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The ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity

 

The ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity was established to invest in a broad array of grassroots, community efforts that can affect real change, including causes related to healthcare disparities, gaps in the education system, and social services in the communities where our team members live and work. We know there are organizations in our communities that are in need of support, and we want to empower our team members to help us direct these funds to where they will help the most.

 
 

Almost Home Wyoming – Lander, Wyoming

John Whiteside, SageWest CEO, recently presented a $5,000 grant to Lucy Cone, Almost Home Secretary and Deanna Trumble, Almost Home Board Member. The Center of Hope was nominated for the grant by SageWest’s Lindsey Anderson. The grant was issued through SageWest and the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity, an initiative that supports grassroots efforts in the communities where ScionHealth employees live and work.

  • Name: Almost Home Wyoming
  • Mission: Almost Home Wyoming is a not-for-profit organization that provides safe and secure housing for individuals who are homeless and desire to work toward their own home.
  • Nominator: Lindsey Anderson, Marketing and Communications Director, SageWest
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Reaction: “Thank you, SageWest!” said Deanna Trumble, Board Member of Almost Home Wyoming. “Almost Home Wyoming is run completely by volunteers, so this grant will go directly to place homeless clients into a home within our community.”
 
 

TPAN – Chicago, Illinois

Jim Ginter (center), an HR leader for Kindred Hospitals in Chicago, presents a ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity grant of $5,000 to team members at TPAN, a Chicago-area nonprofit that provides care and resources to people affected by HIV.

  • Name: TPAN
  • Mission: TPAN is a not-for-profit organization based in Chicago that provides care, resources and education to people affected by HIV.
  • Nominator: Jim Ginter, HR, Kindred Hospitals in Chicago and TPAN volunteer
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Reaction: “On behalf of TPAN, I want to thank the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity for their support of TPAN. We are so appreciative of the company’s commitment to give back to the communities where it operates,” said Kara Eastman, CEO of TPAN. “This grant will help us continue to support those impacted by HIV stigma, mental health issues, substance use and abuse, homelessness, unemployment, extreme poverty and inadequate access to healthcare.” 
 
 

Backside Learning Center – Louisville, Kentucky

The ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity recently provided a $10,000 grant to the Backside Learning Center, a non-profit that provides an array of services to racetrack workers at Churchill Downs. Participating in the check presentation are (left to right) Andrew Crum and Sherry Stanley of the Backside Learning Center; Elizabeth Imhof of ScionHealth; and Annie Jessee of the Backside Learning Center.

  • Name: Backside Learning Center
  • Mission: Backside Learning Center is a not-for-profit organization in Louisville that provides education, human services and health and wellness services to racetrack workers at Churchill Downs.
  • Nominator: Elizabeth Imhof, a legal services manager in ScionHealth’s Louisville support center and a supporter of the organization.
  • Amount: $10,000
  • Reaction: “The Backside Learning Center is extremely grateful for this funding from the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity and appreciative of the company’s commitment to give back to the communities where it operates,” said Sherry Stanley, Executive Director of the Backside Learning Center. “One of the many challenges for racetrack workers is accessing health and wellness services, and this grant will help us continue to bring such services to the backside community.”
 
 

Volunteers of America's Center of Hope – Riverton, Wyoming

John Whiteside, SageWest CEO, recently presented a $5,000 grant to Michelle Keller, Volunteers of America Development Director, and Gina Reed, Center of Hope Clinic Director. The Center of Hope was nominated for the grant by SageWest’s Lindsey Anderson. The grant was issued through SageWest and the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity, an initiative that supports grassroots efforts in the communities where ScionHealth employees live and work.

  • Name: Volunteers of America's Center of Hope
  • Mission: Volunteers of America’s Center of Hope is a Volunteers of America Northern Rockies not-for-profit organization that partners with the City of Riverton and Fremont County to offer three days of close observation, as well as 14 days of social detoxification and up to three months’ transitional living for those suffering from substance abuse.
  • Nominator: Lindsey Anderson, Marketing and Communications Director, SageWest
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Reaction: “Volunteers of America's Center of Hope is grateful to SageWest and the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity,” said Karl Cline, CDO for VOA. “Their support will allow VOA to expand access to our life-saving services and give those suffering from addiction the hope and care so critical to recovery.”
 
 

CASA Pinellas – St. Petersburg, Florida

Kindred Hospital Bay Area - St. Petersburg, through the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity, recently provided a $5,000 grant to Community Action Stops Abuse, Inc. (CASA Pinellas), a not-for-profit organization based in St. Petersburg that provides safety and sanctuary to survivors of domestic violence and their children. Participating in the check presentation representatives from CASA Pinellas and team members of Kindred Hospital Bay Area – St. Petersburg, including Carolina Puente-Walters, who nominated CASA Pinellas for the grant.

  • Name: Community Action Stops Abuse, Inc. (CASA Pinellas)
  • Mission: Community Action Stops Abuse, Inc. (CASA Pinellas) is a not-for-profit organization based in St. Petersburg that provides safety and sanctuary to survivors of domestic violence and their children.
  • Nominator: Carolina Puente-Walters, Human Resources Manager at Kindred Hospital Bay Area - St. Petersburg, which is part of ScionHealth
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Reaction: “This grant will help support our Family Justice Center, which brings comprehensive, collaborative and trauma-informed, free services together in one place,” said Lariana Forsythe, CEO of CASA Pinellas. “We are grateful for the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity’s funding and appreciative of the company’s commitment to help organizations like ours serving those in need.”
 
 

Pee Dee Coalition – Florence, South Carolina

Bill Little, CEO of Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, presents a $7,500 grant to the Pee Dee Coalition represented by (left to right) Pat Segars, Pamela Johnson and Priscilla Muldrow. The Pee Dee Coalition was nominated for the grant by CPRMC’s Miranda Peavy. The grant was issued through the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity, an initiative of CPRMC parent company ScionHealth that supports grassroots efforts in the communities where ScionHealth employees live and work.

  • Name: Pee Dee Coalition
  • Mission: Pee Dee Coalition, a Florence, South Carolina nonprofit dedicated to the reduction of sexual assault, family violence, and child abuse and to meeting the needs of victims.
  • Nominator: Miranda Peavy, Growth and Outreach Director, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center.
  • Amount: $7,500
  • Reaction: “The Pee Dee Coalition truly appreciates this grant from CPRMC and the ScionHealth Institute of Inclusion and Equity,” said Ellen Hamilton, Executive Director at the Pee Dee Coalition. “This award will enable the expansion of our Alternatives to Violence Program as well as the continuation of our victim services for Darlington County citizens. We are most appreciative to both Carolina Pines for their nomination of our organization as well as ScionHealth for their generosity. We consider both partners in our vision for a safer, more compassionate Pee Dee Region.”