Barrier Reduction Model

Provides scholarships to support academic achievement and empower future leaders, with over $300,000 awarded to date. Focuses on educational excellence and student development in Long Island and surrounding areas.

Co-hosts free health events offering clinical breast exams, vascular screenings, and nutritional education to promote community wellness.

Operates the biennial Greatest Love Cotillion program that honors youth achievements in leadership, community service, and personal development.

Runs programs focused on enhancing the social, economic, and educational well-being of communities through targeted service initiatives.

Implements the College Admissions Process (CAP) program to assist students with researching colleges, completing applications, and navigating the college admissions journey.

Operates as the philanthropic partner of the Theta Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, delivering joint programs aligned with international service goals.

Provides access to dental benefits, including support for claims and online account registration, and contracts with Davis Vision to offer vision benefits to members.

Provides major medical and hospitalization coverage to members who complete the required probation period, as negotiated through collective bargaining agreements. Also offers dependent health coverage options for enrolled members.

Contracts with Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Davis Vision, Unified Labor RX, and Prime Therapeutics to provide members with access to national networks of healthcare providers, vision benefits, pharmacy benefits, and mail-order prescription services.

Funds child care grants for members through the UFCW Women’s Network Region 1.

Provides a free maternity program for expectant mothers who register in the first trimester, including free gifts such as infant car seats through the Healthy Baby Connection program.

Provides access to core therapy drugs for chronic conditions with a $10 co-pay via in-network retail pharmacies, and offers mail-order access to 90-day supplies of maintenance and specialty drugs through Prime Therapeutics.

Offers fertility and family-building benefits through Progyny, including access to information and services for members seeking support in this area.

Offers a free and confidential Employee Member Assistance Program (EMAP), including short-term professional counseling and a quit-smoking support program to help members improve health behaviors.

Offers preventive health information, personalized wellness plans, and health coaching to support members in developing healthy habits and managing current health conditions.

Offers telemedicine services through MDLIVE and access to Mobile Care Coordinator Nurses for members and covered dependents, enabling remote consultations and on-demand support from registered nurses.

Provides kidney transplant support services through Rejuvenate Kidney Transplant Solutions and partners with Rejuvenate Kidney Solutions to assist members with kidney disease.

Provides health coaching, nurse helpline services, and specialized support for managing chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease, and COPD, including access to diabetic supplies through One Source.