AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana provided valuable volunteer hours along with a $20,000 financial donation to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to assist with flood recovery costs. This donation of volunteer time and funds comes at a critical juncture, as the Food Bank continues to rebuild and repair facilities damaged in the August flooding.
“The flood devastation really hit home for us, severely impacting thousands of our members and more than 50 of our employees. Over these last few months, we’ve worked alongside our neighbors to rebuild and embrace togetherness during this difficult time,” said Kyle Viator, market president at AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana. “So many in our community depend on the services of crucial organizations like the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. They’ve been our long-time partner and we feel it’s vital to support their ongoing recovery efforts with a second day of volunteerism in the last year.”
Of the more than 190 AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana associates employed at the time of the flooding, most of them based in and around Baton Rouge, more than 150 were evacuated from their homes, 44 were unable to return home for an extended period of time, 16 experienced significant damage to their homes and/or personal property, and eight lost their homes and belongings altogether.
AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana is a Medicaid managed care plan that participates in the Healthy Louisiana program, helping families get proper care and stay well. The companyworks with communities in need to achieve positive health outcomes.
Photo: (L-R): Tricia Grayson, director of communications, AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana; Jeanine Plante, market pharmacist, AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana; Kyle Viator, market president, AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana; Charlene Montelaro, Senior Vice President of Development & Philanthropy, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank; Louisiana Senator Regina Ashford Barrow; Grover Harrison, director of community education at AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana.