UnitedHealthcare Provides $200,000 to Six Organizations Supporting Youth in North Carolina
15 Novembro 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Funds aim to increase access to specialized
treatment programs for children in foster care and resources for
transition age youth
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina has announced
$200,000 in grant funding to six local organizations supporting
children in foster care and transition age youth across the
state.
“As an organization, we are committed to building healthier
communities in North Carolina,” said Anita Bachmann, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina. “We are honored
to collaborate with organizations focused on creating lasting
change to improve the health and well-being of children in foster
care and young adults.”
Grant funds will help organizations increase access to
specialized treatment and services for children in foster care and
transition age youth, including:
- Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth &
Families
- The Hope Center at Pullen
- Center for Child & Family Health
- Creating a Family
- Strong Able Youth Speaking Out
- Youth Villages
“Being in foster care is a unique situation that leads to a
unique set of challenges for children and youth,” said Meredith
Yuckman, executive director, The Hope Center at Pullen. “This
investment by UnitedHealthcare will help our organization provide
the kind of tailored support this population needs. We are so
grateful for the collaboration as we plug foster youth into
networks of support that power their growth and success.”
Each year, more than 23,000 young people age out of foster care
according to the National Foster Youth Institute. These
North Carolina organizations provide resources to overcome
childhood adversity and support the transition into independence
for new young adults to promote the development of healthier
communities.
“Children’s Home Society of North Carolina is proud of the
important contributions of our Strong Able Youth Speaking Out
(SaySo) program. SaySo aims to improve the substitute care system
by educating the community, advocating for needed changes, and
supporting youth who are or have been in substitute care in the
state,” said Jen Kimbrough, executive director of strategy,
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. “Our program supports
youth before they transition out of care and engages young adults
as experts with lived experience. SaySo creates an essential space
for foster care experts to have a seat at the table and advocate
for the well-being of youth in care.”
These grants are part of UnitedHealthcare’s ongoing commitment
to building healthier communities in North Carolina. Most recently,
the organization awarded $275,000 in grants to three
non-profits supporting children and youth in kinship and foster
care. Additionally, a $3.2 million grant from the United Health
Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of UnitedHealth Group,
will support East Carolina University in expanding youth access to
mental health care services over the next three years.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 1.8 million members enrolled
in Medicaid, employer-sponsored, individual and Medicare and
retirement plans in North Carolina, with a network of 173 hospitals
and over 64,500 physicians and other care providers statewide.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier
lives and making the health system work better for everyone by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
more than 1.6 million physicians and care professionals, and 8,000
hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also
provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned
and operated health care facilities in South America.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow
UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.
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