JONAS PHILANTHROPIES INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION IS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING AND URGENT NEED TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS BY INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE SCALED FOR THE GREATEST IMPACT.

RAISING FUNDS AND PROVIDING GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT TO PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO THREE CENTRAL ISSUES- NURSING AND VETERAN'S CARE, LOW VISION AND BLINDNESS AND CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.

JONAS PHILANTHROPIES INVESTED IN AND SUPPORTED SOLUTIONS, PROJECTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO VULNERABLE CITIZENS. IN 2019, THE INVESTMENTS AND SUPPORT WERE AS FOLLOWS:1) THE JONAS NURSING AND VETERANS HEALTHCARE PROGRAM:THE JONAS NURSING AND VETERANS HEALTHCARE PROGRAM OF JONAS PHILANTHROPIES INVESTS IN HIGH-POTENTIAL DOCTORAL NURSING SCHOLARS (I.E. PHD, DNP, PHD-DNP, EDD, DNS) BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING, AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. BASED ON RESEARCH, EACH DOCTORATE OF NURSE PRACTITIONER (DNP) SCHOLAR IS ESTIMATED TO CONDUCT AN AVERAGE OF 100,000 PATIENT VISITS OVER THE COURSE OF A 20-YEAR CAREER, WHILE EACH PHD NURSE SCHOLAR IS EXPECTED TO TEACH 5,000 STUDENTS AND PRODUCE RESEARCH ULTIMATELY IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS. MANY OF THESE NURSES FULFILL LEADERSHIP ROLES AS FACULTY, CLINICAL LEADERS, RESEARCHERS, ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS. OUR NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HAS THE FOLLOWING MAIN OBJECTIVES: 1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES TRAINED TO SERVE ACROSS A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE SETTINGS (I.E. PRIMARY CARE, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, PEDIATRICS, WOMEN'S HEALTH, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND GERIATRICS); 2) PREPARE ACADEMIC FACULTY TO EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF NURSES; 3) PREPARE RESEARCHERS TO ADVANCE NURSE-LED RESEARCH TO ADDRESS KNOWLEDGE GAPS THAT WILL ADDRESS PRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS. DURING 2019, WE SPONSORED 126 PHD, 73 DNP, 5 PHD/DNP, 2 EDD SCHOLARS REPRESENTING 93 SCHOOLS OF NURSING THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EXAMPLES OF AREAS OF CLINICAL CARE OR RESEARCH INCLUDE ALZHEIMER'S, DEMENTIA, ONCOLOGY, COPD, DIABETES, PATIENT QUALITY AND SAFETY, GERIATRICS, HIV, SUICIDE PREVENTION, PTSD AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. OF THE NURSING SCHOLARS FOCUSED ON VETERAN'S HEALTH, MANY HOLD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT VARIOUS LEVELS WITHIN VA MEDICAL CENTERS; SERVING ON RESEARCH TEAMS RESULTING IN PUBLICATIONS TO DISSEMINATE THE SCIENCE; PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE CONFERENCES; AND SERVING AS CLINICAL LEADERS TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE TO OUR VETERAN AND MILITARY POPULATIONS BOTH IN THE VA AND CIVILIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN 2019 WE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL ASPECTS OF OUR PROGRAM INCLUDING HEALTHCARE WEBINARS, THE BARBARA JONAS MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES, AND MOST PROMINENT IS THE JONAS SCHOLAR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR OUR CURRENT SCHOLARS. THIS TWO-DAY CONFERENCE INCLUDED PANEL PRESENTATIONS FROM NATIONAL NURSING LEADERS, WORKSHOPS FROM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, A KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM A VETERANS AFFAIRS HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL, AND A PERSONALIZED LEARNING ASSESSMENT. THE SUCCESS OF THESE PROGRAMS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR PLANNING FOR THE COMING YEAR.2) PUPILS PROJECT:IN 2019, JONAS PHILANTHROPIES AGREED TO PARTNER WITH WARBY PARKER IN BEING A FUNDER OF THE PUPILS PROJECT WHICH IS A PROGRAM OPERATED VIA PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE SCHOOLCHILDREN IN NEED WITH VISION SCREENINGS, EYE EXAMS, AND GLASSES. IN NEW YORK CITY, THE PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDE WARBY PARKER, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE), THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE (DOHMH), AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 250,000 STUDENTS WITHIN NEW YORK CITY'S COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM. THIS 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR THE PROGRAM IS EXPANDING TO SERVE KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADERS ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS, IN ADDITION TO ALL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO BE SERVED THIS SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH THE EXPANDED PROGRAM IS 265,000, ACROSS 1,358 SCHOOLS.VISION SERVICE PROVIDERS:- OFFICE OF SCHOOL HEALTH - SCHOOLS COMPLETED: 389 - STUDENTS SCREENED: 58,472 - EXAM COMPLETED: 8,152 - GLASSES ORDERED: 6,103- HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL - SCHOOLS COMPLETED: 21 - STUDENTS SCREENED: 1,221 - EXAM COMPLETED: 4,107 - GLASSES ORDERED: 3,1313) TERRA FIRMA:IN 2019, JONAS PHILANTHROPIES AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF TERRA FIRMA PURSUANT TO A 5-YEAR GRANT. THIS ORGANIZATION IS WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH FUND IN SPONSORING A CLINIC LOCATED IN THE SOUTH BRONX. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN FROM A MEDICAL, SOCIAL, MENTAL HEALTH, YOUTH ENRICHMENT AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. THE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HELP IS PROVIDED BY THE DOCTORS LOCATED AT THE CLINIC AND THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TOWARD BECOMING US CITIZENS IS PROVIDED THROUGH A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH CATHOLIC CHARITES' LEGAL PARTNERS. JP'S GRANT HAS ALLOWED TERRA FIRMA TO HIRE A FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATOR WHICH OVERSEES THE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A MODEL THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BEYOND THE SOUTH BRONX.DURING THE YEAR, TERRA FIRMA PROVIDED CARE FOR 420 PATIENTS - 333 CHILDREN AND 87 ADULTS - IN MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND MEDICAL AND OR MENTAL HEALTH VISITS. IN ADDITION, DURING THE YEAR THE TERRA FIRM TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVED AWARDS AND MEDIA RECOGNITION, AUTHORED ARTICLES AND APPEARED IN MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS.

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