Helping people is at the heart of everything we do. Throughout the communities we serve, we're committed to not only providing outstanding health care but also assisting with issues influencing the region. We strive to make every effort to provide good help to those in need.
Such efforts include:
LifeWise
LifeWise is an outreach program designed for women and men 55 and older. LifeWise promotes physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellness through many educational opportunities, activities, events and membership benefits. Learn more about LifeWise here.
Community Wellness Outreach
By fostering trusting relationships with community members, the wellness outreach team transforms hurt into hope, promotes and defends human dignity, and fosters a healing and caring environment.
Wellness Outreach is a dedicated diverse team that consists of clinical, bilingual, ministry team members with various backgrounds to help persons and families integrate and navigate health and social assistance resources and programs. Through education and awareness, guided assistance and a strong network of community partners the team offers and supports such initiatives as community health screenings, flu vaccine clinics and much more.
Community collaboration and engagement are essential to bringing hope, health and new relationships to any community. The Wellness Outreach team strives to maintain a consistent and trusting presence in the community by going out into the neighborhoods where people live, work and play. They seek ways to partner with our community members and partners to reduce health and social care fragmentation and address the social determinants of health that affect health behaviors and influence health outcomes.
Simply put, Wellness Outreach is a ministry of caregivers going out in the community creating a caring and hopeful atmosphere. Our team is committed to bringing people and communities to health and wholeness as part of the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. If you would like to learn more about our ministry or you need assistance, please call 864-241-5125, for Spanish call 864-241-5125 and press #2.
Global Ministry
Our Global Ministry program is empowered by the growing global awareness of the health care needs of those most in need both near and far, the Sisters of Bon Secours and its strategic goal to improve health globally. Since the program’s inception, Global Ministries has been able to reach over 40,000 beneficiaries.
With global operations in Peru, and support services in different parts of Africa and Haiti, Bon Secours focuses primarily on improving the needs of women and children living in marginalized communities.
Bon Secours Health System is part of a unique capacity-building coalition in Peru to reduce infant and child mortality.
Green Initiatives
Our organization focuses its efforts on three programming pillars: Recycling, Regulated Medical Waste and Energy Conservation. Since the program’s inception, recycling has increased 90%, regulated medical waste was decreased 69% and energy has achieved a 2.5% site EUI reduction. Bon Secours has embraced a culture of sustainability and continues to strengthen the connection between the health of individuals, communities and the environment in its services.
Bon Secours facilities have received over 60 Practice Green Health Awards- the premier national environmental organization for leaders in healthcare sustainability-reflecting an overwhelming recognition of the reduction in the system’s carbon footprint.
Bon Secours St. Francis Grant Committee Charter
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Grant Committee Charter
The mission of Bon Secours St. Francis is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of our communities and bring good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved. Our values are: human dignity, integrity, compassion, stewardship, and service.
The Grant Committee’s mission is to use designated BSSFHS funds to support the mission of the organization, with a focus on our Community Health Needs Assessment along with the Social Determinates of Health in our community. All the while, staying in touch with our strategic goals: increasing employee engagement; building on brand awareness and reputation.
The Committee meets on a quarterly basis to carefully review nonprofit requests. The funding calendar year runs from August – July. The 2024 Request for Funds deadlines are listed below. The entire process takes approximately 6 weeks to know a funding decision from each quarterly deadline.
Q1: Friday, October 13th 2023
Q2: Friday, January 12th, 2024
Q3: Friday, April 12th, 2024
Q4: Friday, July 12th, 2024
Section I: Process/Protocol
Funds are limited; therefore, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System cannot approve all applications. The process below must be followed to be considered for a grant/partnership. Organizations will be reviewed once annually; therefore we ask all requests to be listed in the LOI.
Complete a Letter of Intent (LOI) submitted through our online portal, administered by Foundant Technologies, by appropriate deadlines.
The LOIs are reviewed and qualifying organizations are contacted to move on to part two of the process.
Part two, consists of the organization completing a full application.
The Grants committee will then meet to review applications and make funding decisions.
Section II: Ineligible Applications
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System will not sponsor applications related to:
For-profit organizations
Travel expenses
Endowment campaigns
Political, labor, or fraternal candidates or organizations
National or international organizations/events that do not benefit the region
Requests that benefit an individual person or family
School-affiliated classes, groups, or clubs
Agency or school-sponsored sporting events or groups
Individual fundraising or fellowship assistance
To create a profile and fill out an LOI, please visit our page