Creating a healthier community

Yale New Haven Health strives to bring true value to our vision of enhancing the lives of those we serve. Yale New Haven Health sponsors programs and services that improve the health of people in our communities and increase access to care. These activities are critical to our communities and our mission.

Two helpers take selfie in front of Special Olympics banners

Bridgeport Hospital

Sponsorships and support provided to community and economic development organizations in greater Bridgeport
- Annual toy drive to benefit the East End Food Bank
- Other donation drives to benefit community organizations, as needed
- Encourage employees to volunteer in the community and serve on not-for-profit community boards by providing opportunities to volunteer and responding to community boards’ requests for specific expertise

Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus

Farmers Market vouchers
- Annual sponsorship of $5 vouchers good towards the purchase of fresh produce at all three longstanding Milford Farmers Markets. Vouchers are distributed to local families in need in partnership with Milford Department of Human Services.
Online food drive
- Annual #GiveHealthy online food drive, a collaboration of several YNHHS departments. Hospital employees donate funds towards the purchase of healthy food items that are then donated to the Milford Food Bank.
Age-friendly educational series held August - December

Greenwich Hospital

Sponsorships and support
- Provided to community and economic development organizations in the Greenwich region

Donation drives
- Coordinated with other hospital departments, to benefit community organizations

Encouraging employees to volunteer in the community
- Serving on not-for-profit community boards and respond to community boards’ requests for specific expertise

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

FRESH New London Start-up Community Farmers Market
- The purpose of this initiative was to build a culturally vibrant market and community gathering place that provides relief to food insecure families.

Yale New Haven Hospital

CitySeed Farmer’s Markets
- Support the mobile farmer’s markets in New Haven and the SNAP benefit-doubling program.
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK)
- Supported acquisition of new space to act as homeless drop-in center.
- Provide hot meals through partnership with the Rock & Wrap program.
Read Across America
- Partnership with United Way of Greater New Haven to read to every classroom at the Barack H. Obama University Magnet School.
P.A.L. Camp
- New Haven Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) summer camp partners with Yale New Haven Hospital to “take over” camp for two days, providing enriching experiences to the youth, including “a day in the life at Yale New Haven” and other fun activities.

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