- UnitedHealthcare provides access to $20
million in capital to help Chicanos Por La Causa create an
affordable, multifamily housing complex and deliver support
services to residents
- Partnership part of UnitedHealthcare’s
myConnections™ program to address economic and social factors that
affect individuals’ and families’ ability to maintain good
health
UnitedHealthcare and Arizona’s largest nonprofit
community-development organization, Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.
(CPLC), are partnering to help Phoenix-area low- and
moderate-income individuals and families access quality, affordable
housing – an essential component of good health.
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CPLC president and CEO David Adame
describes renovation plans for Estancia del Sol Apartment Community
with UnitedHealthcare and Optum Bank executives. The 351-unit
property was purchased as part of a $20 million capital investment
partnership with UnitedHealthcare to acquire, develop and operate
multifamily housing units in the Phoenix area, and to offer and
administer a variety of need-based services to residents. The
partnership is part of a pilot program by UnitedHealthcare called
myConnections, which was developed to provide low-income
individuals and families with access to essential social, medical
and behavioral services. L to R: Gary Murray, chief credit officer,
Optum Bank; Tom McGlinch, director, Investment Management,
UnitedHealth Group; Sheila Shapiro, chief operating officer,
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona; David Adame, president
and CEO, CPLC; Joe Gaudio, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
Arizona (Photo: Robert Farthing).
The partnership is part of a pilot program by UnitedHealthcare
called myConnectionsTM, which was developed to provide low-income
individuals and families with access to essential social, medical
and behavioral services that can have a significant impact on
health and quality of life.
Through the partnership, UnitedHealthcare has committed to
provide CPLC access to up to $20 million in capital to acquire,
develop and operate multifamily housing units in the Phoenix area,
and to offer and administer a variety of need-based services to
residents. The first complex, which houses 351 units, was purchased
using the capital in West Phoenix. The partnership with CPLC will
combine affordable housing with onsite residential social-support
services.
“Unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, educational barriers and
financial constraints can prevent many people from living healthier
lives. By removing these barriers, we can help people improve their
health, strengthen communities and help governments manage
resources more effectively,” said Austin Pittman, CEO of
UnitedHealthcare Community & State. “We’re grateful for the
opportunity to partner with Chicanos Por La Causa to provide people
with clean, safe housing as well as tools and resources to help
them make healthy choices.”
“For close to 50 years, Chicanos Por La Causa has helped Phoenix
residents achieve financial security and fulfill their educational
and life goals,” said David Adame, president and CEO of CPLC.
“Today, we are thrilled to be partnering with UnitedHealthcare to
expand our services to promote healthier living in our
communities.”
CPLC is the largest community development corporation in
Arizona, and provides integrated programs and services related to
economic development, education, health and human services, and
housing. The organization is focused on providing tailored and
culturally sensitive and multilingual support to individuals and
families with low or moderate income.
Through its Affordable Housing Investment Program,
UnitedHealthcare has provided more than $230 million in financing
for community development projects throughout the United States and
is continuing to identify new community investment and partnership
opportunities that align with its mission of helping people live
healthier lives.
UnitedHealthcare is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH),
which has more than 6,800 employees in Arizona and serves more than
1.8 million Arizonans through UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored,
Medicare, TRICARE, health exchange and Medicaid health benefit
plans.
About Chicanos Por La
Causa
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) is a community
development corporation (CDC) that provides services in Arizona,
Nevada, and New Mexico. Since 1969, CPLC has been changing lives by
developing self-sufficiency and instilling empowerment in those we
serve. Our focus areas are economic development, education,
housing, and social services. CPLC provides a better life through
offering business and employment opportunities; ensuring everyone
has the solid foundation of an education; providing hope through a
pathway of recovery, restoration, and resiliency; and ensuring that
a safe, secure, affordable home is available to every individual we
serve. Today, we have 48 programs & services, 900 employees,
and 60 offices, making CPLC one of the largest Hispanic non-profits
in the nation and one of the leading organizations in Arizona. For
more information, visit www.CPLC.org
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare 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 1
million 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 www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
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Jesús Cervantes, 602-257-6705MariaJesus.Cervantes@CPLC.org
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