AL DÍA Professional highlights IBC Foundation partners making an impact in Latinx Communities

José Maciel and Antonio Renteria >with fellow interns at a Blue Crew volunteer event at MANNA.
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation values opportunities to highlight the work of its partners who take an active role in addressing the health needs of underserved communities. A special feature profiling the Foundation and several community leaders supported by the Foundation appeared in AL DÍA on December 10.
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding for Caron Treatment Centers to help Black families access world-class addiction services

Philadelphia, PA — December 1, 2020 — The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) announced that it will award new funding to Caron Treatment Centers (Caron) for scholarships aimed to help Black families access world-class substance use disorder treatment at Caron. These grants are one of several enhancements and funding from the Foundation’s Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention (S.T.O.P.) initiative to help people struggling with opioid use disorder in southeastern Pennsylvania....
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Mobile COVID-19 testing unit visits Philadelphia

IBC Foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake and George Fernandez, Founder and CEO of Latino Connection at the CATE testing event in Philadelphia.
CATE (Community-Accessible Testing & Education), Pennsylvania’s first mobile COVID-19 testing and education unit, arrived in Philadelphia on September 26, where more than 50 people were tested.
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IBC Foundation’s Someone You Know® Campaign Earns Honorable Mention in PR Daily’s 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

The Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s (Foundation)  Someone You Know® campaign recently earned an Honorable Mention from PR Daily’s in its 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards for the Public Health or Safety category. Someone You Know®, a public health awareness campaign which began in 2018, aims to raise awareness about the stigma of opioid addiction through sharing the stories of residents from the Philadelphia region who are in recovery,...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation supports state’s first mobile response unit for COVID-19 testing and education

L to R - Lorina Marshall-Blake, George Fernandez, and Kathy McKenzie
L to R – Lorina Marshall-Blake, George Fernandez, and Kathy McKenzie The Independence Blue Cross Foundation joined the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Latino Connection, and Highmark Blue Shield to announce the state’s first mobile response unit to provide COVID-19 testing and education throughout Pennsylvania, addressing minority and underserved communities. Known as CATE,...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces more than $4.5M in grants to support nonprofit long-term sustainability and COVID-19 recovery

Philadelphia, PA —August 20, 2020 — The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) today announced more than $4.5 million in funding as part of the Foundation’s continued commitment to community health and nonprofit sustainability. The Foundation accelerated grants totaling more than $2.4 million to support operations at nearly 40 health centers that receive funding through the Foundation’s Blue Safety Net program....
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Meet Independence Blue Cross Foundation nurse intern Cassidy Gallagher

Cross Foundation Nurse Intern at Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) in Chester County
Independence Blue Cross Foundation Nurse Intern Cassidy Gallagher doing a glucose test for a patient. Cassidy Gallagher is a rising senior studying nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. This summer she is an Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) nurse intern at Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) in Chester County. CVIM is a free health care center where volunteers provide health services to low-income people who have no insurance and nowhere else to turn for care....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation continues nurse internship program with remote learning opportunities

Despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) will continue its decade-long tradition of paid nursing internships. On June 16, the Foundation welcomed its largest cohort of 30 students —  representing 10 nursing programs — to the Nursing Internship Program. Over eight weeks, the student nurses will learn about the unique role nurses play outside the hospital in health care administration at Independence Blue Cross and in regional health centers in underserved communities....
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IBC Foundation president delivers keynote address at virtual Harcum College Commencement

Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and vice president of Community Affairs at Independence Blue Cross, delivered the virtual keynote address at Harcum College’s commencement on May 29, 2020. In addition, she received an honorary Doctorate of Health Care Innovation degree from the college’s president Dr. Jon Jay DeTemple and Harcum’s Board of Trustees....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation response to COVID-19

With the changing landscape caused by COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Independence Blue Cross Foundation remains committed to its mission of leading solutions to improve the health and well-being of our neighbors in Southeastern Pennsylvania.  The Foundation staff is working remotely and will maintain updates to the Foundation’s website with related grant activity in the coming weeks. Please see the following to help nonprofit organizations find resources and information about COVID-19....
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