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OUR IMPACT

In the past year alone, over 300 Project HEALTH volunteers have committed over 75,000 hours yielding a substantial impact on the lives of over 2,500 families in four cities at minimal costs. Through hospital and community-based programs, Project HEALTH remains true to its acronym — Helping Empower, Advocate and Lead Through Health:

  • EMPOWER: HELP FAMILIES TO MEET THEIR OWN HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS
    One parent of a Nutrition and Fitness Program participant noted that, “I was cooking last night so I turned the can over and started reading the calories. [My daughter] is teaching me. I’m just happy to see her being able to grow because it helps me grow.”
  • ADVOCATE: CONNECT FAMILIES WITH CRITICAL RESOURCES
    At a cost of just $332/year, the Family Help Desk in Boston advocates for 700 families/year, connecting them with food, shelter, health insurance, job training, and child care. The Help Desk successfully resolves 60% of cases in which families’ access to resources is obstructed by bureaucratic terminology, language barriers, or administrative errors.
  • LEAD: DEVELOPS CRITICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN UNDERGRADUATES
    Project HEALTH proves transformational for its undergraduate volunteers. Of the Project HEALTH alumni in the Harvard Class of 2001 who entered the workforce following graduation, 84% went on to work with low-income families. As Project HEALTH alumna, and current Johns Hopkins Medical School and School of Public Health Student, Muriel Jean-Jacques explains, “Put simply, my involvement in Project HEALTH has not only deepened my commitment to public service, but also motivated me to a become a public leader and public actor.”
  • HEALTH: IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES IN URBAN YOUTH
    Due to a powerful combination of education and exercise, 89% of Boston Asthma Swimming Program participants in 2001 reported less anxiety about their disease and 75% reported a decrease in the frequency of asthma symptoms and in activity limitations.

Here are some examples of the impact our programs make!