Medical Care For Children Partnership Foundation

TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO UNINSURED CHILDREN.

SEE SCHEDULE O.MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN PARTNERSHIP (MCCP) IS A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1986 AND ADMINISTERED BY THE FAIRFAX COUNTY GOVERNMENT (FAIRFAX COUNTY). IN 2007, THE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MCCP PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES VISION AND STRATEGY FOR THE PROGRAM'S SUSTAINABILITY AND ENSURES FUNDING FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION, VISION, AND STRATEGY, THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH NUMEROUS ENTITIES WITH A CONSIDERATION OF THE EVER CHANGING NEEDS OF THE MCCP ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.THE FOUNDATION HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH FAIRFAX COUNTY THAT LAID THE FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSITION OF THE MCCP PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION IS FUNDED THROUGH A DIVERSE SET OF FUNDERS THAT INCLUDES: INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, FAIRFAX COUNTY, AND OTHER GRANTS.IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022, FAIRFAX COUNTY HAD OVER 3,000 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE MCCP PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES AS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THIS MODEL ENABLES EACH PARTNER'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE LEVERAGED FOR THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE BENEFIT. IN ADDITION TO CHILDREN SEEN AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES AT KAISER PERMANENTE AND MANY OTHER PROVIDERS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICE VISITS FOR UNINSURED, ELIGIBLE MCCP CHILDREN OF FAIRFAX COUNTY. FAIRFAX COUNTY DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MCCP PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES OUTREACH TO HELP IDENTIFY ELIGIBLE CHILDREN FOR REFERRAL INTO THE MCCP PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION MAKES PAYMENT TO DOCTORS AND DENTISTS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE MCCP PROGRAM ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AT AGREED UPON RATES. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO FAMILIES IS CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY HEALTH BENEFIT AND THEREFORE, A DONATION TO FAIRFAX COUNTY AND IS, THEREFORE, NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO OPERATES A MOBILE VAN THAT IS USED TO PERFORM DENTAL SCREENINGS, GIVE VACCINES, PROVIDE FOOD AND PERSONAL HYGIENE SUPPLIES, AND CONDUCT OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY AND ESTABLISH FURTHER TREATMENT PLANS FOR THE CHILDREN WITH A DENTIST IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BY PROVIDING THESE PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISTRIBUTE CRITICAL INFORMATION AROUND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO THESE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOP TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION TO ENSURE THEIR NEEDS WERE BEING CAPTURED IN REAL TIME.