The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas

Categories: Promote Health and Wellness

The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is a charitable foundation established and funded by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield to promote better health statewide through annual grants to nonprofit and governmental organizations focused on health and wellness.  With a strategic focus on funding community-based solutions, the foundation fosters collaboration and innovation and leverages human and community resources to create a lasting impact on health and wellness in Arkansas.  Since 2003, the foundation has provided more than $8.6 million in charitable grants to 129 organizations statewide.  These grants have largely been directed toward programs that address chronic conditions, including educational initiatives to promote wellness among children and adults.