Recognizing community partners for their flexibility and adaptation in the face of COVID
This year our community partners had to adapt as much as faculty to changed circumstances. They had to go remote with us, offering remote feedback, engagement and activities. They had to consider whether an internship or project could even be done remotely, redesign entire projects and, in some cases, manage COVID protocols and precautions to allow students to participate directly. We conceived of this COVID-era version of our community partner award while debriefing the semester with Mary Val Palumbo in Nursing. Mary Val was raving about a particular community partner, who had just really taken it on herself to help students complete their service-learning activities. Thanks to the following partner and the professor s story of her work we opened the nominations and are privileged to recognize these 10 partners for continuing to work with us during the pandemic.
Prenatal & Wellness Room In Tender Gifts Birth Center
Owner, founder, and midwife, Althea Hrdlichka understands the difficulties this global pandemic has presented. Althea and her team were extremely supportive, knowledgeable, and regularly went above and beyond what I expected from a Midwifery Group. The pre and postpartum care my daughter and I received offered extensive education and support, said Melissa Pennington, previous midwife client.
As the first licensed free-standing birthing center in Northern Colorado, Tender Gifts Midwifery is dedicated to providing women and their families with the utmost care and respect and is taking every precaution regarding today s pandemic. Tender Gifts offers natural family planning, prenatal care, well women services, ultrasounds, and labor and delivery assistance in the center and at home. The state-of-the-art birthing facility is now open and taking new clients looking for personalized birthing experiences.