TELUS Friendly Future Foundation gives $250,000 to support homeless and marginalized citizens stay safe and cared for during ...
24 April 2020 - 10:00PM
The TELUS Friendly Future Foundation today announced a $250,000
donation to support a number of community healthcare leaders in
their COVID-19 response for homeless and marginalized citizens
across Canada. The funding will bolster efforts to provide a
multitude of services, including COVID-19 assessments; triage
service at temporary isolation shelters; and personal protective
equipment and cleaning supplies to ensure a clean and safe
environment for patients and clinicians. With the spread of
COVID-19 persisting and more than 235,000 individuals experiencing
homelessness in Canada each year, these services are crucial to
help vulnerable populations through the pandemic.
“During this global health emergency, our team’s unwavering
commitment to helping those in our communities who need our support
the most has never been more evident as we leverage our technology
and resources to improve the health outcomes for some of our most
underserved and at-risk citizens,” said Darren Entwistle, President
and CEO, TELUS. “Now, more than ever, it is critical that every
Canadian have access to healthcare when and where they need it,
regardless of their socio-economic status. This contribution from
the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation will further bolster the
efforts of these frontline health organizations as they respond
meaningfully to this crisis. It is a privilege to be supporting our
community partners as they work tirelessly to provide comfort and
care to some of the most vulnerable amongst us.”
“This pandemic has underscored the importance of having robust
virtual health capacity to complement our extraordinary healthcare
teams. Healthcare workers are a finite and precious resource, and
the money the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation is granting us will
help amplify and extend the reach of healthcare professionals to
vulnerable patients who cannot be in hospital,” said Jane Adams,
CEO, Surrey Hospital Foundation, British Columbia.
“While the health and shelter accommodations at Edmonton Expo
Isolation Shelter will provide our marginalized clientele with a
safe space to seek treatment, isolate, and recover, the TELUS
Friendly Future Foundation’s generous support will provide the
means to make the space more comfortable and provide necessary
support for our clients – from funding basic clothing, hygiene
items, reading materials, crafts, to providing telephones to
connect with family and friends, and technology to provide movies
and other entertainment to pass the time in isolation,” said Jackie
Liu, Director of operations at the Boyle McCauley Health Centre,
Alberta.
"Maintaining frontline health and support services to the
homeless and precariously housed in our community is absolutely
essential, and this funding will help ensure that Sanguen Health
and our partners can continue to provide much needed care during
these unprecedented times,” said Dr. Chris Steingart, Executive
Director & Founder, Sanguen Health in the Waterloo Region,
Ontario. “We thank the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation for
recognizing the humanitarian expertise and proximity approach of
Médecins du Monde Canada and for contributing to the collective
COVID-19 pandemic efforts. More than ever, we are working with
public health authorities and community partners to protect and
care for people who are experiencing homelessness. Thanks to the
Foundation's support, we can provide them with preventive and
essential care, as well as referrals to the health system,” said
Dr. Nicolas Bergeron, President, Médecins du Monde, based in
Quebec.
In addition to financial support from the TELUS Friendly Future
Foundation, TELUS has extended support to its TELUS Health for
Good™ partners by repurposing the Mobile Health Clinics powered by
TELUS Health, aiding in the response to the COVID-19 health crisis.
The TELUS Health for Good program is the result of an innovative
partnership approach between TELUS, charitable organizations and
other community leaders in healthcare across Canada. The program
helps to remove many of the barriers that Canadians living on the
streets face in receiving medical care, and supports over 20,000
patient interventions per year nationwide. For more information on
the TELUS Health for Good program and partners, visit
telus.com/healthforgood.
This $250,000 donation is the latest contribution by TELUS
Friendly Future Foundation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation announced a $10
million commitment to help urgently support and enhance public
healthcare capacity and community response across Canada including
purchasing new medical technology and equipment, such as
ventilators, as well as increased support for food security,
outreach to isolated seniors, virtual education programs, and
mental health initiatives.
For the latest information about TELUS’ support during the
crisis, visit telus.com/covid19.
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for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to give
where we live has inspired our team members and retirees to
contribute more than $700 million and 1.3 million days of service
since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and unparalleled
volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company in the
world.
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