Bond Foundation issues major grant to Nurse’s Nook

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital is in line to receive a $50,000 grant from the Leon H. and Clymene M. Bond Foundation Inc. that will support the Nurse’s Nook program in Oconto County.

Nurse’s Nook, a program of HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital, provides aid to children and families in need in all five school districts in Oconto County. The program provides aid such as food, personal hygiene products, clothing, medical supplies/devices and transportation assistance for medical appointments.

“As a rural health care provider, HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital recognizes that these Oconto County students are not just local children – they are our patients,” said Chris Brabant, president and CEO, HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital. “Continued action is necessary to meet their basic health care needs. Addressing these needs provides youth with increased opportunities to learn and succeed in school and become healthy, contributing community members.”

The hospital is “immensely grateful” to the Bond Foundation for its support of the program, Brabant said.

Nurse’s Nook is utilized by students and families at participating schools an estimated 750 times or more each week. The program also distributes an average of 193 food bags each week to help families cover their weekend meals and improve the health and nutrition of children.