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Highmark Delaware announces grant recipients

Adam Knox, regional vice president, head of commercial business for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware, left, joins Sylvia Henderson, superintendent of the Capital School District, to present the Capital School District with a Highmark Back to School PPE kit in September 2020. The insurance company recently announced grant awards to health-focused non-profits in Delaware.Coastal Point • Submitted Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware recently shared its first-quarter BluePrints for the Community grant awardees, which will collectively receive more than $880,000 in funding. BluePrints for the Community contributed more than $4.1 million in 2020 and has committed more than $19 million to Delaware nonprofits since its inception in 2007.

Giving back: Barclays $1 million donation to United Way minority business program; Highmark awards $800,000 in funding f

Delaware Business Now Reading Time: 4 minutes Barclays US Consumer Bank announced an investment of $1 million to the United Way of Delaware in partnership with the State of Delaware for the Stand By Me Minority Small Business program. Stand by Me will provide free financial coaching and business support services aimed at increasing market share and revenue for up to 50 Delaware minority-owned small businesses in underserved communities. The Stand By Me Minority Small Business program is a part of Barclays’ Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) plan. It will also include financial grants for eligible participants, ranging from $3,000 – $9,000, whose businesses have met program milestones within the year-long engagement. Eligible Delaware minority small business owners can learn more about the program and apply starting March 15, 2021, until May 15, 2021, until 50 program applications have been accepted by visiting standbymede.org.

Highmark Delaware grants $100K for tree stewardship program

Greening and forestry projects help revitalize neighborhoods January 2, 2021 The Delaware Center for Horticulture was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware’s BluePrints for the Community program. The funds will support an expansion of DCH’s Neighborhood Tree Steward Program, which initiates local, community-based efforts in Wilmington to care for the urban forest through learning, training, advocacy and action. “Social determinants of health cover a wide array of challenges, some more top of mind than others,” said Nick Moriello, president of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware. “The BluePrints for the Community Advisory Council is pleased to support the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s Tree Steward Program as it aims to improve physical health by way of physical landscape, that is beneficial for not just people, but our environment, as well.”

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