CareSource Employees Choose Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals (SICSA) as Recipient for $10,000 Grant
DAYTON, Ohio, June 1, 2011 – The CareSource Foundation, part of CareSource, a non-profit, public-sector managed care company, recently announced Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals (SICSA) is the recipient of a $10,000 grant through CareSource Foundation’s People’s Choice Grants program. Each quarter, the Foundation contributes $10,000 to one nonprofit organization that is nominated and voted on by CareSource employees.
The grant will be used to establish the CareSource Pet Fund to help provide veterinary care to the pets of 400 low-to-middle income families.
“We are thrilled to have the support of the CareSource community”, states Nora Vondrell, SICSA Executive Director. “There is a huge need in our community for low income veterinary care and with CareSource’s help, we will be able to provide help to a population often overlooked by traditional funding sources – our furry family members.” “Our employees are very connected to critical issues in our community,” says Cathy Ponitz, executive director of the CareSource Foundation. “The People’s Choice grants give them an opportunity to have a voice in how we direct our Foundation contributions. SICSA is an outstanding recipient.”
The Foundation will also give the other two finalists – Axis Teen Center and Project Community Development Corporate Resource Consortium — each a $2,500 grant.
The CareSource Foundation invests in nonprofit organizations that focus on critical trends in children's health, community health issues, special needs populations and strategies to address the medically uninsured throughout Ohio and Michigan.
About the CareSource Foundation
The CareSource Foundation was developed to provide strategic health care solutions for the underserved through grants, outreach, medical expertise, community partnerships and volunteerism. For more information on the foundation, visit www.caresourcefoundation.com.