PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND ACCESS

MCC’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of pregnant and parenting families and enhance school readiness for children up to 3 years old. NBME’s donation provided MCC the flexibility to allocate funds to their high-need areas, such as programs, research and evaluation, and infrastructure, as well as advancing racial equity.

Vision To Learn cites that more than 30,000 students throughout the School District of Philadelphia lack the glasses they need to achieve their academic potential. NBME’s financial contribution provided 133 students with eyeglasses and 166 students with eyeglass examinations.

Research shows education is a key social determinant of health that’s connected to life expectancy, morbidity, health behavior and educational attainment. Since 2008, NBME employees have been committed to promoting education and literacy in the local community by volunteering as reading coaches through Achieve Now’s Power Partners program.

BDCC was created to help address disparities in health care services for vulnerable populations by providing mobile testing, vaccination and barrier-free care in Southeastern Pennsylvania. BDCC continues its work through its Ala Stanford Health Equity Medical Center. NBME’s donation led to 150 barrier-free wellness visits.

Partnering with other organizations, TfWP aims to achieve equitable health outcomes for the local community. NBME is funding convenings in West Philadelphia to support community residents in identifying and implementing solutions to critical public health issues and to support TfWP’s network of trusted venues – community-centered hubs for health services for West Philadelphians.

NBME provided a grant to Alvernia University for its initiative to develop pathways to STEMM education. This program trains educators in Berks County and Philadelphia schools to deliver project-based learning cultivating students’ interest in science and STEMM.