Humana, Humana Foundation Commit More Than $1 Million to COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Efforts in Georgia
October 12 2020 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Funding has supported vital community needs
including food security, housing, virtual learning and diabetes
support
Atlanta is also one of six communities that
will benefit from The Humana Foundation’s $3 million investment in
a partnership with the March of Dimes
Together, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and the company’s
philanthropic arm, The Humana Foundation, have committed more than
$1 million in COVID-19 relief for communities in Georgia to
date.
“The COVID-19 health crisis has created many challenges for
people across Georgia, depleting local resources and stretching
nonprofits struggling to meet the growing needs in our
communities,” said Matthew Moore, Humana Georgia Medicare
President. “We’ve been working together with our Humana Foundation
to help ensure that local nonprofits have the resources to support
immediate needs related to health care, food security and housing,
as well as to build partnerships to provide long-term relief and
recovery to communities disproportionately affected by
COVID-19.”
Support from The Humana Foundation includes a $500,000
commitment to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund. In addition, food
security has been a major focus of the company’s support,
including:
- Contributing $350,000 to the Grady Health System Food as Medicine program
- Donating $50,000 to the Morehouse School of Medicine and School
of Public Health COVID-19 Community Support for Food Insecurity and
Social Isolation Services
- Sending 58,000 meals to its Medicare Advantage members in
Georgia
- Supporting seven food banks in Georgia serving rural
communities as part of the Humana Foundation’s $2 million
commitment to Feeding America®, including:
- Atlanta Community Food Bank - Atlanta
- Feeding the Valley Food Bank - Midland
- Food Bank of Northeast Georgia - Athens
- Golden Harvest Food Bank - Augusta
- Middle Georgia Community Food Bank - Macon
- Second Harvest of South Georgia, Inc. - Valdosta
- America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, Inc. –
Savannah
- Providing $10,000 to support Open Hand Atlanta’s
medically-tailored food delivery program
Additionally, Humana has contributed to health and housing
initiatives in the state, including: $25,000 to the Atlanta
Volunteer Lawyers Foundation for eviction rental assistance and
utility support; $15,000 to the ARCHI Diabetes Telephonic Coaching
Line; $10,000 for personal protective equipment provided to several
rural hospitals in Georgia, in partnership with HomeTown Health;
$8,000 to HOPE Atlanta’s COVID-19 response housing initiative; and
$4,000 to the American Diabetes Association’s Virtual Diabetes
Forum.
“Humana is also looking beyond COVID-19 to determine how we can
build greater health equity in our communities,” said John Barger,
National President of Humana’s Medicaid business, Humana Healthy
Horizons. “We know that sustained impact requires intention and a
longer term commitment to our community partners.”
According to America’s Health Rankings, approximately 21% of
children in Georgia live in poverty. This is making it difficult
for some students to access meaningful virtual learning during the
pandemic. Humana has also stepped up to fund programs to support
those needs, including $25,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of
Central Georgia’s Virtual Learning Hub, $15,000 to the Community
Foundation of Central Georgia; and $5,000 allocated to four local
Boys & Girls clubs across the state.
Recently, The Humana Foundation also announced that Atlanta was
one of six communities that will benefit from its $3 million
investment in the March of Dimes as they work together to address
racial disparities and social determinants of health that
contribute to the U.S. maternal and infant health crisis.
Since the pandemic began, Humana has also donated about 800,000
masks to Humana members, employees and community organizations in
Georgia.
About The Humana Foundation
The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the philanthropic
arm of Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading health and
well-being companies. Located in Louisville, Ky., the Foundation
seeks to co-create communities where leadership, culture, and
systems work to improve and sustain positive health outcomes. For
more information, visit humanafoundation.org.
Humana and The Humana Foundation are dedicated to Corporate
Social Responsibility. Our goal is to ensure that every business
decision we make reflects our commitment to improving the health
and well-being of our members, our employees, the communities we
serve, and our planet.
About Humana Humana Inc. is
committed to helping our millions of medical and specialty members
achieve their best health. Our successful history in care delivery
and health plan administration is helping us create a new kind of
integrated care with the power to improve health and well-being and
lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a better quality of life
for people with Medicare, families, individuals, military service
personnel, and communities at large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
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Nancy A. Hanewinckel Humana Corporate Communications
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