Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation to Celebrate Agency’s 25-Year Legacy of Service

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A mother holds her child.
Image via The Foundation for Delaware County.

The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation has announced a week-long series of events to celebrate 25 years serving and partnering with families in Delaware County to help its youngest citizens get off to the best possible start in life.

With gold standard programs like Healthy Start, the Nurse-Family Partnership, Cribs for Kids, and the Center for Hispanic Resources, hundreds of families each year receive home visiting case management and personal nurse services, legal advocacy, services for Spanish speaking families, and parenting and health education.

The 25th Anniversary celebration begins with the Healthy Start and Nurse-Family Partnership Family Reunion on Saturday, Sept. 9, continues with educational programs throughout the week for the community and service providers, and concludes with a 25th Anniversary Dinner on Friday, Sept. 15 honoring five outstanding community leaders and child advocates.

Click here for a complete calendar of events.

Since 1992, Women’s and Children’s Health Services in Delaware County have improved maternal and birth outcomes and contributed to a significant reduction in the disparate infant mortality and morbidity rate in the City of Chester. In 1995, Chester had an infant mortality rate of 22 infant deaths per 1,000 babies born. Also, babies born in Chester were three times more likely to die than babies born elsewhere in Delaware County. The most recent data from 2014 shows that the infant mortality and morbidity rate in Chester is down to 14.9 in 1,000.

Founded and run by the Crozer-Keystone Health System for 25 years, the Women’s and Children’s Health Services are now under the umbrella of the new Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation (CKCF). Formed from the sale of the health system, CKCF is proud to celebrate its community partners, including the many case managers, nurses, social workers, health educators, and lawyers who have worked with thousands of families to identify needs, resolve problems, connect to community resources, provide information and education, and help families to become self-sufficient.

“The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation is brand new but the programs we’ve inherited are celebrating 25 years of impact and progress for thousands of vulnerable families in Delaware County,” said Frances Sheehan, president of CKCF. “We are honored to carry on the legacy established by these programs and look forward to being even more impactful in the future. This week-long celebration honors those who have played a part in their success, most particularly the families we serve, and invites all to join us as we build a healthy Delaware County for all our residents – from the beginning!”

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