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wbjournal.com | December 9, 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 15 N O N P R O F I T S F O C U S For over 70 years, Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates has been Answering the Call to Care for our neighbors in need, overcoming obstacles to basic resources and building communities of care. Our dedicated staff provides integrated clinical, educational, and community-based supports to children, adults, and seniors seeking brighter futures in the face of significant life challenges. It takes action to achieve measurable change. By Answering the Call to Care, Seven Hills is empowering people to SEE the possibilities, BELIEVE in their abilities, and ACHIEVE their dreams. 81 Hope Avenue, Worcester, MA 01603 • 508.755.2340 • sevenhills.org Your Community is Our Community We're fully invested in this region - as professionals, volunteers and neighbors. e center is exploring transitioning from renter to owner of its facilities with the goal of solidifying a more permanent philanthropy structure, said Brady. Community health centers through- out the country are suffering financial- ly, said Spiliotes. Of the 420 community health cen- ters surveyed last year by the National Association of Community Health Centers, 85% reported expecting to face financial and/or operational chal- lenges solely due to Medicaid redeter- minations. "We need to think differently about what we do. And that thinking differently comes from my ethnic background and growing up," said Spiliotes. "I look to see what's possible amid all the impossible." Community health centers' depen- dency on reimbursements doesn't allow for the financial growth that these health centers need. As a result, Spiliotes wants FHCW to look beyond the traditional model to new opportu- nities for revenue. From working within the housing market to exploring digital platforms to offer services on a membership basis, she and the board plans on cen- "Health means a lot more now than just an apple a day. It is all of those things that come together to provide you the peace and the comfort that you can actually live your life without impedance." – Amelia "Lia" Spiliotes, board chair of the Family Health Center of Worcester Continued on page 16