{"id":9,"date":"2023-04-10T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-06-04T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:35:05","slug":"our-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/our-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n      main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2,\n    main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 .heading > * {\n      background-color: #FFFFFF;\n    }\n  \n      main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 {\n      color: #084c95;\n    }\n    main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 .styled-heading {\n      -webkit-text-stroke-color: #084c95;\n    }\n    main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 .styled-heading::after {\n      border-color: #084c95;\n    }\n    main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 a.cta::after {\n      background-color: #084c95;\n    }\n  \n      main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 .styled-heading {\n      text-shadow: -0.04em 0.04em #2bd6d6;\n    }\n    main#main .block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 a.cta {\n      background-color: #2bd6d6;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-heading-cta block_d7124fcddb4337ec112c2b414f9e0eb2 full-width-block\">\n  <section class=\"heading-cta\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n                  <div class=\"heading\">\n            <h2>How we <span class=\"styled-heading\">Work<\/span><\/h2>\n          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"body-copy\">\n            <p>As a funder, community leader, and partner we work to meet our mission through program development, grantmaking, community partnership, and advocacy. We are deeply committed to the success of our grantee partners and our 17-town region. We approach our relationships with grantee partners from a place of trust, rather than suspicion. We select grantees with care and attention and offer guidance and support beyond the grant. We aspire be a true partner, so organizations can focus on their mission and community needs.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/our-approach\/grantmaking\/\" target=\"\" class=\"cta\">About Our Grantmaking Approach<\/a>\n                                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n      main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3,\n    main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 .heading > * {\n      background-color: #FFFFFF;\n    }\n  \n      main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 {\n      color: #084c95;\n    }\n    main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 .styled-heading {\n      -webkit-text-stroke-color: #084c95;\n    }\n    main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 .styled-heading::after {\n      border-color: #084c95;\n    }\n    main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 a.cta::after {\n      background-color: #084c95;\n    }\n  \n      main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 .styled-heading {\n      text-shadow: -0.04em 0.04em #2bd6d6;\n    }\n    main#main .block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 a.cta {\n      background-color: #2bd6d6;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-heading-cta block_e76c69248dc9e4257d6da109410400b3 full-width-block\">\n  <section class=\"heading-cta\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n                  <div class=\"heading\">\n            <h2>Our Focus Areas<\/h2>\n          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"body-copy\">\n            <p>Our strategic framework directs the foundation\u2019s focus towards the underlying conditions impacting health \u2013 external factors such as our homes, schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods which create opportunities for health and well-being. From this framework, FCH identified three focus areas:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"buttons\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-tabbed-icon-content block_8c0a518e657351a7bb53c0a86b80ece2\">\n  <section class=\"tabbed-icon-content\">\n          <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"row\">\n                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"tab-title active\">\n              Strengthen organizations            <\/a>\n                      <a href=\"#\" class=\"tab-title \">\n              Improve community assets            <\/a>\n                      <a href=\"#\" class=\"tab-title \">\n              Support local decision-making            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"row\">\n                              <div class=\"details active\">\n              <div class=\"col content-icon\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/icon-versatility.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col content-details\">\n                <div>\n                                      <h4>We believe that the strength and resiliency of the nonprofits that serve our region is key to improving the health for the over 52,000 people who call our region home.<\/h4>\n                                    <div class=\"body\">\n                                          <p><h6>Our Strategies<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Build resiliency and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations<\/li>\n<li>Support nonprofit organizational health<\/li>\n<li>Create opportunities for leadership development<\/li>\n<li>Seed pilot initiatives of bidirectional collaborative efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n                                                              <a href=\"\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Theory-of-Change.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"details \">\n              <div class=\"col content-icon\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/icon-community-building-orange.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col content-details\">\n                <div>\n                                      <h4>We actively invest in existing assets of our community, like schools and other community anchors, so more parts of our rural region can act as health access points. <\/h4>\n                                    <div class=\"body\">\n                                          <p><h6>Our Strategies<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Leverage existing community assets, such as schools and libraries, to advance health access and well-being<\/li>\n<li>Invest in local infrastructure needs related to broadband, food, and housing<\/li>\n<li>Support school-based oral health and rural transportation operational resiliency and effectiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n                                                              <a href=\"\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Theory-of-Change.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"details \">\n              <div class=\"col content-icon\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/icon-communication.