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  • Addressing Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment in Underserved Communities

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    Boston Female Leaders Support Whittier Street Health Center’s Vulnerable and Underserved Women and Families


    BOSTON, November 16, 2024 (Newswire.com)
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    Whittier Street Health Center will bring together more than prominent women leaders in Greater Boston from diverse backgrounds for its annual Women for Whittier’s Holiday Tea on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Frederica M. Williams Building in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The event, which will recognize several outstanding champions for Whittier and its community, will bring together like-minded women and raise vital funds for the community health center to continue providing high-quality and accessible healthcare and social services to achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of a diverse patient population. 

    The theme of this year’s event is Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment. The Keynote Speaker is Goldie Taylor, SVP, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Author of The Love You Save: A Memoir.

    According to the 2023 Global Gender Gap report, the United States ranked only 43rd out of 146 countries examined for gender equality by the World Economic Forum, behind Mexico and Canada, which came 30th and 33rd, respectively. The index benchmarks gender gaps on economic, political, education, and health-based criteria and highlights the progress yet to be made before women in the United States have equal standards of living to their male counterparts. 

    “Since the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving gender equality has felt distant. Every year, I am heartened to meet so many inspirational women leaders at the Women for Whittier Holiday Tea who share the ambition of uplifting vulnerable girls, women, and families in Greater Boston,” said Whittier Street Health Center’s President and Chief Executive Officer Frederica M. Williams. “We are thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of these women leaders from diverse backgrounds while recognizing the ongoing need to close the gap in gender equality. By honoring the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of female leaders, we are empowering other women to reach their full potential.”

    The event will recognize the following women for their exceptional support and advocacy for Whittier and its patients: 

    • Theresa Hopkins-Staten, President, Eversource Energy Foundation and Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Equity, Eversource Energy 
    • Elaine Ullian, former President and CEO, Boston Medical Health System
    • Alicia Wedderburn, Board Chair, Whittier Street Health Center, District-Wide Science Instructional Coach, Boston Public Schools STEM Department, founder and CEO, ScienceEd Consulting, LLC, co-founder and Principal Consultant, Creating AccessEd Consulting, LLC
    • Enna Jimenez, CEO, Enna Jimenez LLC and Chief Development Officer, Association of Latina Professionals for America
    • Shirley Leung, columnist and Associate Editor, Boston Globe 

    For more information about Whittier Street Health Center, the Women for Whittier Holiday Tea 2024, and sponsorship information, please visit https://www.wshc.org/event/women-for-whittier-holiday-tea-2024 or contact events@wshc.org. 

    Source: Whittier Street Health Center

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  • Championing Health Equity, Social Justice and the Economic Health of Our Beloved Community

    Championing Health Equity, Social Justice and the Economic Health of Our Beloved Community

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    Whittier Street Health Center will host its 2nd Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Thursday, January 13th 2021 from 12pm-1pm.

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    Jan 6, 2022


    BOSTON, January 6, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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     Whittier Street Health Center will be hosting a day of service and distributing warm clothing, food, educational resources and creating access to health care and social services.

    Dr. King stated “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” During these unprecedented times, it is important for us to ask ourselves these questions every day, and to create access to opportunities for others. 

    “This day of service is dedicated to the goal of inspiring individuals to take a more active role in improving their communities as Dr. Martin Luther King did while he was leading the civil rights movement,” stated Whittier Street Health Center’s President & CEO, Frederica M. Williams. “It is important to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for his contributions to the American civil rights movement and his vision for a world void of discrimination and segregation, which is at the heart of our mission to address health equity, social justice and the economic inequities impacting the lives of our vulnerable patients and community residents.”

    There is still much to be done in terms of equality, but thanks to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, the conversation and action steps will continue until the goal of an equitable society is achieved. Events like Whittier’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service are a great way to engage with our community to educate, empower and engage them in care. As a health care organization, we are reminded daily of Dr. King’s statement that “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane,” and we are doing our part to address inequality and injustice in health care. 

    Whittier Street Health Center is a community health care center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality, and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of our diverse patient populations. Through our locations in Roxbury and North Dorchester, School-Based Health Centers and Mobile Health Van programs, we serve 30,000 patients and conduct 20,000 community outreach visits annually. 

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    Contact Frederica M. Williams, 617 989 3220

    Source: Whittier Street Health Center

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