Spotlight on Your Funds

July 2023

Benefit and Pension Funds’ Boards of Trustees Met in June

The 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds’ Boards of Trustees held their annual meetings on Wednesday, June 14 and Thursday, June 15. Executive Director Donna Rey, EdD, presented the Funds’ 2022 year in review and highlights from the first quarter of 2023, featuring the Funds’ new MyAccount mobile app, an advanced search function for the provider directory and the introduction of Zocdoc into the Funds’ provider network. Dr. Rey focused on the Funds’ ongoing initiatives to support better health outcomes for 1199SEIU members’ emotional and physical well-being through new programs, collaborations and engaging the members in a Healthy Living campaign. At the meeting, trustees were able to scan QR codes with their smart phones to hear from members themselves, through “Members’ Voices,” an interactive video display in which 1199SEIU members shared their “why”—their personal motivations that inspire them on their individual health journeys. Visit this link to view a video of one of these members, Sanjour Spencer, a Certified Nursing Assistant at Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, whose story was part of the display. Dr. Rey gave trustees a preview of the new Benefit Funds podcast, “Health Is the Key,” which is expected to launch later this year and will further inform and engage members on their health journeys.

Training and Employment Funds’ Prep Academy Helps Members Further Their Education and Advance Their Healthcare Careers

The 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds’ Prep Academy program offers a variety of courses to help members obtain the education and skills they need to enroll in college-level courses or certificate programs and advance in their careers. The program includes classes for those preparing to enter college; students currently enrolled in college who need additional foundational support; and those preparing to take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) exam, which evaluates a student's readiness for college programs in the health sciences, primarily nursing. Classes offered include English, Math, Tech Skills for College and TEAS Prep. All classes meet one to three times per week, over 11 to 14 weeks, in the spring and fall semesters. TEAS Prep classes are also offered during the summer term. Currently, all classes are held online via Zoom. For more information about Prep Academy, please call Bianca Maldonado at (212) 494-0521 or Lorraine Allyson-Govan at (646) 261-0224, or email TEFAdultEd@1199Funds.org. 

Child Care Corporation’s FALC Holds Second Annual Olympics/Field Day

On June 26, the 1199SEIU/Employer Child Care Corporation’s Future of America Learning Center (FALC) held its second annual Olympics/Field Day for children ages 2 to 5. Due to inclement weather, FALC teachers quickly rerouted the planned outdoor event in a nearby park to a large indoor multi-purpose space to which they brought recreational props and equipment of hula hoops, balance beams and mats. Guided by FALC staff, the children wore vibrant tie-dye shirts representing each team and navigated obstacle courses in relay races, with parents, guests and staff participating. The event closed with all the children, staff and parents coming together for team photos.

FALC, which was established in 1993 and is located in the Fordham section of the Bronx, provides full-day, affordable, high-quality, educational child-care services to the children of working 1199SEIU parents and those from neighboring communities. For more information about FALC, visit www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/FALC, email ChildCare@1199Funds.org or call (212) 564-2220.  

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