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23 people are interested
Westschester Emergency Food Drivers Needed
ORGANIZATION: Open Door Family Medical Centers Inc
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23 people are interested
Open Door is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a broad focus on building healthier communities. From prevention and wellness programs to the treatment of diseases, Open Door sees our primary mission as keeping the people of Westchester, Putnam, and Ulster Counties healthy and strong, regardless of their ability to pay.
Open Door Family Medical Center, in partnership with Feeding Westchester, provides weekly, shelf-stable and fresh food to 100 households in response to the COVID-19 crisis.Committed volunteer drivers are needed to deliver pre-bagged food from Ossining to Open Door patients who are medically fragile or in quarantine on Tuesday afternoons. All deliveries are curbside and take place between 12-3 p.m. Routes are all within Westchester County and geographically divided among drivers.
This is an ongoing weekly program.
Routes: Ossining/Briarcliff, Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown, White Plains, Port Chester/Mamaroneck, New Rochelle/Mt Veron, Mt Kisco/Bedford, Peekskill/Montrose, Yonkers
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About Open Door Family Medical Centers Inc
Location:
165 Main Street, Ossining, NY 10562, US
Mission Statement
Open Door Family Medical Center’s mission has remained consistent since it opened in 1972: to provide high-quality health care that is affordable, accessible and efficient. From prevention and wellness programs to the treatment of diseases, Open Door keeps the families of Westchester, Putnam and Ulster counties healthy and strong, regardless of their ability to pay.
Description
As a pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Open Door serves nearly 60,000 individual patients- with more than 40% of patients having no health insurance coverage. Primary care, dental care, behavioral health care, clinical nutrition, wellness programs and chronic disease management are the foundation of Open Door’s clinical programs. For nearly 50 years, Open Door has developed a proven model of cost-effective, preventive care for patients that benefits entire communities. Open Door currently operates health centers in Ossining, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, Mount Kisco, Brewster, Mamaroneck, as well as eight School-Based Health Centers in the Ossining and Port Chester school districts, and a comprehensive dental facility in Saugerties. Open Door is accredited by the Joint Commission, recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical Home, and recognized as the leading Health Disparities Reducer in NYS by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). Open Door achieves clinical results that consistently surpass national benchmarks for patient outcomes related to diabetes management, blood pressure control and asthma, among others.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2 Church St.Ossining, NY 10562
DATE POSTED
August 21, 2020
SKILLS
- Food Delivery / Distribution
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18
- This is a weekly program - sign-up to become a regular driver - every week or once a month.
- Must have a Smartphone and be Smartphone Savvy