United Health Foundation and Climb Wyoming Announce New $1 Million Partnership to Develop Innovative Social Support Programs
May 17 2018 - 11:48AM
Business Wire
Foundation grant will fund curriculum
development in Salt Lake City and Grand Junction, Colo.
Climb Programs include job training and
placement, life-skills training and mental health support for
single mothers in poverty
The United Health Foundation announced a new three-year, $1
million partnership with Climb Wyoming to support development of an
innovative curriculum based on Climb’s nationally recognized model
and implement its social support programs in Salt Lake City and
Grand Junction, Colo.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180517006113/en/
From left, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso
(R-WY); Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY); Climb graduate;
UnitedHealthcare CEO Steve Nelson; Climb graduate; Climb Founder
and Executive Director Dr. Ray Fleming Dinneen; and Sen. Mike Enzi
(R-WY) attended the announcement of a new partnership with the
United Health Foundation and Climb Wyoming (Photo courtesy of the
United Health Foundation).
Climb collaborates with local direct service providers to help
move single mothers out of poverty by providing social support
services such as job training and placement, life skills-based
training and mental health support. The Climb program is recognized
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as one of the
nation’s Top 10 innovative programs.
The Climb model is evidence-based and proven to be effective
through job-training and placement: 85 percent of participants are
employed after completing the program, and 74 percent remain
employed two years after they complete the program. This
partnership with the United Health Foundation provides the first
opportunity for Climb to develop a curriculum-based approach to
affect outcomes outside Wyoming.
“It is an honor to partner with UnitedHealth Foundation to
address the upstream determinants of health for people living in
poverty,” said Climb Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ray Fleming
Dinneen. “After 30 years of successful outcomes transitioning
families from poverty to self-sufficiency, we are ready to share
what we have learned and what we know works. We are grateful for
United Health Foundation’s partnership and investment to bring our
model to more people in need.”
The partnership was announced at a reception on Capitol Hill
attended by U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Mike Enzi, Congresswoman
Liz Cheney, UnitedHealthcare CEO Steve Nelson, Dinneen and Climb
graduates.
“For more than 30 years, Climb has helped more than 2,000
Wyoming families and single moms move from poverty to
self-sufficiency,” said Sen. Barrasso. “Climb is a great example of
a Wyoming solution that works. Wyoming knows more about solving
problems than Washington. I am proud to help Climb continue their
important work and help more communities learn from their
success.”
“We are honored to partner with Climb and help connect more
women and families to these critical social support services,” said
Nelson. “This partnership will enable us to help families achieve
lasting self-sufficiency and to build healthier and stronger
communities in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.”
About Climb
WyomingCelebrating over 30 years of working with single
mothers to achieve self-sufficiency, Climb Wyoming is a statewide
nonprofit organization whose mission is for low-income single
mothers to discover self-sufficiency through career training and
placement. Climb graduates consistently double their monthly
income and decrease their reliance on public assistance programs,
thanks to a comprehensive program approach that includes job skills
training, life skills and mental health services. At Climb,
success isn’t just about getting a job - it’s about financial
independence for struggling mothers and changing the generational
cycle of poverty one family at a time. For more information
visit www.climbwyoming.org
About United Health
FoundationThrough collaboration with community partners,
grants and outreach efforts, the United Health Foundation works to
improve our health system, build a diverse and dynamic health
workforce and enhance the well-being of local communities. The
United Health Foundation was established by UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH) in 1999 as a not-for-profit, private foundation
dedicated to improving health and health care. To date, the United
Health Foundation has committed nearly $358 million to programs and
communities around the world. We invite you to learn more at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com/SocialResponsibility.
Click here to subscribe to Mobile Alerts for UnitedHealth
Group.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180517006113/en/
UnitedHealth GroupL.D. Platt, 202-654-8830ld_platt@uhg.com
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024