Worcester Business Journal

30 Giving Guide 2021 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com Pernet Family Health Service 1. Improve the lives of families in and around Worcester by supporting them where they are in their journey. 2. Expand and cultivate the Early Intervention Program to provide more services to families with children birth to three post-pandemic. 3. Reopen in-person home visiting and developmental play groups safely. 4. Plan and pilot the Universal Newborn Home Visiting Program for Worcester, a new program funded by the Reimagining Phase of the Worcester Together Fund of the United Way of Central MA and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation 5. Develop referral relationships with our maternal child health providers to increase the number of parents of newborns receiving a home visit. 6. Increase Public Awareness for Pernet through strong involvement with United Way of Central MA, the Health Foundation of Central MA, Greater Worcester Community Foundations, Reliant Foundation, YWCA, United Service Executives, The Worcester Healthy Baby Collaborative, the WDPH, UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Health Care, Together for Kids Coalition, and more. 7. Form a collaborative with Family Health Center of Worcester, Kennedy Community Health Center, and the Worcester Healthy Baby Collaborative, as well as UMass Memorial Newborn Nursery to provide a safety net for newborns and their parents. 8. Strengthen the safety net for families by crisis stabilization, capacity building and civic engagement. Sheilah Dooley Executive Director Patricia Vanasse Board Chair MISSION STATEMENT SERVICE AREA: Worcester, MA In the tradition of The Little Sisters of the Assumption, Pernet Family Health Service supports the physical, social, psychological and spiritual development of individuals and families by providing home-based health and social services that lead to long- term enhancement of family and community life. 1. Medicaid and Other Third- Party Payors 2. DCF 3. Foundations TOP FUNDING SOURCES: Patricia Vanasse, MSW, LICSW, Retired - UMass Memorial, Chair Raymond Delisle, Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, Treasurer Catherine Riordan, MD, Chandler Pediatrics, Clerk Filomena P. Cesareo, Esq., Attorney, Assumption University Donald Grady, Retired - Health Alliance Donald Hamman, Retired - Teradyne Margaret Ives, Esq., Takeda Sr. Margaret Leonard, LSA, Little Sisters of the Assumption John McCabe, Retired - Teradyne Sr. Jean McCormack, LSA, Little Sisters of the Assumption Pernet Family Health Service 237 Millbury Street Worcester, MA 01610 Phone: 508-755-1228 www.pernetfamilyhealth.org Full-time employees: 17 full-time and 9 part-time Annual revenues: $2,069,819 FY20 Year founded: 1955 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert Mecca, Retired - IBM Richard Parker, Retired - Savers Bank Michael Rezkalla, VP Operations, Community Health Link John Smithhisler, Retired - St. Vincent's Hospital Pierre Telemaque, St. Vincent's Hospital Dr. Rosalie Torres Stone, Clark University FUTURE GOALS Virtual Wine Tasting – September 24, 2021, purchase a ticket, sponsor the event, donate an online auction item, donate cash/ check/online www.pernetfamilyhealth.org Pernet Cup Curling Challenge – April 2022, sponsor the event, register a team, donate a silent auction item, donate cash/check/ online Virtual Baby Shower – May 1st - May 31st annually – donate diapers, baby food, infant formula, feminine products, baby books For sponsorship or donations, please contact Wanja Kiraguri at wkiraguri@pernetfamilyhealth.org Volunteer opportunities are available for the Food Pantry, Youth mentors, Homework Club, Holiday Program, yard work, interior painting and cleaning, committee work, such as fund development, personnel and program development as well as Board of Directors potential nominees. Pernet Family Health Service accepts in-kind, gift cards and monetary donations year-round and we are thankful to all who support us in advancing our mission of helping families in need. Ways you can give: Emergency Assistance Program – We accept in-kind donations, such as dried or canned food for the food pantry, diapers, infant formula, menstrual products, grocery store gift cards and online/mail-in donations. Contact Wanja Kiraguri at wkiraguri@ pernetfamilyhealth.org Holiday Program – During Thanksgiving, Pernet makes sure each family can celebrate together by providing a traditional Thanksgiving meal or a grocery gift card to buy their cultural food. During the holidays children in each family get one gift to open through the generosity of our donors. To donate, please contact Yildiz Laza at ylaza@pernetfamilyhealth.org Virtual Baby Shower – Donate diapers, infant formula, baby food, baby books. Contact Wanja Kiraguri at wkiraguri@ pernetfamilyhealth.org GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES POST-PANDEMIC: We have reimagined how we deliver services and resources to the families we serve. The Parenting and the Fathers' groups achieved their best attendance when done virtually and we are considering having some groups meet in person and others virtually. We will keep some staff supervision and meetings virtually, especially when our staff are in between home visits. Despite the successes of telehealth, we maintain the in-person visits with children 0-3 years are vital for their growth. Our Emergency Assistance Program remained in operation, and we were able to help families and individuals facing food insecurity and we plan to always have it open. Since families are the foundation of our work and mission, these last few months have forced all of us to reflect on the systemic racism that has gone on for such an exceptionally long time in this country. We met with staff to support them and listen to their concerns as the violence of discrimination played out on our streets and on social media. The movement has forced all of us to look inward and at Pernet to look at how we can better serve our clients. We will continue to work together for social justice and to end discrimination. – Patricia Vanasse MSW, LICSW, Board Chair

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