- Community leaders and
UnitedHealthcare employees announced donation to help Catalyst
Domestic Violence Services as part of Domestic Violence Awareness
Month
- UnitedHealthcare employees,
volunteers and staff from Catalyst Domestic Violence Services load
food, children’s books and everyday items into a truck for
Catalyst’s emergency shelter
UnitedHealthcare employees in Chico today donated more than
3,000 pounds of food and dozens of boxes filled with everyday
necessities to Catalyst Domestic Violence Services’ emergency
shelter in Butte County.
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Two-year-old Brinlee and her
five-year-old brother, Eli, test out the new UnitedHealthcare
Children’s Foundation reading station donated by UnitedHealthcare
along with 100 books to support Catalyst’s Children’s Program. The
donation was made as UnitedHealthcare employees in Chico, Calif.,
donated more than 3,000 pounds of food and everyday necessities to
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services’ emergency shelter in Butte
County (Photo: Brian Peterson).
Joined by representatives from the Chico Chamber of Commerce and
other community leaders, UnitedHealthcare employees announced the
beginning of a month-long public service campaign in partnership
with Catalyst Domestic Violence Services to raise awareness
throughout October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Over the past seven years, UnitedHealthcare employees have
donated more than 17,000 pounds of food to Catalyst Domestic
Violence Services to help the men, women and children fleeing a
violent home and in need of a safe place to go and to start
rebuilding their lives.
UnitedHealthcare also donated a new UnitedHealthcare Children’s
Foundation (UHCCF) reading station and 100 books to support
Catalyst’s Children’s Program, which provides therapeutic,
recreational and educational activities for children of all
ages. The reading station includes a kid-size table and chairs, and
copies of the award-winning Oliver & Hope™ book series.
Each year, an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of
physical abuse by a partner in the United States, according to the
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). About 1 in 15
children are exposed to intimate-partner violence each year, and 90
percent of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.
Throughout October, Catalyst Domestic Violence Service – the only
domestic-violence emergency shelter for victims of domestic
violence and their children in Butte County – will host a series of
events as part of a public service campaign to raise awareness
about domestic violence.
Activities taking place throughout the month include a public
service announcement on local radio stations, a Chico Chamber of
Commerce Business Connections morning event and a tabletop display
at Chico State University’s Gender & Sexuality Equity Center
(GSEC). For a complete list, visit: www.catalystdvservices.org.
“Every year we see hundreds of families come through our doors,”
said Anastacia L. Snyder, executive director of Catalyst. “They
often come with little more than the clothes they are wearing. The
amazing support we receive from UnitedHealthcare helps us care for
these families at moments of crisis in their lives.”
“Our employees know that their donations are making a lasting,
positive impact in people’s lives,” said Deborah Domer,
UnitedHealthcare Chico site director. “We are grateful for the
opportunity to continue our partnership with Catalyst Domestic
Violence Services and raise awareness of domestic violence in our
communities.”
“We are thrilled by the support of the employees at
UnitedHealthcare – what they are able to achieve is truly
remarkable,” said Katie Simmons, president and CEO, the Chico
Chamber of Commerce. “The business community in Chico is proud to
support this annual food drive and help to heighten awareness of
the resources available for people who are experiencing the
damaging effects of domestic violence.”
Along with UnitedHealthcare employees, community leaders,
including Butte County Supervisor Doug Teeter, joined to load the
donated food and items into the truck.
“We need to shed light on this issue and the devastating impact
it has in our community, our families and our workplace,”
Supervisor Teeter said. “The employees of UnitedHealthcare are
leading the way and showing us how to support each other and raise
awareness to help end domestic violence.”
Catalyst Domestic Violence Service helps nearly 1,300 victims of
domestic violence annually as they work to leave abusive
situations. The not-for-profit organization offers safe housing for
domestic violence victims as well as counseling and legal
assistance with restraining orders. Established nearly 40 years
ago, the nonprofit’s two drop centers provide services throughout
Butte County in addition to its 28-bed confidential shelter and
transitional housing program. Catalyst’s mission is to reduce the
incidence of intimate-partner violence through crisis intervention
services, community education and the promotion of healthy
relationships.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 3.6 million Californians with
a care provider network of more than 360 hospitals and nearly
100,000 physicians and other health care professionals statewide.
UnitedHealthcare established its Chico call center in 1998 and is
now one of the largest employers in the community, with its
employees serving health plan customers across the United States
through more than 2 million calls annually.
About CatalystCatalyst is a
nonprofit organization committed to serving the needs of all
domestic violence victims and their children regardless of
ethnicity, citizenship, language, religion, physical disabilities,
sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status. Catalyst
operates a 24-hour hotline for those in need at 800-895-8476.
About the Chico Chamber of
CommerceThe Chico Chamber of Commerce is a business
advocacy organization serving over 600 area businesses. Our mission
is to be the unified voice of businesses. For more information
about programs and services visit www.chicochamber.com.
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 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.
About UnitedHealthcare Children’s
FoundationThe UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation
(UHCCF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides
medical grants to help children gain access to health-related
services not covered, or not fully covered, by their parents’
commercial health insurance plan. Families can receive up to $5,000
annually per child ($10,000 lifetime maximum per child), and do not
need to have insurance through UnitedHealthcare to be
eligible. UHCCF was founded in 1999. Since 2007,
UHCCF has awarded over 12,000 grants valued at more than $34
million to children and their families across the United States.
UHCCF’s funding is provided by contributions from individuals,
corporations and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) employees. To apply
for a grant, donate or learn more, please
visit www.UHCCF.org.
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UnitedHealthcareMatt Rodriguez,
714-252-0479matt.rodriguez@uhc.comorCatalyst Domestic Violence
ServicesAnastacia L. Snyder,
530-343-7711als@catalystdvservices.orgorChico Chamber of
CommerceKatie Simmons, 530-891-5556katie@chicochamber.com
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