ABOVE: OSF Heath Care Program Manager for Community Health Mia Harrier and United Way of Danville Area CEO Angie Lazzell speak about the VCHelp Network at the January 26th STEPUP meeting at Second Church of Christ in Danville.
For families in Vermilion County that need help; and this can be from physical and mental health to putting food on the table and so much more; a great place to go for information is the VCHelp Network, at VCHELP.org. OSF Health Care Program Manager for Community Health Mia Harrier spoke at Friday morning’s (Jan 26th) STEPUP meeting at Danville’s Second Church of Christ..
Organizations that want to get involved with the VCHelp Network can learn more, and share information with other organizations, by going to CharityTracker.com. Harrier explains how that works.
AUDIO: Charity Tracker connects to VCHelp.org by giving our agencies a backend to connect with each other. We don’t share any personal health identifiers or information on that site. But we do say, “hey, I have a client in need of a food pantry or a ride,” or something along those lines.
And speaking of food pantries, Harrier says that’s one of the most frequently asked questions.
AUDIO: One of the biggest things, I would say, that people come to the website for is to find food pantries. We have the food pantries available in the county listed on the site. A lot of them have included their hours of operation; and pretty much anytime there is a food pantry available for people to go and get their needs met.
Harrier says there are currently 119 agencies and 206 agents on the CharityTracker.com end of the website, keeping their services updated so that Vermilion County residents know what’s available. Once again, Vermilion County residents can go to VCHELP.org.
