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Reaching Veterans With Mental Health Services

Community Catalyst Grant
Updated Jun 16, 2023
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Dryhootch, an organization consisting of coffee shops designed to support combat veterans, is using a Community Catalyst grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program to enhance the services it provides to our state’s veterans. The organization is developing a prototype smartphone app designed to connect vets from across the state and beyond to its services.

Read more about how UW funds will help vets at Dryhootch coffeehouses.

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Caring for Wisconsin's Amish Infants

As a population, the Amish and Old Order Mennonite, collectively called Plain communities, have an increased frequency of inherited genetic diseases, many of which are screened for in newborns. But not all Plain newborns undergo screenings, so Christine Seroogy, MD, and her team of collaborators are using Wisconsin Partnership Program funding to improve access to approachable, culturally appropriate, high-quality affordable health care for all Wisconsin Plain community children.