Caridad Center Inc

TO UPGRADE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION & LIVING STANDARDS OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN & FAMILIES IN PALM BEACH COUNTY SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION: CARIDAD CENTER RELIES EXCLUSIVELY ON VOLUNTEER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION AND PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE TO OUR PATIENTS. THESE VOLUNTEERS REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO THE CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY AND NEED TO BE SCHEDULED AND MANAGED, AS WOULD PAID STAFF. WE BELIEVE ANY CALCULATION OF PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE SHOULD INCLUDE THE VALUE OF THESE VOLUNTEERS ($6,330,531 IN FY 9/30/2021) BASED ON RATES REPORTED TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. NOTE: THIS VALUE IS INCLUDED IN OUR ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT (AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST), BUT NOT IN OUR FORM 990.

MORE THAN 4,500 UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN PALM BEACH COUNTY RECEIVED DIRECT MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISION CARE. THE AMOUNT OF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE CLINIC HAVE INCREASED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED RANGE FROM PRIMARY MEDICINE TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES: INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, UROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, EAR, NOSE & THROAT, MINOR SURGERY, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, MENTAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND AN ENHANCED OPHTHALMOLOGY PROGRAM. OUR CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATES PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND TREATMENT (P.E.T.) SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AT RISK FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY. OVER 4,400 MEDICATIONS, VALUED AT OVER $3.12 MILLION (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) WERE DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST TO OUR CLIENTS. IN FYE 9/30/2021, DEMAND FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO BE A HIGH-NEED AREA, WITH MORE THAN 1,784 CLIENT VISITS. CARIDAD CENTER PROVIDED COVID-19 AND OTHER HEALTH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, SCREENING, CLASSES, DISEASE MANAGEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND COUNSELING TO MORE THAN 39,000 INDIVIDUALS. CARIDAD CENTER CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES TO FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE DENTAL PROGRAM PROVIDED 2,137 PATIENTS WITH BASIC SERVICES AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING ENDODONTICS AND PERIODONTICS. VOLUNTEER DOCTORS, DENTISTS, AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDED OVER $6 MILLION IN FREE SERVICES AND POTENTIALLY SAVED PALM BEACH COUNTY TAXPAYERS NEARLY $18 MILLION BY ELIMINATING UNCOMPENSATED ER CARE. THOUGH THESE NUMBERS WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC, COMPARED TO A TYPICAL YEAR, THE IMPACT OF CARIDAD CENTER'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, TO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND ITS RESIDENTS, WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT, AT A TIME WHEN THE COMMUNITY NEEDED THEM MOST.

THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER WITHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING SUBSIDIES FOR RENT AND UTILITIES, AND FOOD VOUCHERS. IN FYE 9/30/2021, THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED BACKPACKS FILLED WITH GRADE-APPROPRIATE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO MORE THAN 800 STUDENTS, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND COVID-19 PPE, INCLUDING MASKS. IN ADDITION, 3,789 CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS RECEIVED HOLIDAY GIFTS, FOOD WAS DELIVERED TO 937 FAMILIES, 22 FAMILIES RECEIVED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID TO ASSIST THEM TO PAY THEIR RENT AND UTILITIES AND AVOID HOMELESSNESS, 1,427 FAMILIES RECEIVED CHILD AND BABY SUPPLIES, AND 29 LOW-INCOME STUDENTS RECEIVED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO CONTINUE OFFERING UNDER RESOURCED CHILDREN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMPS & RECREATIONAL CLASSES AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES.

THE PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING (P.E.T.) PROGRAM PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND MUCH NEEDED COMMUNITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION, ON TOPICS SUCH AS COVID-19 EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, BREAST CARE MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS PROVIDING 652 SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENTS. IT ALSO PROVIDED HEALTHY FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS AND HEALTHY FAMILY/LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE P.E.T. PROGRAM ADMINISTERED 1,204 COVID-19 TESTS TO RESIDENTS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. ALL PROGRAM SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO 39,316 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS.