Saint Joseph Berea Receives $35,000 Grant to Enhance Pediatric Rehab

BEREA, Ky. (July 23, 2025) – The Saint Joseph Berea Foundation, on behalf of Saint Joseph Berea, has received a $35,000 grant from WHAS Crusade for Children to help improve its rehabilitation center, which provides comprehensive and specialized programming and care for children with disabilities and disorders.

Many children receiving care at the rehabilitation center face complex challenges, including sensory processing disorders, injury recovery and speech disorders. The WHAS Crusade for Children grant will fund the purchase of items across three main disciplines – occupational, physical and speech therapies – enhancing the center’s ability to deliver comprehensive, multidisciplinary care. In 2024 alone, the rehabilitation center assisted 53 pediatric patients, resulting in over 3,000 therapy visits. These new resources will enhance the center’s capacity to develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans tailored to each child’s unique developmental needs.

“We’re deeply grateful for this grant, which allows us to give local children the care and support they need to thrive,” said John Yanes, FACHE, CPPS, president of Saint Joseph Berea. “Every child deserves the chance to grow, learn and live a full life, and this funding helps make that happen for many families in our community.”

This grant represents a continued partnership between the two organizations to improve health outcomes for pediatric patients and provide critical support to local families.

“Having these enhanced services close by will make all the difference for this community,” said Dawn Lee, president and CEO, WHAS Crusade for Children. “We’re honored to assist Saint Joseph Berea on their mission to improve not only the lives of these children, but also those of their families.”

To learn more about how you can support Saint Joseph Berea, visit www.chisaintjosephhealth.org/give-to-saint-joseph-berea.

About Saint Joseph Health

Saint Joseph Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, is one of the largest and most comprehensive health systems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with 100 locations in 20 counties, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes, home health agencies and an ambulatory Care Center. The hospitals in Saint Joseph Health are Flaget Memorial Hospital, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Jessamine, Saint Joseph London, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, and Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East. In total, the health system serves patients in 35 counties statewide. Saint Joseph Health is dedicated to providing a wide array of services to build a healthier future for all. Saint Joseph Health embodies a strong mission and faith-based heritage and works through local partnerships to expand access to care in the communities it serves.

About Saint Joseph Berea

Saint Joseph Berea is a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Berea, Kentucky. Established in 1898 on the grounds of Berea College, the facility serves residents of Madison, Estill, Garrard, Jackson and Rockcastle counties. Saint Joseph Berea recognizes the importance of family, friends and familiar surroundings in the healing process and provides a breadth of services so that getting first-rate care doesn’t have to mean being far from home.

About Saint Joseph Berea Foundation

Saint Joseph Berea Foundation supports Saint Joseph Health’s drive for excellence by inspiring donors to make a tangible difference through their philanthropic investment in outstanding patient care facilities and services, the education of caregivers, advanced clinical research and improved access to quality medical care.

About the WHAS Crusade for Children

The WHAS Crusade for Children, established by WHAS-TV in 1954, raises money for agencies, hospitals and schools that make life better for children with special needs. In its first 70 years, the Crusade has raised $211 million. Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade returns 100% of all donations to organizations that serve children with special needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Fire departments raise nearly 60% of the donations each year by staging roadblocks and hosting other fundraising events.

Millions of children have been helped by the Crusade since 1954.  The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity.  Gifts are tax-deductible as permitted by law.

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