Mississippi University for Women

THE BOWER FOUNDATION AWARDS $5.4MM IN GRANTS TO MEET MISSISSIPPI'S GROWING DEMAND FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

RIDGELAND, Miss., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bower Foundation awarded almost $5.4MM to five education partners to train and graduate a new crop of healthcare workers to serve Mississippians.

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  • RIDGELAND, Miss., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bower Foundation awarded almost $5.4MM to five education partners to train and graduate a new crop of healthcare workers to serve Mississippians.
  • "The foundation supports educating and training Mississippians to secure meaningful employment in the health care field," says Anne Travis, CEO of The Bower Foundation.
  • "Mississippi desperately needs qualified health care workers to meet the health care needs of the people of our state."
  • Through strong partnerships, the foundation leverages limited resources into grants that support mutual goals of better health outcomes and policy.