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In Memoriam: Sheena Payne

2024-10-18T16:30:49-05:00October 18th, 2024|foundation news|

It is with great sadness that we announce that Sheena Payne, Executive Director of The Caring Foundation of Texas, passed away. Our thoughts are with Sheena’s family at this time. Sheena represented the very highest core values of caring, generosity, and integrity. She was a beloved member of our team and a community leader dedicated to improving the health and wellness of under-championed ...

Join our team!

2024-05-08T12:30:26-05:00May 8th, 2024|foundation news|

Join our team! Sr Foundation Development Coordinator - Richardson Apply here At HCSC, we consider our employees the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We enable employees to craft their career with curated development plans that set their learning path to a rewarding and fulfilling career. Come join us and be ...

Our Team Hits the Road to Visit CFT Partners in Corpus Christi and El Paso

2023-10-04T14:53:04-05:00October 4th, 2023|foundation news|

This August, the Caring Foundation of Texas Board President, Patty Escoe, and Chief Operating Officer, Latoya Edwards, hit the road to visit our operating partners in Corpus Christi and El Paso! In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amistad Community Health Center in Corpus Christi joined the Foundation to promote and disseminate COVID-19 vaccines. Over the ...

The Caring Foundation of Texas honored with the 2023 Burl Osborne Awareness Award

2023-09-05T11:28:55-05:00September 5th, 2023|foundation news|

The Caring Foundation of Texas was honored with the 2023 Burl Osborne Awareness Award at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Bonne Santé event this past June. This wonderful evening provided a culinary experience featuring local celebrity chefs, a silent auction, and live entertainment for leaders in the Texas kidney community to help raise awareness and ...

Happy National Doctor’s Day! Spotlight: Dr. Adrian Billings

2023-03-30T09:40:58-05:00March 30th, 2023|foundation news|

The Caring Foundation of Texas understands the hard work, dedication, and long hours physicians devote to their communities. Today, we want to give a special "thank you" to the Foundation's partner, Dr. Adrian Billings from Texas Tech University Health Science Center. The Foundation had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Billings to get to learn more ...

Care Van Program Hindered by Theft & Damage

2022-06-22T11:26:15-05:00June 8th, 2022|foundation news|

Our mission at The Caring Foundation of Texas is centered around mobilizing health care to underserved communities across the state. Some families experience many barriers to securing the preventive health care they need including cost, lack of transportation, and time. All services provided by our signature Care Van program are at no cost to those ...

Oral Health Partner Spotlight: Waco Family Medicine

2022-02-21T09:40:25-06:00February 21st, 2022|foundation news|

Oral Health Partner Spotlight: Waco Family Medicine February is National Children’s Dental Health Month! That makes it the perfect time to highlight our partnership with the Waco Family Medicine school program serving McLennan, Hill, Falls, Bells and Limestone counties. Proper oral hygiene is essential to overall health and wellness and a critical component to a ...

Bringing COVID-19 Vaccines to Dallas-Area School Employees

2021-05-12T13:09:46-05:00May 12th, 2021|foundation news, immunizations|

As COVID-19 vaccines became available earlier this year, Karyn Beauchamp started working on a way to get them to the employees of Irving Independent School District. Beauchamp, the district’s clinic and health services director, already partners with the Caring Foundation of Texas to provide students with vaccines they need for enrollment. Why not work together ...

Texas Care Van Partnership Helps Bridge COVID-19 Information Gaps in El Paso

2021-03-05T13:59:59-06:00March 5th, 2021|foundation news, immunizations|

As El Paso County started becoming one of the nation’s worst COVID-19 hotspots last fall, community focus groups revealed how social and economic differences made the pandemic harder on populations of color. Basic information about hand washing, mask-wearing and social distancing didn’t go far enough to address complex circumstances facing the county’s nearly 700,000 ...

Growing Partnership With Amistad Community Health Center

2021-01-29T16:05:09-06:00January 29th, 2021|foundation news, immunizations|

The Caring Foundation of Texas began partnering with Amistad Health Center back in September. The initial partnership focused on providing adult preventive health care screenings in the rural parts of Corpus Christi in areas called a colonias.  During this pandemic, this partnership has grown and now the Coastal Bend Care Van program is also providing ...

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