practices and one of eight non-profit, federally qualified health centers in Vermont, the Health Center provides comprehensive health, dental, and human services to all community residents with special programs to ensure access to care for community residents who are uninsured or experiencing homelessness. Our special programs include: medical visits starting at $10 for the uninsured or 15% of the total cost for dental visits; free and low cost prescription programs; social work support; and interpreter services for non-English speaking patients. CHCB’s Homeless Health Care Program offers a full range of services at two specialized clinics, Safe Harbor Clinic for adults and families at 184 South Winooski Avenue and Pearl Street Clinic designed for at-risk youth and young adults located on Pearl Street. CHCB is a United Way of Chittenden County agency and is funded in part by a grant from the US Health Resources and Services Administration and generous community support.