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Good Samaritan — Canyon County Expansion Update

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As the cost of living rises, more of the people Genesis serves (working poor that fall in the gap outside of Medicaid eligibility and being able to afford health insurance) are moving out to West Treasure Valley for more affordable housing. That means the need for whole-person healthcare in Canyon County is growing.

Genesis will meet that need by expanding whole-person services in Canyon County. God has enabled Genesis to sign a purchase agreement for a larger building in Caldwell that, when fully equipped, will provide whole-person healthcare at no cost to qualifying patients.

This project was kicked off with an anonymous donation of $1,000,000!

The most recent update is the Harry W. Morrison foundation is supporting the Good Samaritan Canyon County Expansion. They have donated $150,000 to help make this possible. $100,000 of that amount is a matching grant, which means the next $100,000 of donations to the Good Samaritan Project will be doubled.

Currently, The Good Samaritan Project has received 1.2 million of the 3.1 million dollars needed. With full hearts, we thank the Harry W. Morrison Foundation for their dedication to providing the West Treasure Valley with health, hope, and healing.

You can double your impact by donating here or sharing this project with someone that you know. If you know someone who might be interested in partnering in a significant way, please email adrienne@genesisch.org.

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IMI Match Challenge

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The partners of Intermountain Medical Imaging and Gem State Radiology are continuing to encourage the healthcare community to support Genesis World Mission with an extension of a $10,000 matching gift challenge! 

EVERY DOLLAR IS DOUBLED!

Help us take advantage of this generous match challenge with a gift today, and you will enables us to continue serving a vulnerable population whose needs are not yet met by the Affordable Care Act.

Thank you to the following investors who gave toward the initial match challenge in 2013-14.

Dr. Troy Clovis, DDS – Benchmark Family Dentistry
Dr. Sarah Hunt, DDS – Benchmark Family DentistryDr. Michael Bailey, MD, DDS, PA
Dr. Kevin Kempers, MD, DDS, PA – Boise Oral and Maxillofacial Center
Dr. Jacob Brown, DDS – Castlebury Dental
Dr. Ron O’Reilley, MD FACR
Carolyn Corbett, NP
Dr. Johnny B Green, MD – Idaho Surgical Associates
Ada County Medical Society
Intermountain Hospital
Saint Alphonsus Hospitalists

*Others who have given towards this match have requested to be anonymous

    

 

 

Transformation begins with Relationship

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originally written by: Steven Reames

The goal of Genesis is not just to assist people in their time of need. It is to start with the need as a springboard for a relationship that leads to health transformation through an empowerment process.

There are some people who just need temporary health assistance and that is fine. But usually, the people we are helping have been in their desperate circumstance for a long time. The most loving thing we can do to assist them is figuring out why and together coming up with solutions to change that.

This is not an easy task because long-term problems require long-term investment and assistance in people’s lives, with successes and setbacks along the way. But it is well worth it.

We have seen the smiles of people who suddenly have an “AHA!” moment. Recently, we introduced our wellness wheel concept to a patient at the Garden City Community Clinic. As this woman began to see how different aspects of her life affected her health – relationships, recreation, food choices and so on – she sat back in her chair temporarily stunned. “Why didn’t you tell me this four years ago when I first came to the clinic?” It’s the beginning of a new phase for her as she starts on a pathway of holism.

It was about the same time, in 2009, that we began our work in Burangi and the road we’ve travelled – literally and figuratively – is not usually smooth or straight. But once again, we have seen dramatic changes during that time: people with new income opportunities, men whose livelihood is regained through medical treatment, a decrease in cholera related to flooding. The hope is even brighter as the assistance we’ve given them on their access road comes to completion.

Your investment and contributions have made this kind of change possible and we’re glad to have you partner with us in the work.

 

Development of “Wheel of Life” Tool

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After several meetings with patients about what factors affect their health, the Garden City Community Clinic is designing a wellness wheel called the “Circle of Life.” Over the years, we we have discovered that our patients repeatedly come up with the common areas of that impact their health. For the first time we will provide a unified tool that will assist them to identify their areas of strengths and needs.

Ultimately, the “Circle of Life” will provide patients and our medical team a holistic roadmap for an individual’s health. We will point patients to the many resources that we have available directly and through other community resources.