Bank of America Makes Critical Needs Grant to Families First

EXETER, NH – The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently awarded $15,000 to be used toward salaries of Care Coordinators at Families First Health and Support Center who help clients get their basic needs met.

Care Coordinators help financially distressed, low income individuals and families move towards financial stability by screening them for eligibility for benefits programs, helping them enroll, referring them to other health and social services providers, and following up to ensure any barriers to receiving services are removed.

“People who come to us as patients, and are lacking the basic needs such as a place to live or putting food on the table, are overwhelmed,” said Karen Walton, care coordinator. “That’s why we are here to help them navigate and access the support resources already in place that they may not know about. We help to take care of the whole person, not just physical ailments.”

This is the 10th grant Bank of America has awarded to Families First in as many years.

The grant is part of ongoing investments the Bank of America Charitable Foundation is making to address immediate critical needs, such as hunger and shelter, and longer-term solutions that promote financial wellness through access to benefits and resources.

Families First Health and Support Center provides primary, prenatal, behavioral and oral health; parenting and family programs; one-on-one family support; and mobile health care. Learn more at 603-422-8208 or FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org.

Caption: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation awarded Families First Health and Support Center in Portsmouth $15,000 to support the community health center’s work in helping clients meet their basic needs. MJ Driscoll delivers the check to Families First.