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CCM sponsors Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint
OKEMOS, Mich., Dec. 6, 2005 – Community Choice Michigan (CCM), a nonprofit health care plan that serves Medicaid consumers across Michigan, is proud to be a sponsor of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint.
CCM's support will help make possible several events for participating Big Brothers and Sisters, Little Brothers and Sisters, and their families. These events include:
- Annual Holiday Dinner on Dec. 8, 6 to 8 p.m. at the UAW Local 651 Hall, 3518 Robert T. Longway Blvd., Flint, for "Bigs" and "Littles."
- Superstar Christmas Party on Dec. 19, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Baker College Student Center, 1050 Bristol Road, Flint, for unmatched "Littles" and their families.
- Annual Summer Picnic for all "Bigs," "Littles," and their families, to be scheduled in July.
CCM selected Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint for a community partnership grant because both organizations serve much of the same population. CCM's mission is to provide quality health care to the medically underserved, and almost two-thirds of its members are children. Big Brothers Big Sisters' mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supervised one-to-one relationships. Research consistently shows that Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring helps at-risk youth overcome the many challenges they face.
"We are happy to support such a wonderful organization as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint," said Community Choice Michigan Executive Director Joanne Volovar. "Many Little Brothers and Sisters are members of CCM, so we know the value that this agency provides in improving their lives and opening their horizons for the future."
About Community Choice Michigan
Community Choice Michigan (CCM) is a nonprofit Medicaid managed care plan that serves more than 47,000 members in 36 counties. CCM was founded in 1995 by a group of Federally Qualified Health Centers, which provide care to people in medically underserved areas. CCM’s provider network also includes more than 2,400 primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals, nursing facilities, home health care agencies, pharmacies, and more.
CCM is serviced by CareSource Management Group, which offers a full spectrum of services for the administration of public-sector health care programs. Among these services are general administration, including claims processing, case and medical management, provider relations, decision support informatics, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance; member services, including a member call center and 24-hour nurse hotline; and financial consultation and turnaround. CareSource Management Group also provides services to nonprofit managed care plans that serve more than 385,000 Medicaid consumers in Ohio and more than 104,000 Hoosier Healthwise consumers in Indiana.
For more information about CCM, visit www.ccmhmo.org. For additional information about CareSource Management Group services, visit www.csmg-online.com.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. In 2004, the organization served more than 225,000 youth ages 5 through 18, in 5,000 communities across the country, through a network of 470 agencies.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint has had a rich history of caring since the 1930s. The agency was formally established in 1944. Originally known as the Flint Youth Bureau, under the auspices of the Flint Board of Education, the program was officially named Big Brothers of Greater Flint in 1961. The Big Sisters program was initiated in 1955. The Big Brothers and Big Sisters programs merged to form one organization in 1985. Today Big Brothers Big Sisters continues to improve the lives of children through such innovative programs as the Superstar Club, College Program, School-Based Mentoring and Bigs in Blue. For more information, please see http://www.bigbrothersbigsistersflint.org.
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