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Building Healthy CommunitiesAt Keystone Mercy, part of our mission is to help strengthen the community. Through special programs and community partnerships, we are making a difference in the lives of our members. Safe Playground BuildsIn keeping with Keystone Mercy Health Plan's mission to build healthier communities, the Safe Playground program provides new playgrounds at schools that lack safe play areas. The Keystone Mercy team plans the build project with a contractor and organizes the building team. In one day, Keystone Mercy's leadership team and associates – along with community members, school leadership, and corporate sponsors – build the playground structures from the ground up. Besides preventing injuries, safe play areas help address the issue of childhood obesity. Play has also been shown to have other powerful benefits for children, including increasing academic performance, reducing youth violence, and enhancing social development. Since 2007, Keystone Mercy has built nine new playgrounds at elementary schools in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery counties, contributing to the safety and healthy development of more than 3,400 children. Rebuilding Together PhiladelphiaKeystone Mercy Health Plan partners with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a volunteer organization, to make essential repairs for low-income homeowners in the city's most fragile neighborhoods. The Keystone Mercy team, consisting of associates and family members clean-up and make minor home improvements to provide a warm, safe, and dry environment for the residents. Additionally, our associates sponsor one of two Rebuilding Together Philadelphia Dragon Boats in the International Dragon Boat Festival, held on the Schuylkill River every October. Keystone Mercy associates have raised more than $10,000 for the organization. Job Creation PartnershipThrough several key partnerships, Keystone Mercy Health Plan provides transitional work opportunities to Medicaid members. We work with the Philadelphia Transitional Work Corporation, the Philadelphia County Assistance Offices, People’s Emergency Center and other programs that provide paid work experience to individuals who receive Medical Assistance. This transitional work program provides much more than a temporary job to the participants. Keystone Mercy provides the men and women in the program with extensive training that helps them develop transferable skills that will benefit them for future employment. Since this program began in 2008, Keystone Mercy has recruited over 80 people to work in our Public Affairs, Community Outreach Solutions, Operations and Medical Affairs departments. Of that number, 54 have been hired into permanent, fulltime positions, and eight of these have since been promoted to other positions with increased responsibilities and pay. Supplier DiversityKeystone Mercy has a proactive Supplier Diversity program that seeks to provide minority (66 percent) and women (34 percent) owned suppliers with access to purchasing opportunities. The Purchasing department continuously works to expand this program by communicating monthly with the Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) and the Minority Supplier Development Council (MSDC) to exchange ideas on enhancing the program. By creating awareness about the importance of providing economic support to small businesses, an important part of the communities we serve, our Purchasing department continues to offer opportunities to a diverse group of vendors. Request for Community SponsorshipIf you are planning a community activity, such as a health fair, we will be happy to attend to provide information on preventive health initiatives. To speak to a Public Affairs representative or for more information please contact: Meg Grant, Director of Community Relations |
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