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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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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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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IBC Foundation hosts 28th annual fund-raiser golf event

IBC Foundation team members staff the registration table for the 28th annual Golf fundraising event.
IBC Foundation team members staff the registration table for the 28th annual Golf fundraising event. On May 20, Independence Blue Cross president and CEO Daniel J. Hilferty hosted the 28th Annual Golf Classic at the Philadelphia Country Club. Over 200 supporters attended the event, which is the Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s (Foundation) sole fundraising activity....
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