{"id":266852,"date":"2024-07-01T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-l-a-care-and-blue-shield-promise-community-resource-centers-to-distribute-18000-backpacks-with-school-supplies-to-students-of-all-ages-at-annual-back-to-school-events\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T12:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:20:02","slug":"los-centros-de-recursos-comunitarios-de-l-a-care-y-blue-shield-promise-distribuiran-18000-mochilas-con-utiles-escolares-a-estudiantes-de-todas-las-edades-en-los-eventos-anuales-previos-al-inicio-de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/los-centros-de-recursos-comunitarios-de-l-a-care-y-blue-shield-promise-distribuiran-18000-mochilas-con-utiles-escolares-a-estudiantes-de-todas-las-edades-en-los-eventos-anuales-previos-al-inicio-de\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Centers to Distribute 18,000 Backpacks with School Supplies to Students of All Ages at Annual Back-to-School Events"},"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.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>Nearly 99,000 free backpacks will have been given away at annual events <\/i><\/b><b><i>since the start of the health plans&#8217; five-year partnership in 2019<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Community Resource Centers are giving away up to 18,000 backpacks this summer at their annual Back-to-School events taking place <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 2 through August 17<\/span>. There are 16 events scheduled across <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span>, which are free and open to the entire community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpge0b9left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpge0b9left\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1024104\/CRC_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The free backpacks \u2013 filled with an assortment of basic school supplies like notebooks, pens and pencils \u2013 help students be better prepared for the new school year, but also serve as cost-saving resources for many families who are having trouble making ends meet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a health plan that understands the link between social needs and overall health and well-being, we are thrilled to provide backpacks and essential school supplies to countless families who continue to feel the pinch from the ever-growing cost of living,&#8221; said L.A. Care CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">John Baackes<\/span>. &#8220;When students are better prepared for school, they are more confident and more likely to succeed in school, and that&#8217;s a big win for everyone.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The summer events are taking place primarily at the health plans&#8217; jointly operated <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4202766-1&amp;h=2865580095&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.communityresourcecenterla.org%2F&amp;a=Community+Resource+Centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Community Resource Centers<\/a>, with a couple of events hosted at offsite locations, including a local park and a public housing development.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Academic excellence and creating peace of mind for students starts by empowering them with the right school supplies, yet we know that for many families the back-to-school season may bring added stress due to financial challenges,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Kristen Cerf<\/span>, Blue Shield Promise President and CEO. &#8220;Preparing students for a successful school year also includes bringing resources to their communities. Our Community Resource Centers offer mental health workshops, Google Tech classes, homework and GED assistance, reading book clubs, and other valuable resources for the entire family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to free backpacks, each event will offer its own set of unique activities and offerings, such as wall climbing, face painting, obstacle courses, food pantries, children&#8217;s health screenings and vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>The 18,000 backpacks being given out this year add to nearly 81,000 backpacks distributed since 2019. In 2019, the two health plans announced a five-year, <span class=\"xn-money\">$146 million<\/span> commitment to open and operate 14 Community Resource Centers that address local health, behavioral, and social needs. Currently, 12 existing centers offer a wide range of free fitness and wellness classes, health-focused programs, and services that are open to health plan members and the public to enhance the community&#8217;s overall well-being. The health plans will open two additional locations by year-end 2024 for a total of 14 centers, serving some of the most under-resourced communities in L.A. County.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Community Resource Centers, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4202766-1&amp;h=3598727702&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.communityresourcecenterla.org%2F&amp;a=CommunityResourceCenterLA.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CommunityResourceCenterLA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the full schedule of events:<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Tuesday, July 2\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">9 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Wilmington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>911 N. Avalon Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Wilmington, CA<\/span> 90744<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Wednesday, July 3\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">9 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Wilmington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>911 N. Avalon Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Wilmington, CA<\/span> 90744<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Wednesday, July 10\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">5 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Wilmington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>911 N. Avalon Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Wilmington, CA<\/span> 90744<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Friday, July 12\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">12 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in East L.A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>4801 Whittier Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span> 90022<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">5 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Wilmington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>911 N. Avalon Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Wilmington, CA<\/span> 90744<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Saturday, July 13\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Pomona<\/span><br \/>696 W. Holt Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Pomona, CA<\/span> 91768\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Friday, July 19\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Lynwood<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>3200 E. Imperial Hwy., <span class=\"xn-location\">Lynwood, CA<\/span> 90262<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Wilmington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>911 N. Avalon Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Wilmington, CA<\/span> 90744<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Saturday, July 20\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City<\/span> <br \/>7868 Van Nuys Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Panorama City, CA<\/span> 91402<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Saturday, July 27\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Long Beach\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>5599 Atlantic Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach, CA<\/span> 90805<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Mar Vista Gardens\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>11965 Allin St., <span class=\"xn-location\">Culver City, CA<\/span> 90230<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Thursday, August 1\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">9 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Metro L.A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>1233 S. Western Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span> 90006<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Friday, August 2\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">5:30 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">8:30 p.m.<\/span><br \/>William J. McAdam Park\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>38115 30th St. E., <span class=\"xn-location\">Palmdale, CA<\/span> 93550<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Saturday, August 3\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Norwalk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>11721 Rosecrans Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Norwalk, CA<\/span> 90650<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Friday, August 9\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in El Monte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>3570 Santa Anita Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">El Monte, CA<\/span> 91731<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Saturday, August 17\u00a0<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Inglewood<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>2864 W. Imperial Hwy., <span class=\"xn-location\">Inglewood, CA<\/span> 90303<\/p>\n<p><b>About L.A. Care Health Plan<br \/><\/b>L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest health plan in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span> serving more than one of every four Angelenos. It is also the largest publicly operated plan in the country. L.A. Care offers four health coverage plans including <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4202766-1&amp;h=2154209742&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacare.org%2Fnode%2F2426&amp;a=Medi-Cal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Medi-Cal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4202766-1&amp;h=2480958971&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacare.org%2Fnode%2F33437&amp;a=L.A.+Care+Covered%E2%84%A2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">L.A. 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Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Community Resource Centers are giving away up to 18,000 backpacks this summer at their annual Back-to-School events taking place <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 2 through August 17<\/span>&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":266853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266852","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=266852"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266854,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266852\/revisions\/266854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}