09.10.19
Lead Community Health Worker, Lilian Amaya
Thanks to Amerigroup's donation of 180 backpacks and all the folders, notebooks and writing utensils needed to fill them, this year will be a whole lot less stressful for families experiencing housing instability.
Debbie Wilcox, LCSW-C, a social worker on our pediatrics and family medicine team, explains the barriers families without homes face when it comes to back-to-school season: “Schools aren’t well equipped to identify homelessness. I’ve met parents who don’t have the resources needed to get their kids in school, so they just give up.”
But, because of these donations, when a child walks through the doors of our clinics, not only do they get care they can't get anywhere else, they also leave ready to take on the school year with confidence.
Our pediatric providers see the smiles of every family that receives one of these backpacks. Director of Pediatrics Dr. Iris Leviner says, "I am so grateful to be at a place where we consider those barriers and offer resources to address them. I love being able to offer a tangible thing that can make going back to school easier."
Through the end of March 2024, we’re offering hiring bonuses for full-time and part-time social work positions in our clinics.
March welcomes Women’s History Month. We come together to honor all those who experience life through the lens, body, spirit, and identity of a woman.
Explore a few ways you can celebrate Women’s History Month— past, present, future, and fluid— in 2024
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Wynona China from Director of Health Informatics to Senior Director of Health Informatics. In the last five years with us, Wynona transformed our approach to data, oversaw the transition to a new electronic health record system (athenaOne) and is now diving into medical records management. Keep up with her if you can!