{"id":39981,"date":"2014-11-19T21:42:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T02:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=39981"},"modified":"2014-11-19T21:54:35","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T02:54:35","slug":"bcbsil-concede-subvencion-por-30000-para-ayudar-a-apoyar-el-programa-healthy-families-del-mano-a-mano-family-resource-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/bcbsil-concede-subvencion-por-30000-para-ayudar-a-apoyar-el-programa-healthy-families-del-mano-a-mano-family-resource-center\/","title":{"rendered":"BCBSIL awards $30,000 to help support Mano a Mano Family Resource Center&#8217;s Healthy Families Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\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}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>BCBSIL awards $30,000 to help support Mano a Mano Family Resource Center&#8217;s Healthy Families Program <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2014 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) awarded $30,000 to Mano a Mano Family Resource Center to help contribute to their mission to empower immigrant and underserved families of Lake County. The grant provides much-needed resources for quality programs and services. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This grassroots approach (like Mano a Mano&#8217;s) ensures that services are meaningful and effective for the communities it serves,&#8221; said Clarita Santos Senior Director of Community Health Initiatives. &#8220;Grants like these are one way BCBSIL works to form community partnerships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The grant from BCBSIL will help support the continued efforts of Mano a Mano&#8217;s Healthy Families Program, which educates individuals and families about health topics and understanding how to live a healthier lifestyle. Topics include nutrition, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, women&#8217;s health, cancer, depression, dental health, and assistance in enrolling for state and federal health benefits.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The investment from BCBSIL and other partners enables us to reach the most vulnerable in our communities and provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services and resources,&#8221; says Mano a Mano Executive Director Megan McKenna de Mejia. &#8220;Our partnership with BCBSIL is key to realizing our vision of a healthy and sustainable community.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since opening its doors in 2000, Mano a Mano has demonstrated success in implementing other valuable programs:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manoamanofamilyresourcecenter.org\/family-resource-programs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Citizenship<\/a> classes to learn about the citizenship process and prepare for the written civics exam on US history and government. <\/li>\n<li>Community school for parents where adults can take classes for English as a second language, GED, computer literacy education. <\/li>\n<li>Employment connection <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manoamanofamilyresourcecenter.org\/family-resource-programs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kindergarten readiness<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>On location daycare to help care for children while parents focus on their classes.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Resources provided by Mano a Mano are free of charge and its goal is to help families improve their quality of life while making a smooth transition into a community without the loss of their cultural identities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #End Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divMediaContact\"> <\/div>\n<p><!-- #End release --><\/div>\n<p>\n  <\/body><br \/>\n<\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BCBSIL awards $30,000 to help support Mano a Mano Family Resource Center&#8217;s Healthy Families Program CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2014 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) awarded $30,000 to Mano a Mano Family Resource Center to help contribute to their mission to empower immigrant and underserved families of Lake County. 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