Fallon Community Health Plan announces generous financial program to support community-based organizations servicing children and adolescents

Worcester, Mass., April 10, 2007―President and C.E.O. Eric H. Schultz announced today that Fallon Community Health Plan will award more than $127,000 in grants to support innovative, community-based programs that provide preventive health and social services for children in the first three years of life or for at-risk youth between the ages of 12 and 19.

Grants will be awarded to new or existing programs that serve the targeted populations in Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Norfolk, northern Bristol, Middlesex, and Worcester and counties. Eligible organizations include, but are not limited to, non-profit health and social service agencies, public schools, city or town agencies, community health centers and community mental health agencies.

Some of last year’s grant recipients included: Cleghorn Neighborhood Association, $21,000; The CASA Project, $20,000; Family Health Center, $20,000; and Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., $3,500.

For more information or to download a copy of the application, please visit our Community Benefits Program page or contact Kate McEvoy-Zdonczyk, Director of Community Relations and Development for Fallon Community Health Plan at 508-368-9523. Deadline for submissions is: Friday, June 15th by 3 p.m.

Lauren M. DiBenedetto
lauren.dibenedetto@fchp.org

About FCHP
Founded in 1977, Fallon Community Health Plan provides health care services designed to meet the unique and changing needs of all we serve. FCHP is the only health plan in Massachusetts that is both an insurer and provider of care. Our insurance and self-insurance product portfolio includes a variety of group and non-group health plan options (HMO, POS, PPO, as well as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans) featuring flexible and innovative benefit designs. Our uniquely developed provider networks offer high-quality, cost-effective, coordinated care and give our members access to physicians and hospitals throughout Massachusetts. We also offer a broad spectrum of health and wellness services and programs to ensure our members, at every stage of life, remain as healthy and productive as possible. As a provider of care, FCHP operates an advanced and completely integrated program that offers seniors and their caregivers an alternative to nursing home care. Our continued commitment to deliver high-quality health care and exceptional customer service has earned FCHP consistent ratings as one of the nation's top health plans. Both our commercial HMO and Medicare Advantage plans have been awarded "Excellent" accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.