UnitedHealthcare Donates Oliver & Hope(TM) Book Series and Reading Corners to Sacramento Children's Home Crisis Nurseries

UnitedHealthcare employees delivered Oliver & Hope book series and reading stations to the Sacramento Children’s Home Crisis Nurseries. The Oliver & Hope book series is written for children ages 3-8, and delivers fun stories with engaging images that enable readers to imagine how they might become a hero like the characters.

 The stories also teach subtle lessons about the power of friendship, resiliency and imagination. Proceeds from the Oliver & Hope books fund UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) medical grants that help children gain access to health-related services not covered, or not fully covered, by their parents’ commercial health insurance plan.

Last year, UHCCF awarded medical grants worth an estimated $5.4 million to more than 2,000 children across the United States. Parents or legal guardians may apply for grants at www.UHCCF.org, and there is no application deadline.

“The Crisis Nursery Program is thrilled to have the generous support of UnitedHealthcare. It is because of generous community partners like UnitedHealthcare that we are able to continue to provide such integral services to local children and families in need,” said Todd Koolakian, director of philanthropy of the Sacramento Children’s Home.

More information about the Oliver & Hope books, including free audio recordings of the books as well as activities and downloads, can be found at Oliver & Hope’s Clubhouse at UHCCF.org.

About The Sacramento Children’s Home Crisis Nursery Program: The Sacramento Children’s Home operates Sacramento’s only Crisis Nursery Program. Our mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect by providing support to families at times of crisis. The Sacramento Crisis Nursery Program is a family-strengthening program where parents can bring their children, newborn through age five for emergency child care or overnight care during stressful or difficult times.

About UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.

About UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation: The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides medical grants to help children gain access to health-related services not covered, or not fully covered, by their parents’ commercial health insurance plan. Families can receive up to $5,000 annually per child ($10,000 lifetime maximum per child), and do not need to have insurance through UnitedHealthcare to be eligible. UHCCF was founded in 1999. Since 2007, UHCCF has awarded more than 9,000 grants valued at over $27 million to children and their families across the United States. UHCCF’s funding is provided by contributions from individuals, corporations and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) employees.

To apply for a grant, donate or learn more, please visit www.UHCCF.org.

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Photo: Pictured at the Sacramento Children’s Home North Crisis Nursery is Kevin Kandalaft with UnitedHealthcare (right) presenting Oliver & Hope books to Todd Koolakian, director of philanthropy of the Sacramento Children’s Home.