Fidelis Care Awards More than $150,000 in Maternal Health Grants to Nine Organizations Across New York State
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelis Care, a statewide health plan with more than 2.5 million members in New York State and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, has announced the distribution of $158,000 in grants to nine not-for-profit organizations that support maternal health and wellness. The grants will assist community-based organizations that play a vital role in ensuring safe pregnancies and healthy babies – particularly for underserved, lower-income women and their families across New York.
- The preterm birth rate among Black women in New York is 58% higher than the rate among all other women.
- "Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center is truly thankful to receive a Fidelis Care maternal health grant," said Madeline Ackley, Erie Niagara AHEC Birth Equity Project Manager.
- "We are grateful that Fidelis Care understands and appreciates the role that community-based organizations have in ensuring access to high quality care and services.
- The Fidelis Care maternal health grant applications were open to not-for-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in New York State.