Mosaic Life Care presented 14 area agencies with a total of $1.2 million Wednesday as part of a program for population health.

According to a news release, the recipients of this year’s Community Connect Funding include:

• Bartlett Center – Expanded Youth Program
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater St. Joseph – Mentoring Children Experiencing Trauma and Adults Committed to Educating Children
• Catholic Charities – Welcome Center
• Community Missions Corporation, Inc. – 8th Street Drop-in Center
• Faith in Action – Transportation Ministry
• Family Guidance Center for Behavioral Healthcare – Continued payment – Capital Campaign
• HEALTH – Poverty Project
• Habitat for Humanity – Faraon Street Revitalization
• Hillcrest Transitional Housing of Buchanan County – Transitional Housing for the Homeless
• Legal Aid of Western Missouri – St. Joseph Healthy Housing Project
• MidCity Excellence –  encourage Youth Program
• Northwest MO Children’s Advocacy Center – In-School Counselor and Parent Educator
• Second Harvest Community Food Bank – Second Harvest Fresh Mobile Pantry
• YWCA of St. Joseph – Healthy Teen Parents/ Healthy Babies

Mosaic said Community Connect is a Request for Proposal (RFP) process in which non-profit community organizations can apply for funding to implement innovative programs that address one or more of the three primary health needs as determined by the recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment. Those needs include: social determinants that affect access to health care, obesity prevention and mental health.

The Community Connect allocations committee within Mosaic Life Care to reviewed and scored each application to allocate funding.