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Ruzuku ya Msingi ya Eneo la Scranton inasaidia Mpango wa Usaidizi wa Wagonjwa wa Kituo cha Wright
Scranton Area Community Foundation ilikabidhi Kituo cha Wright cha Ushirikiano wa Wagonjwa na Jamii ruzuku ya $18,500 ili kusaidia Mpango wa Usaidizi wa Wagonjwa wa Wafanyakazi wa Afya ya Jamii katika Kaunti ya Lackawanna. Wanaoshiriki katika uwasilishaji wa hundi ya sherehe, kutoka kushoto, ni William Waters, makamu mwenyekiti, Kituo cha Wright cha Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Afya ya Jamii; Mary Marrara, katibu, Kituo cha Wright cha Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Afya ya Jamii; Laura Ducceschi, rais na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Scranton Area Community Foundation; Kara Seitzinger mkurugenzi wa masuala ya umma/mshauri uhusiano na rais na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, The Wright Center; na Gerard Geoffroy, mwenyekiti, Kituo cha Wright cha Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Afya ya Jamii.
Kituo cha Wright cha Ushirikiano wa Wagonjwa na Jamii (TWCPCE) kilikabidhiwa hivi majuzi ruzuku ya $18,500 kutoka kwa Wakfu wa Jumuiya ya Eneo la Scranton ili kusaidia Mpango wa Usaidizi wa Wagonjwa wa Wafanyakazi wa Afya ya Jamii katika Kaunti 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.
“Wagonjwa watapokea bidhaa hizi ili kusaidia kupunguza umaskini katika Kaunti ya Lackawanna. Tutawapa watoto 74 mabegi yaliyojazwa vifaa vya shule, kuhakikisha wana vifaa wanavyohitaji kujifunza na kukua,” alisema Kara Seitzinger, mkurugenzi wa masuala ya umma wa Kituo cha Afya cha Jamii cha The Wright. "Mpango huu utasaidia kuhakikisha kuwa watu binafsi na familia hawatalala njaa, na kwamba usafiri wa kutegemewa utapatikana inapohitajika."
Mbali na mabegi ya watoto hao, lengo la shirika ni kutoa pasi 521 za mabasi na mifuko ya chakula kwa familia 207 na watu binafsi.
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.
Mnamo 2020, TWCPCE ilishiriki katika uhamasishaji wa chakula ambao ulilisha familia 1,800. Timu pia ilisambaza mikoba 1,000 ya shule na makoti 378 ya msimu wa baridi.
“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.”
