Spotlight on Your Funds

June 2025

The 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds' Joint Annual Trustees Meeting Comes at Important Time

This year, the Boards of Trustees for the 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds are set to convene for their Joint Annual Trustees Meeting offsite in Manhattan on June 16. This event will review the Benefit and Pension Funds’ operations and key achievements and their Healthy Living Initiative, as well as discuss strategic directions for the future. A reception and dinner will follow the Joint Meeting, featuring Matthew Fuentes, a distinguished speaker from Washington, D.C. and partner at Avenue Solutions, who will share valuable insights into the federal issues impacting the healthcare industry at this time. The gathering promises to be an enriching experience for trustees.

The Career Pathways Training Program Featured in Westchester Magazine

The Career Pathways Training (CPT) Program was recently featured in Westchester Magazine. The article highlights the inspiring story of 1199SEIU member Angelique Brown, a Certified Nursing Assistant at Dumont Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care in New Rochelle, who is working toward a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Mercy University in pursuit of her ultimate goal of becoming a healthcare attorney. About her CPT Program experience, Angelique tells the magazine, “The program has allowed me to feel seen, encouraged and capable. Knowing that I have financial and emotional support has taken a huge weight off my shoulders and helped me stay focused on school.” Read the full article and discover how this program is empowering local healthcare workers to pursue higher education and career advancement in healthcare—free of charge.

Child Care Corporation’s FALC Will Hold Fourth Annual Olympics/Field Day

On June 4, the Future of America Learning Center (FALC) will celebrate its fourth annual Olympics/Field Day in the gymnasium of P.S. 246 Poe Center, FALC’s school partner. The preschool and pre-kindergarten-age students will walk from FALC headquarters in the Fordham section of the Bronx to the nearby event site, escorted by police officers, families, teachers and Funds staff. Wearing brightly colored clothing to represent their individual classrooms, the children—along with their parents and teachers—will participate in a relay race through an obstacle course lined with hula hoops, balance beams, mats, tunnels and streamers.

FALC, which was established in 1993, provides children ages 2 to 5 with a nurturing and stimulating educational environment, as well as cultural, racial, ethnic and economic diversity that fosters cooperative experiences. For more information about FALC, visit www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/falc.

The Institute for Continuing Education Presents Upcoming Programs

The Greater New York Education Fund strengthens the healthcare delivery system by offering 1199SEIU members training and education programs designed to help improve patient outcomes and provide quality care. Please share these opportunities with members at your facility. (The full schedule is available on the program calendar.) 

Mental Health: Autism and ADHD

Sunday, June 8

8:45 am to 4:30 pm

This interprofessional symposium will focus on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including treatment options. It will also focus on autism spectrum disorder, including the diagnosis of autism in girls and the roles of genetic testing in diagnosing autism and of pharmacology in addressing symptoms.

Law, Medication Error Prevention, Compounding and Patient Safety

Thursday, June 26

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm

This seminar for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and nurses will focus on optimizing drug allergy detection in clinical decision support systems, optimizing media fill testing and procedures, and preventing dispensing errors when transitioning from institutional to community pharmacies.

For more information, members should visit the Institute for Continuing Education’s web page, call (212) 894-4390 or email Institute@1199Funds.org.

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