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col content-details\">\n                <div>\n                                      <h4>We believe that when decision-makers have the tools and resources to make more inclusive and equitable decisions then they will. <\/h4>\n                                    <div class=\"body\">\n                                          <p><h6>Our Strategies<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen engagement between decision-makers and those most impacted by policy decisions<\/li>\n<li>Make community health needs information accessible and actionable for local decision-makers<\/li>\n<li>Support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects of our municipalities that are participatory and consider the social determinants of health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n                                                              <a href=\"\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Theory-of-Change.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n      main#main 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class=\"body-copy\">\n            <p>We\u2019re dedicated to learning and continual improvement. For us, this means centering the experiences of our grantee partners, practicing mutual accountability, and learning from failure. We regularly act on what we learn to make improvements to our work and freely share how the foundation\u2019s resources have been put to work. Our current strategic framework was developed from feedback from community stakeholders and our grantee partners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n                <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Summary-of-Nonprofit-and-Community-Stakeholder-Feedback.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta\">Summary of Nonprofit Feedback<\/a>\n                                                          <a href=\"\/how-were-improving\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta\">Results from Our Grantee Perception Survey<\/a>\n                                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n      main#main .block_fefca7a3a787b17ab37b236593cb6f7a,\n    main#main .block_fefca7a3a787b17ab37b236593cb6f7a .heading > * {\n      background-color: #fab400;\n    }\n  \n      main#main .block_fefca7a3a787b17ab37b236593cb6f7a {\n      color: #752d66;\n    }\n    main#main .block_fefca7a3a787b17ab37b236593cb6f7a .heading > *::after {\n      border-color: #752d66;\n    }\n    main#main .block_fefca7a3a787b17ab37b236593cb6f7a a.cta::after {\n      background-color: #752d66;\n    }\n  \n        main#main .block_fefca7a3a787b17ab37b236593cb6f7a .heading > *::after {\n      display: none;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-image-cta block_fefca7a3a787b17ab37b236593cb6f7a full-width-block\">\n  <section class=\"image-cta\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col image-col\">\n          <div class=\"image\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_6197-LCOTF-Lauren-Pristo-MPH-and-Maria-Coutant-Skinner-LCSW-CEO-scaled-e1684949945404.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                      <div class=\"credit\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">\n                  <p>Members of the McCall Behavioral Health Network team. Based on feedback shared by McCall, we piloted a &#8216;grant check-in&#8217; in lieu of a written report, in an effort to reduce administrative burden. We now use grant check-ins with a majority of our grantee partners.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"credit-text\">\n                  <p>Photo by Anne Day.<\/p>\n                  <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><svg id=\"Layer_2\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 10.25 10.25\"><defs><style>.icon-plus-stroke{fill:none;stroke:#092c59;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:3px;}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Type\"><line class=\"icon-plus-stroke\" x1=\"5.125\" y1=\"1.5\" x2=\"5.125\" y2=\"8.75\"\/><line class=\"icon-plus-stroke\" x1=\"1.5\" y1=\"5.125\" x2=\"8.75\" y2=\"5.125\"\/><\/g><\/svg>                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col copy-col\">\n                      <div class=\"heading\">\n              <h2>Learning &amp; Evaluation<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                          <div class=\"body-copy\">\n                <p>We evaluate to be accountable to the region we serve, learn with the organizations we partner with, and to determine if our strategies to improve health, well-being, and equity are working. Understanding our impact and being open to improvement helps us be a better partner, funder, and community leader.<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n                                                                        <a href=\"\/learning-evaluation\/\" target=\"\" class=\"cta\">Our Approach to Learning &amp; Evaluation<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n      main#main .block_4065a5d5097b103169c86e2f1def6d49,\n    main#main .block_4065a5d5097b103169c86e2f1def6d49 .heading > * {\n      background-color: #fab400;\n    }\n  \n      main#main .block_4065a5d5097b103169c86e2f1def6d49 {\n      color: #752d66;\n    }\n    main#main .block_4065a5d5097b103169c86e2f1def6d49 .heading > *::after {\n      border-color: #752d66;\n    }\n    main#main .block_4065a5d5097b103169c86e2f1def6d49 a.cta::after {\n      background-color: #752d66;\n    }\n  \n        main#main .block_4065a5d5097b103169c86e2f1def6d49 .heading > *::after {\n      display: none;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-image-cta block_4065a5d5097b103169c86e2f1def6d49 full-width-block\">\n  <section class=\"image-cta\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row reverse\">\n        <div class=\"col image-col\">\n          <div class=\"image\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/250517_Walter-Hergt_P1012010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                      <div class=\"credit\">\n                <div class=\"caption\">\n                  <p>Salisbury, CT<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"credit-text\">\n                  <p>Photo by Walter Hergt.<\/p>\n                  <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><svg id=\"Layer_2\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 10.25 10.25\"><defs><style>.icon-plus-stroke{fill:none;stroke:#092c59;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:3px;}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Type\"><line class=\"icon-plus-stroke\" x1=\"5.125\" y1=\"1.5\" x2=\"5.125\" y2=\"8.75\"\/><line class=\"icon-plus-stroke\" x1=\"1.5\" y1=\"5.125\" x2=\"8.75\" y2=\"5.125\"\/><\/g><\/svg>                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col copy-col\">\n                      <div class=\"heading\">\n              <h2>Accountability &amp; Transparency<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                          <div class=\"body-copy\">\n                <p>We\u2019re accountable to the people we work with and serve. 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