The Lundquist Institute Receives $100,000 From the Parsons Foundation to Support the Medical-Financial Partnership
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Los Angeles, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Lundquist Institute announced today that it has received a $100,000 gift from the Parsons Foundation to support the Medical-Financial Partnership (MFP). These are the same communities afflicted by the intertwined threats of racial economic exploitation and historical intergenerational trauma that drive deep inequities in long-term health outcomes. The user-friendly BET is an outgrowth of the MFPs four-year success of investing in the financial capability and security of children and families from economically and socially marginalized communities. We are thrilled to support the Lundquist Institutes direct services offering personalized assistance that links underserved families to important financial resources and other public benefits that promote healthy lives," said Jennifer Price-Letscher, Parsons Foundation Interim President and CEO.We thank the Parsons Foundation for its generosity and vision in funding MFPs BET tool, said Lynne M. Smith, MD, Investigator at The Lundquist Institute and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. This grant will help make it possible for our clinic to increase awareness and directly connect families whose children receive primary care to key public benefits during well child visits.