UnitedHealthcare Donates $87,500 to Support Health and Wellness Programs in Iowa
May 14 2015 - 12:20PM
Business Wire
Grants awarded to 17 nonprofit and
community-based organizations focus on outreach initiatives that
help families, young parents and children live healthier
lives
UnitedHealthcare has donated $87,500 in grants to support 17
nonprofit and community organizations’ efforts to enhance their
health and wellness programs that help Iowans live healthier
lives.
UnitedHealthcare donated $87,500 in
grants to support 17 nonprofit and community organizations that
help Iowans live healthier lives. L to R: Tara Connolly, Executive
Director, Des Moines Area Community College; Laura Douglas,
Provost, Des Moines Area Community College; Nancy Lind, COO,
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Iowa; Kim Manning, United
Healthcare Community Plan of Iowa; Marvin DeJear, Director, Evelyn
K. Davis Center for Working Families; Vanessa Sedrel, Investment
Director, United Way of Central Iowa; Joani Matalone, Corporate
Engagement Manager, United Way of Central Iowa (Photo: Rich Sanders
Photography).
One of the recipients, the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working
Families, received a $25,000 grant to fund the “Connecting to
Support Program,” which offers job training for people who are
unemployed, as well as assistance connecting people with social
service benefits.
“We are so appreciative and know that this generous gift will
further our work in the community. We are proud to work with
UnitedHealthcare to strengthen our programs, improve health and
help people find long-term employment in the community,” said
Marvin DeJear, director of the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working
Families.
Additional UnitedHealthcare grant recipients include:
- Easter Seals Iowa – $10,000 for the
Employability Program, which focuses on increasing prevocational
skills to prepare people for community-based employment
- Special Olympics – $10,000 for the
Healthy Athletes Program and Challenge Days
- Des Moines Area Religious Council –
$5,000 for 12 food pantries located throughout Des Moines
- Salvation Army of Mason City – $1,500
for basic needs such as gas to travel to medical appointments,
hygiene items, food, clothing and shelter
- Salvation Army of Des Moines – $1,500
to sponsor emergency relief and disaster assistance, and diaper
coupons
- Food Bank of Siouxland – $1,500 to food
bank “Food for Kids” giveaway of more than 2,000 sacks of healthy
food to six Siouxland-area elementary schools
- Baby Closet at CrossPointe Church,
Sioux City – $1,500 for program that provides free clothing and
baby items for expecting moms, including a donation of diaper
voucher coupons
- Food Bank of Iowa – $2,500 to support
counties with mobile pantry and school pantry programs
- MICAH House Emergency Food and Shelter
– $2,500 to support shelter services in Southwest Iowa as well as
Sarpy and Douglas counties in Northeast Iowa
- Camp Hertko Hollow – $2,500 donation
for diabetes camp education
- Upper Des Moines Opportunities Buena
Vista County – $2,500 to purchase fresh food at Food Bank
- Food Bank of the Heartland – $5,000 to
refurbish trucks used for mobile pantry and summer food
program
- Community Kitchen of North Iowa –
$5,000 to help toward food purchases
- American Diabetes Association – $7,500
to sponsor diabetes education in Des Moines
- ASK Resource Center – $2,500 for
parenting information and advocacy
- Family Housing Advisory – $1,500 for
homelessness prevention and education
“UnitedHealthcare is supporting Iowa community-based
organizations that help families, young parents and children with
vital education, training and outreach programs so people can live
healthier lives,” said Nancy Lind, COO of UnitedHealthcare
Community Plan of Iowa. “We are honored to help provide new
resources and tools to strengthen the support they provide locally,
particularly in medically underserved communities.”
More information about UnitedHealthcare’s Community Grants
Program can be found at www.uhccommunitygrants.com.
UnitedHealthcare serves nearly 500,000 Iowans enrolled in
Medicaid, Medicare and employer-sponsored health plans with a
network of 123 hospitals and nearly 14,000 physicians and other
care providers statewide.
About
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping
people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health
care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and
sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company
offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for
individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and
their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and
well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at
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