Current Funded Programs
Featured Programs | Other Programs
Project RN
The shortage of well trained nurses hurts. Patients feel better and recover faster with a skilled, compassionate nurse at their side. But there's not always enough well trained nurses to meet the needs in our CareFirst service area. Our partnership with nursing institutions in Maryland...
Click here to learn moreGrow Strong Program
Childhood obesity rates are on the rise. Studies indicate that girls who are overweight as teens or pre-teens are far more likely to be obese as adults, a situation that contributes to chronic health problems, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and asthma.
Click here to learn moreImproving Birth and Maternal Outcomes
Infants born to mothers in southeastern Baltimore County face substantially greater health risks than infants born in Baltimore County as a whole. In fact, while Baltimore County’s overall infant mortality rates have declined since 2001,...
Click here to learn moreHealthy Families Initiative
Through our Maternal and Child Health initiative, CareFirst funds community-based efforts to improve maternal, infant and child health in communities where the need is the greatest. To help reduce the infant mortality rate...
Click here to learn moreCombating Childhood Obesity
Together, with YMCA centers in Maryland and the Greater Washington area, we are teaching kids about the prime cause of childhood obesity – not enough play. Obesity among children, ages six through 12, has nearly doubled in just 10 years, according to the Centers for Disease...
Click here to learn moreText4Baby Program
Mobile text messages may seem like an unlikely tool in reducing infant mortality, but that’s exactly what the Text4baby program has been doing. Through the support of a $300,000 grant from CareFirst, at least 5,000 women will receive text messages containing information about having safe...
Click here to learn moreIntensive Care - High Tech & Remote
We have partnered with Maryland eCare, to improve intensive care treatment at six hospitals in rural Maryland. A shortage of experienced ICU physicians and nurses in rural settings is being addressed by “Maryland eCare,” with the help of a $3 million grant from CareFirst.
Click here to learn moreMobile Units
We are funding several mobile medical clinics that provide health care to underserved and at-risk populations in Maryland and the National Capital Area. Typical of the many mobile units supported by a $500,000 CareFirst grant, is the Care-A-Van operated by Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical...
Click here to learn morePerinatal Outreach Program
The Perinatal Outreach Program is charged with reducing infant mortality among Hispanic women in Northern Virginia. Supported by a $331,140 grant from CareFirst, the program relies on church volunteers to counsel, to educate and to guide women in need of pregnancy-related services.
Click here to learn moreSports Sponsorships
Giving back to the communities we serve, CareFirst sponsors several sports related programs in partnership with professional sports teams. K's for Kids - The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals both participate in this program that generates a CareFirst donation of $25...
Click here to learn more