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Sponsored by: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Updated: September 27, 2021 2021 Giving Guide

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

 

Bill Whitmore, Vice President, Maine, for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

A vested interest in making communities happier and healthier

Trust. Collaboration. Compassion. Resilience. These words are the common threads that make up the DNA of Maine’s nonprofit community, and they’ve never been more important than over the past year and a half.

As a local, not-for-profit health insurance provider, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care provides health benefits to more Maine businesses than any other health insurance provider in the state, according to a Maine Department of Insurance report. We understand what it takes to operate nonprofit organizations like yours, and we’ve also seen the strain COVID-19 has put on nonprofits throughout the state.

Our health plans are crafted to meet the needs of Mainers and we’ve offered enhanced benefits to address increased health care demands. But our call to action goes beyond insurance coverage because we understand the value a healthy workforce brings to your business.

As your neighbor, Harvard Pilgrim has a vested interest in making sure communities throughout Maine are happier and healthier. This has been especially vital throughout the pandemic. Over the past year, Harvard Pilgrim has provided free, virtual well-being classes and educational webinars, to support the physical and emotional well-being of our state.

The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation responded to the pandemic with more than $2 million in financial grants to more than 100 Maine nonprofits.

In the past 18 months, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation responded to the pandemic with support to our most vulnerable neighbors during these challenging times, including more than $2 million in financial grants to more than 100 Maine nonprofits.

One of the most impactful initiatives we’ve been involved with is the COVID-19 Relief Meal Delivery Project. In March 2020, our Foundation partnered with Cooking for Community and the YMCA of Southern Maine, providing $240,000 in funds to deliver hot, healthy meals to hundreds of families in the greater Portland area. This outreach helped feed thousands of people, but also provided local restaurants the opportunity to hire people back to work who were impacted by COVID-19 closures. More than a year later, Cooking for Community is still going strong.

This is a perfect example of how we can have the highest impact on the community by working together.

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic started, Harvard Pilgrim was there for you, and we’ll continue to be there in the future. But it’s during the toughest times we are reminded of how important it is to look out for each other, and to take care of those who need it the most.

Harvard Pilgrim is proud to be your trusted local partner in Maine. And I’m honored to work for a local not-for-profit company that is committed to improving the quality of life throughout my home state.