Programs We Support

Community

• Research & Quality Symposium: The JPS Research & Quality Symposium is a two-day event that features scholarly activity from students, residents, fellows, program directors, and teaching faculty, focused on building a healthier Tarrant County through research, quality, and patient experience. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
• Community Health Programs: Lunch and learns are offered on maternal health education, chronic disease management, and cooking classes
• Chapel Stained Glass Window: The 30-year-old stained glass window in the JPS Chapel was vandalized in 2023. The Chapel is an all-inclusive space emphasizing a holistic approach to the well-being of team members, patients, and visitors. Funds will contribute to replacing the non-religious stained glass piece as a focal point of the Chapel.
• Chapel Fund: The JPS Chapel is an inclusive reflection space set to reopen in 2024. As we welcome all, single-use items are needed to help our visitors on whatever spiritual journey they choose.

Patients

• Oncology
  • Dionne Bagsby Cancer Care Fund: Funds will be used to provide items for patients who either fall outside of insurance coverage or support patients who cannot afford snacks, transportation, and care supplies.
  • Oncology Transporation
  • In-Kind Donations:
    • New and unused lap blankets and hats
    • Activity books

• Women & Infants Services
  • Women and Babies Fund: Funds are used to cover needs related to women and babies, including but not limited to, baby clothing, hygiene items, car seats, and other necessary supplies for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Women & Infants Services.
  • In-Kind Donations:
    • Diapers and wipes
    • Hygiene items
    • Preemie and newborn clothing
    • Washcloths and towels
    • New and unused baby board books
    • Handmade or new and unused receiving blankets

• Behavioral Health
  • General Behavioral Health Fund: Contributions will support JPS Health Network projects that enhance patient care.
  • Trinity Springs Pavilion Fund: Donations benefit psychiatric patients and may be accessed for the needs of Trinity Springs Pavilion.
  • Lezlie D. Culver Welcome Area: Lezlie Culver was a welcoming, fierce, dedicated mental health advocate and community member, who believed deeply in seeking mental health care and led many to receive treatment. Funds raised will support the new Psychiatric Emergency Center and name the welcome area in her honor after her passing in July 2021. Our goal is $325,000 by March 2025.
  • Depression Remission Program: Mental health and well-being are inextricably linked. To assist patients who screen positively for depression, JPS is proposing to provide vouchers for transportation, rent, utility, food, medication assistance, and other essentials.
  • In-Kind Donations:
    • Activity books
    • Crayons
    • New and unused sweats of all sizes

• Homeless Care
  • Medical Home True Worth: JPS Health Network and Acclaim Multi-Specialty Group have collaborated to care for our patients experiencing homelessness. Medical Home True Worth is a JPS primary clinic serving patients in homeless shelters and surrounding areas. Funds support transportation, small medical equipment, and supplies for team members and patients.
  • Acclaim Street Medicine Program: Team members meet our patients where they are in their reality, on the streets, under bridges, and in their encampments within Tarrant County. The Acclaim Street Medicine team provides direct care to patients experiencing homelessness.
  • In-Kind Donations:
    • Water
    • Gatorade
    • Hygiene kits
    • Hand sanitizer
    • Blankets
    • Winter: warm socks, harts, and weather-resistant gloves
    • Summer: sunscreen and bug spray

• General
  • Art in Medicine: The JPS Art in Medicine Program funds our harpist, Laurence Furr, to play mood-regulating music for our patients and team members who may be in stressful situations.
  • Patient Assistance Fund: Funds provide small medical equipment to patients so they can avoid emergency room visits. Historically, glucometers, blood pressure cuffs, and scales have been provided to patients.
  • Patient Discharge Closet: Clothing is provided to patients upon discharge if their clothing must be cut off for treatment or is too soiled.
  • Connected Care and Engagement Program: Donations provide incentives to onboarding JPS Connection patients.

Team Members

• Caring for the Caregiver: JPS believes in caring for our team members and meeting their spiritual, mental, and physical needs in times of stress. Funds pay for supplies our chaplain needs when supporting team members.
• Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE): The RISE program supports JPS team members who have experienced workplace violence by providing counseling support and care packages to them. On average, 50 care packages are handed out to team members each month. Funds will continue to support frontline caregivers who provide high-quality care to our patients.
• Emergency Employee Financial Assistance: Funds support eligible JPS team members who have experienced a catastrophic life event with up to $1,500.
• Nurse Management Council Support: The JPS Foundation provides financial support to Nursing leadership for employee recognition events.
• Reach for the Stars Nursing Scholarship: Reach for the Stars is a privately funded nursing scholarship program for any JPS team member. The scholarship pays for tuition, books, and a stipend for any non-private nursing education institution.
• Employee Engagement: The JPS Foundation and JPS Employee Engagement teams are partnering to increase employee engagement efforts throughout the network.
• Research Equipment: Donations support additional research equipment needed around JPS.