UNITED HEALTH SERVICES OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY

Programs

1. Community services with all deaf (csad): csad facilitates effective communication and provides community support services to meet the needs of individuals in ways that are appropriate to their situations, whether they are deaf, oral, late deafened or hard of hearing. We provide services in several counties in north central indiana: st. Joseph, elkhart, starke, marshall, kosciusko, pulaski, laporte and fulton as well as parts of southwest lower michigan. Csad strives to enhance our community by providing a bridge between the deaf and hearing worlds through accessibility, advocacy, and enrichment to promote independence and opportunity with programs including: - sign language interpreting: including american sign language (asl), certified deaf interpreting & oral interpreting - case management: assistance with employment, education and activities of daily living - in-service training: including deaf awareness, cultural sensitivity and training about the americans with disabilities act (ada) - american sign language classes - referral services in 2025 csad: - provided more than 5,300 hours of interpreting services

   $394,923 spent$400,314 earned by the program
   39% of program spending

2. Covering kids & families of united health services (ckf-uhs) ckf is a coalition of local partners with one goal: total health coverage. Located in north central indiana, ckf-uhs is responsible for five indiana counties: elkhart, st. Joseph, marshall, starke and pulaski. Coalition partners are working collaboratively to reach and insure residents in hoosier healthwise, hip, medicaid and marketplace plans. Through this program we provide indiana state licensed and certified navigators who help consumers with questions and enrollment into the state and federal insurances available. Using a navigator increases the chances of those we serve being accepted into the program and provides for peace of mind during the application process. With our resources through this program, we often have extra information to help those se serve to make better informed decisions. Our navigators meet in person at local hospitals, health fairs, community events, and at our offices in granger, indiana to name a few of our many outreach efforts. We also provide virtual and telephone appointments and use an online scheduler to make the process easy and accessible to all. Additionally, ckf-uhs has navigators…

   $194,854 spent
   19% of program spending

3. Breast health programs: in coordination with local hospitals and healthcare providers including 48 offices, 15 mammogram facilities, and 17 labs and radiologists the breast health programs facilitate community, state and federal funds to provide free mammography and diagnostic services for medically underserved or uninsured men and women in the community. Referrals and navigation are available for men and women diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is not just a woman's disease. Men do get breast cancer, though it is rare. We provide indiana state licensed and certified bilingual navigators to guide through the screening, diagnostic and diagnosis process. For nearly 28 years united health services has been a part of the breast & cervical cancer program (bccp). Due to our tremendous success with this program, we have grown to serving 27 counties. Through this idoh ongoing grant we coordinate the breast care coverage in these counties for women ages 30 and older who are uninsured and at or below 200% of poverty for screenings. Insured women 200% of poverty and below may be eligible for bccp to be their secondary coverage. This provides coverage for pap/hpv, clinical breast…

   $245,570 spentof which $50,949 as grants
   25% of program spending

4. The diabetes resource center of unitd health services works one on one with those in need of help gaining access to healthcare, especially their diabetic medication and supplies. Our goal is to relieve immediate crisis and then assist our clients into long term, stable solutions as we teach, provide services and support individuals living with diabetes and their families so that they can attain a healthy lifestyle. The drc can assist with the immediate need of insulin for qualified people that are 250% at or below poverty guidelines, lives in indiana, exhausted other options as well as pregnant and children at 350% or below poverty guidelines. With help from physicians & pharmacies across the region, the drc facilitates patient assistance programs & discount card programs for medications. Often this is the only way some individuals gain access to necessary medications. This allows local diabetics to get their medications directly from the pharmaceutical company, bringing in thousands of dollars' worth of medication each year. Each company has its own rules and eligibility standards, and our office works directly with anyone who need a referral or assistance. Our staff is up to…

   $166,673 spentof which $32,381 as grants
   17% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,002,020.