We offer a variety of services to help your health center achieve its goals, including grant writing, needs assessments, board training, quality improvement support, and OSV preparation assistance.
Established in 2000, SHS has a track record of success, with more than $300 million grant dollars secured for our clients.
Whether you need funding for ongoing operations, service expansion, new sites, or capital improvements, we have the knowledge and experience to help you achieve your goals.
At SHS, we provide tailored solutions, expert guidance, and a collaborative approach to help you strengthen your health center’s programs and initiatives.
SHS has extensive experience writing Service Area Competitions, Budget Period Renewals/Non-Competing Continuations, HRSA supplemental funding opportunities (behavioral health service expansion, expanded hours, school-based service expansion, etc.), and Ryan White grants, as well as state, foundation, and local community agency grants.
We conduct comprehensive needs assessments, providing valuable insights into community health needs and guiding strategic service planning. Our process meets all HRSA requirements.
We create tailored policy and procedure manuals covering topics such as HR, clinical operations, quality improvement, and patient safety. These policies and procedures guide health center operations, while meeting compliance requirements.
Board training ensures effective governance within health centers. It equips board members with the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill their roles effectively. By investing in board training, health centers can strengthen their performance and sustainability.
Trudy Brown Ripin, MPH
Founder and President
Trudy is a graduate of Stanford University and the Harvard School of Public Health. She has been an independent community health consultant since 2000.
Prior to her consulting work, Trudy spent three years at a Federally Qualified Health center in Connecticut. Trudy also previously worked for a Medicaid Managed Care organization in Massachusetts, providing services to their membership of over 70 community health centers.
Molly K. Gwisc, MPH
Senior Associate
Molly has a Masters in Public Health from the University of Connecticut and more than 20 years of grant writing experience. She has extensive knowledge of FQHC requirements and strategies to maintain compliance. Molly has particular expertise at developing comprehensive needs assessments and using these to identify gaps in services. She also has in-depth expertise with data collection and is skilled in the use of the HRSA Health Center Program GeoCare Navigator.
Julie McClure Associate
Prior to joining SHS is January 2025, Julie was a grant writer in the non-profit, education, and healthcare space for over 15 years. Her writing has resulted in over $29.6M in awards to various health, educational, and human service needs organizations. She has in-depth experience with the federal grants process, including HRSA Health Center Program Service Area Competitions. Julie has also had success procuring funding at the state, local, and private foundation levels.
Laura Provost Brown
Finance & Contract Coordinator
Laura has over 25 years of financial service experience. She joined SHS in 2010 to oversee finances, client communications and contracts, enhancing the company’s operations with her skill, professionalism, and compassion.
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Julie has had success procuring funding at the state, local and private foundation levels. She also has experience in the use of the HRSA HCP GeoCare Navigator.
Before joining SHS, Julie served as the Director of Marketing and Communication for an FQHC in Nebraska that served 10,700 patients annually. During her six-year tenure at this FQHC, Julie leveraged her writing skills to provide increased education and communication to the communities and patients served by the FQHC. In addition to grant writing, she helped launch two new agency websites, developed a vigorous social media presence, initiated numerous successful marketing campaigns for the agency’s service lines, and shared information through hundreds of press releases and updates.
Prior to her work as a grant writer, Julie was an elected member of her local school district’s Board of Education for 13 years. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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