Our Programs
An incubator of innovative and preventative-focused efforts
Our Programs
For over thirty years, The North Shore Health Care Foundation has worked to identify and address gaps and needs affecting community health by creating and incubating innovative programs. The Foundation has a proven track record of building and launching non-profit programs that make a significant impact on the daily lives of Cook County residents. With a focus on prevention, meeting critical needs, and collaborative approaches, the Foundation works across the lifespan to expand equitable health care and enhance wellbeing in our unique rural part of northeastern Minnesota. “Can’t be done” is not in the Foundation’s vernacular. On this page, you can read about current and launched programs.
Currently Incubating
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Restorative Justice is an approach that includes both justice and reconciliation for harms created through crime or relational conflict.
Growing Together
This program helps parents connect with services available in the community including prenatal support, health screenings, behavioral health, licensed day care options and more. Also included are structured opportunities to build community and nurture relationships among other families with young children.
LISTINGS THAT GIVE BACK: FOUNDATION HOME REAL ESTATE PROGRAM
The Foundation Home Program is an innovative partnership with local real estate professionals in which a percentage of the commission from select property listings is donated to the Foundation to invest in local health and emergency services.
Launched Programs
CARE PARTNERS
Celebrating ten years as an independent non-profit! Care Partners of Cook County provides vital support and services to help clients and their families address the transitions of aging and end-of-life with safety, dignity, and confidence.
ORAL HEALTH
Winner of the 2024 Minnesota Rural Health Team Award! The Oral Health Task Force is a homegrown solution unique to Cook County that works to provide dental care to the children of Cook County and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
A Legacy of Giving
For thirty years, The North Shore Health Care Foundation awarded over $1.6 million in grants to programs that sought to address gaps and expand equitable health care and healthy living in Cook County. The NSHCF Grant Program worked to support the wellbeing of individuals and families across the lifespan and throughout every part of Cook County. The Foundation was able to listen deeply to community needs and invest in the development and implementation of a wide variety of programming that innovatively met emergent needs-promoting a healthy Cook County for all.
Values In All We Do
We believe in the possibilities of people, organizations, businesses and governments working together to create a healthy community for all in Cook County. Our values represent what we believe in, what we stand for and how we approach everything we do at the North Shore Health Care Foundation. They provide a guideline for making decisions at all levels of our organization and include:
- Responsible stewardship
- Collaboration and partnerships
- Efficient and effective governance
- Compassion
- Inherent dignity
- Inclusion
- Integrity
- Being nimble
A Little Goes a Long Way
By giving to the Foundation, you can support a variety of valuable programs and services dedicated to health care, emergency services, education and healthy living in a single donation. Be a partner in your own health system.
Listings That Give Back: Foundation Home Real Estate Program
The Foundation Home Program is an innovative partnership with local real estate professionals in which a percentage of the commission from select property listings is donated to the Foundation to invest in local health and emergency services.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement
The North Shore Health Care Foundation (NSHCF) strives to act inclusively in all that it does. The NSHCF recognizes the diversity of human differences, and values the inherent worth of all people. NSHCF does its work with compassion and inclusivity by creating healthy communities with partners and in the conduct of its business internally. The NSHCF recognizes that health and well-being are directly connected to honoring the truth and wholeness of each person. Toward that end it strives to respect and support diverse identities in the communities it serves. The NSHCF endeavors to be nimble and open to teachings from those communities so that it can serve as an ally and partner in creating greater equity and inclusion for all in Cook County. The NSHCF ask all partners and grantees to honor these values in our work together.