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Scranton Area Foundation Grant sipòte Pwogram Asistans Pasyan Wright Center a
Fondasyon Kominotè Scranton Area te bay Sant Wright pou Patient ak Angajman Kominotè yon sibvansyon $18,500 pou sipòte Pwogram Asistans Pasyan Travayè Sante Kominotè òganizasyon an nan Konte Lackawanna. Patisipe nan prezantasyon chèk seremoni an, apati goch, se William Waters, vis-prezidan, The Wright Center for Community Health Board of Directors; Mary Marrara, sekretè, Wright Center for Community Health Board of Directors; Laura Ducceschi, prezidan ak Direktè Jeneral Scranton Area Community Foundation; Kara Seitzinger direktè afè piblik/lyezon konseye ak prezidan ak Direktè Jeneral, The Wright Center; ak Gerard Geoffroy, prezidan, Konsèy Direktè Wright Center for Community Health.
Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement (TWCPCE) te fèk resevwa yon sibvansyon $18,500 nan Scranton Area Community Foundation pou sipòte Pwogram Asistans Pasyan Travayè Sante Kominotè òganizasyon an nan Konte Lackawanna.
Community health workers will use the grant funds to respond to the hardships identified in screenings that are administered at a patient’s first appointment with an emphasis on providing food donation bags, bus passes, and filled school backpacks for needy students who reside in Lackawanna County.
“Pasyan yo pral resevwa atik sa yo pou ede soulaje povrete nan Konte Lackawanna. N ap bay 74 timoun sakado ki ranpli ak founiti lekòl, pou asire yo gen founiti yo bezwen pou aprann ak grandi,” te di Kara Seitzinger, direktè zafè piblik pou Sant Wright pou Sante Kominotè. "Pwogram sa a pral ede asire ke moun ak fanmi yo pa pral grangou, e ke transpò serye ap disponib lè sa nesesè."
Anplis sakado timoun yo, objektif òganizasyon an se bay 521 pas otobis ak sak bay manje bay 207 fanmi ak moun.
During screenings, community health workers determine if a family is experiencing financial hardship or food insecurity and transportation issues and more.
In 2021, The Wright Center’s community health workers made 2,630 outreaches to patients receiving services at the Scranton practice, illustrating the dire needs of individuals who completed the screenings. Housing, food, utility, phone, health care assistance, clothing, childcare, and transportation were needed, along with behavioral health and stress relief.
An 2020, TWCPCE te patisipe nan rasanbleman manje ki te bay 1,800 fanmi yo manje. Ekip la te distribye tou 1,000 sakado lekòl ak 378 manto sezon fredi.
“We provide 160 bus passes every six months per clinic and at least 10 bags of food per week to needy families,” said Amanda Vommaro, co-director of TWCPCE. “The need is growing due to the ongoing pandemic and the economic impacts of the war in Ukraine. Our community health workers will have the necessary resources to immediately respond to needs identified during health screenings, thanks to the resources provided by the generosity of the Scranton Area Community Foundation.”
