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Inkunga ya Scranton Area Foundation ishyigikira gahunda yo gufasha abarwayi ba Wright Centre
Fondasiyo ya Scranton Area Foundation yahaye ikigo cya Wright Centre ishinzwe abarwayi no kwishora mu bikorwa inkunga y'amadorari 18.500 yo gushyigikira gahunda y’umuryango w’ubuzima bw’abakozi bashinzwe gufasha abarwayi mu Ntara ya Lackawanna. Abitabiriye kwerekana imihango yo kwerekana, uhereye ibumoso, ni William Waters, umuyobozi wungirije, Wright Center for Board Health Board of Board; Mary Marrara, umunyamabanga, Wright Center for Board Health Board; Laura Ducceschi, perezida akaba n'umuyobozi mukuru, Fondasiyo ya Scranton; Kara Seitzinger umuyobozi w’ibikorwa rusange / umujyanama uhuza perezida n’umuyobozi mukuru, The Wright Centre; na Gerard Geoffroy, umuyobozi, Wright Center for Board Health Board.
Ikigo cya Wright Centre for Patient & Community Engagement (TWCPCE) giherutse guhabwa inkunga y'amadorari 18.500 yatanzwe na Scranton Area Community Foundation yo gushyigikira gahunda y’umuryango w’ubuzima bw’abakozi bashinzwe gufasha abarwayi mu Ntara ya 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.
Ati: “Abarwayi bazahabwa ibyo bikoresho bigamije kurwanya ubukene mu Ntara ya Lackawanna. Tuzaha abana 74 ibikapu byuzuye ibikoresho by'ishuri, turebe ko bafite ibikoresho bakeneye kwiga no gukura ”, ibi bikaba byavuzwe na Kara Seitzinger, umuyobozi ushinzwe ibibazo rusange mu kigo cya Wright gishinzwe ubuzima. Ati: “Iyi gahunda izafasha abantu ku giti cyabo n'imiryango itazasonza, kandi ko ubwikorezi bwizewe buzaboneka igihe bikenewe.”
Usibye ibikapu by'abana, intego y'uyu muryango ni ugutanga pasiporo ya bisi 521 n'imifuka yo gutanga ibiryo ku miryango 207 n'abantu ku giti cyabo.
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.
Muri 2020, TWCPCE yitabiriye gutwara ibiryo bigaburira imiryango 1.800. Iri tsinda kandi ryatanze ibikapu 1.000 by'ishuri hamwe n'amakoti 378 y'itumba.
“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.”
