Health care is expensive, but vital. Thanks to a partnership between Matthew 25 and Parkview, individuals in the community have access to primary medical, dental, vision and other care – completely free of charge.
Michigan introduces licensed dental therapists to address provider shortages, empowering students to deliver vital community care.
Courageous Healing is launching a mobile crisis unit to provide community-based crisis response, thanks to a million-dollar grant from the Mobile Crisis Accelerator Program.
Hali Householder helps recruit future dental hygienists and promotes whole-body health through a pioneering workforce initiative tackling care shortages.
“Choice of food is such a huge part of dignity for people. That’s why efforts like HEAL Markets and Double Up matter so much. They enable families to choose the vegetables and produce they actually want and will use, creating a real connection between farmers and communities.”
“There is such value in programs that focus on preventative measures. It means kiddos can live a life without chronic illness. If they have the knowledge to create behavior change that nourishes their bodies, we can prevent chronic illness such as obesity, which leads to type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.”
“I just had some people that naturally started reaching out to me because I was a very passionate advocate about self-guided recovery, but I was also ashamed, embarrassed, all of those things, so the way I combated all of those things was by being transparent about everything I was going through.”
“If you think about it, the Poor Handmaids were busting through glass ceilings before anyone had coined the term. Before women even had the right to vote, the Poor Handmaids were basically CEOs of orphanages, hospitals, and educational systems, and they were so humble the world never really recognized they did it.”
“We seek to serve all students and better their health and well-being, one program and one event at a time.”
“I believe that everyone, no matter who they are or what kind of dietary needs they have, deserves to have good food."
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