{"id":132352,"date":"2022-07-05T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-fidelis-care-and-literacy-inc-support-diversity-through-literacy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-05T10:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:40:04","slug":"fidelis-care-y-literacy-inc-apoyan-la-diversidad-a-traves-de-la-alfabetizacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/fidelis-care-y-literacy-inc-apoyan-la-diversidad-a-traves-de-la-alfabetizacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidelis Care and Literacy Inc. Support &#8216;Diversity Through Literacy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen3{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid\n}\n.prngen4{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbsbls{\nBORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid\n}\n.prnvab{\nVERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM\n}\n.prncbts{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid\n}\n.prnbbbs{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-TOP:1pt  black; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt  black; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt  black; BORDER-LEFT:1pt  black\n}\n.prnpr2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em\n}\n.prnpl2{\nPADDING-LEFT:0.17em\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n.prnbrbrs{\nBORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Campaign aims to promote early literacy and foster diverse representation in children&#8217;s literature <\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 5, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=2371188897&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crunchbase.com%2Forganization%2Ffidelis-care&amp;a=a+New+York+State+health+plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a <span class=\"xn-location\">New York State<\/span> health plan<\/a>, and Literacy Inc. (LINC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to equip <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> families with foundational literacy skills, today announced its second year of the <i>Diversity Through Literacy<\/i> campaign. Through a generous donation from <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span>, over 1,000 free books featuring stories that represent racial diversity, including 500 copies of the <i><span class=\"xn-org\">New York Times<\/span><\/i> best-seller <i>The ABCs of Black History <\/i>by <span class=\"xn-person\">Rio Cortez<\/span>, will be distributed by Literacy Inc. across <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> boroughs on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 7<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg10d6left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg10d6left\" title=\"Fidelis Care Earns NCQA Health Plan Accreditation\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/625950\/Fidelis_Care_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Fidelis Care Earns NCQA Health Plan Accreditation\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=3922614395&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fideliscare.org%2Flocal-career-events%2Fid%2F416&amp;a=Created+in+2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Created in 2021<\/a>, <i>Diversity through Literacy<\/i> aims to increase diverse representation of children in books, and to cultivate unique perspectives on inclusion and equity, while also helping families learn about the benefits of early literacy and its impact on children&#8217;s healthy development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span> stresses the importance of positively impacting a child&#8217;s most formative years through early literacy habits such as reading aloud, which, with just 15 minutes a day can lead to many significant cognitive and developmental benefits,&#8221; said Fidelis Care Medical Director and pediatrician Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Lisa Moreno<\/span>. &#8220;Children are highly impressionable. At a time in our society when racial and social justice issues continue to make headlines, it&#8217;s important we demonstrate to children that excellence can look like them, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We distribute books, but we also hold workshops for parents,&#8221; added LINC Deputy Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Eliana Godoy<\/span>. &#8220;Our goal is to engage parents by providing them with simple tools and strategies they can use daily at home to create a strong literacy-rich foundation and nurture a love of reading. Through these daily experiences, children are prepared to enter school and have the necessary skills to triumph at school and in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The free book distribution on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 7<\/span> will take place at the locations listed below where community members are welcome to join, enjoy refreshments and family friendly entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span> staff members will volunteer and read a children&#8217;s book aloud to the families present. Multilingual Fidelis Care Representatives will be available to speak with parents and provide information on the importance of health and wellness for kids and families, while Literacy Inc. staff and volunteers will lead reading programs and offer resources to parents that share the importance of diversity and representation in children&#8217;s literature.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prnpr2 prnpl2 prnvab prntac prncbts prnbrbrs prnbbbs prnbsbls\" colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022 FREE BOOK DISTRIBUTION EVENTS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>BOROUGH<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>LOCATION<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>TIME<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">The Bronx<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Poe Park &#8211; 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY 10458<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10AM to 1PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">The Bronx<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Kingsbridge Library &#8211; 291 W. 231st, Bronx, NY 10463<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">11AM to 1PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Manhattan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Quisqueya Plaza &#8211; 238-224 Dyckman St, New York, NY 10034<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10AM to 12PM <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Manhattan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Fidelis Care Washington Heights Community Office &#8211; 1365 St. Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10033<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2 PM to 5 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Manhattan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Franklin Plaza Community Center &#8211; 2065 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1PM to 3PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Staten Island<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Rev Dr Maggie Howard Playground &#8211; Tompkins Ave &amp;, Broad St, Staten Island, NY 10304<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1PM to 3PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Brooklyn<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Essex Community Garden &#8211; 3030 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1PM to 3PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Queens<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Rufus King Manor Park &#8211; 150-03 Jamaica Ave, Queens, NY 11432<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen4\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">10AM to 12PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>A <i>Diversity through Literacy<\/i> parent workshop will be held virtually on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 22<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 PM<\/span>, hosted by Literacy Inc. and <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span>. Author <span class=\"xn-person\">Rio Cortez<\/span> will conduct a live read of <i>The ABCs of Black History<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>About Literacy Inc.:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>For the past 25 years, LINC has worked to harness the power that exists in every community to make literacy a value and right of all children\u00a0and\u00a0promoting educational equity. Early literacy is critical for children&#8217;s\u00a0lifelong social\u00a0and\u00a0health benefits. Our two-generational Community Literacy Model connects families with each other and with resources that already exist in the community to surround children with literacy-rich environments inside and outside of home. When a child reads, a community succeeds!<\/p>\n<p>For more information about <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span>, contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Maria J. Ramirez<\/span> at: <a href=\"mailto:mramire2@fideliscare.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mramire2@fideliscare.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about LINC and our Diversity Through Literacy program, visit us at: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=2067233168&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lincnyc.org%2Fonlineprograms&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lincnyc.org%2Fonlineprograms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.lincnyc.org\/onlineprograms<\/a>\u00a0or contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Virginia Taddoni<\/span>, Senior Communications Manager, LINC at <u><a href=\"mailto:vtaddoni@lincnyc.org?subject=Diversity%20Through%20Literacy%20Inquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">vtaddoni@lincnyc.org<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or 212-620-5462, ext. 133.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>About <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span>:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fidelis Care\u00a0is a mission-driven health plan offering quality, affordable coverage for children and adults of all ages and at all stages of life. With more than 2.4 million members statewide,\u00a0Fidelis Care believes that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance.\u00a0 Follow us on LinkedIn at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=1131457206&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fauthwall%3Ftrk%3Dgf%26trkInfo%3DAQFW3VjdCrH4qAAAAYHOpvhQORsN0ywRYpcyim1KCDCOLReAYe4w5UMpg_JlJTm5cxIfmyjhCG_WSLLVxHJ7JxBG8iasjok_wT4n4JTRD6t8DdHr0OW6xgIccZ4TSlSSpmZxH58%3D%26original_referer%3D%26sessionRedirect%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fcompany%252Ffidelis-care%252F&amp;a=linked.com%2Ffideliscare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">linked.com\/fideliscare<\/a>, on Twitter at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=3070265692&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3503353-1%26h%3D493360421%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Ffideliscare%26a%3D%2540fideliscare&amp;a=%40fideliscare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@fideliscare<\/a>, Instagram at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=1762704233&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3503353-1%26h%3D1748481455%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.instagram.com%252Ffideliscare%252F%26a%3D%2540fideliscare&amp;a=%40fideliscare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@fideliscare<\/a>, and on Facebook at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=2296288379&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3503353-1%26h%3D2077909221%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Ffideliscare%26a%3Dfacebook.com%252Ffideliscare&amp;a=facebook.com%2Ffideliscare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">facebook.com\/fideliscare<\/a>. For more information, call\u00a0Fidelis Care\u00a0at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit fideliscare.org.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=1706205645&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F625950%2FFidelis_Care_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F625950%2FFidelis_Care_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/625950\/Fidelis_Care_Logo.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Campaign aims to promote early literacy and foster diverse representation in children&#8217;s literature <\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 5, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Fidelis Care<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3585071-1&amp;h=2371188897&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crunchbase.com%2Forganization%2Ffidelis-care&amp;a=a+New+York+State+health+plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a <span class=\"xn-location\">New York State<\/span> health&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-familia-y-vida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132352"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132354,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132352\/revisions\/132354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}