WellCare Joins Champions for Children Campaign & Pledges $250,000 to Support Children's Home Society

July 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Tampa, Florida — WellCare of Florida, Inc. and the WellCare Community Foundation, two affiliated subsidiaries of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. , have joined the Children’s Home Society of Florida Champions for Children campaign. As part of the commitment, WellCare has pledged $250,000 over a period of three years to support the campaign.

“WellCare is proud to collaborate with Children’s Home Society of Florida, and we look forward to helping raise awareness, so others are encouraged to join us as Champions for Children,” said Chrissie Cooper, president of WellCare’s Florida and Hawaii Division. “Like Children’s Home Society of Florida, WellCare has made a commitment to enhancing the health and lives of children and their families. Through collaboration, we can extend our reach and help build brighter futures for the children across our state.”

During a Champions for Children campaign kickoff event on June 22, WellCare was recognized as one of two presenting corporate partners for committing to the highest level of financial sponsorship. In addition to financial resources, WellCare will support Children’s Home Society of Florida efforts by providing leadership, raising awareness and engaging its associates and business partners. Together, WellCare, Children’s Home Society of Florida and other Champions for Children campaign participants will launch statewide efforts that emphasize child safety, health, well-being and success in life, while helping to build strong families for children.

Last year, Children’s Home Society of Florida served nearly 200,000 children and their families. WellCare of Florida serves more than 300,000 children across the state through Florida’s Medicaid and Healthy Kids programs.

For more information about the Champions for Children campaign and how to join WellCare as a supporter of Children’s Home Society of Florida, visit www.CHSchampionsforchildren.org.


About WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services targeted to government-sponsored health care programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, WellCare offers a variety of health plans for families, children, and the aged, blind, and disabled, as well as prescription drug plans. The company served approximately 2.5 million members nationwide as of March 31, 2012. For more information about WellCare, please visit the company's website at www.wellcare.com.

About The WellCare Community Foundation
The WellCare Community Foundation was established in 2010 and is a non-profit, private foundation. Its mission is to foster and promote the health, well-being and quality of life for the poor, distressed and other medically under-served populations — including, those who are elderly, young and indigent — and the communities in which they live. The WellCare Community Foundation carries out this mission by supporting work that helps people live healthy, safe and productive lives, and by assisting groups with serious and neglected health care needs. Underscoring this mission is The WellCare Community Foundation’s goal to serve as a national resource that fosters an environment where there is a continuum of education, access and quality health care, all of which improve the overall health, well-being and quality of life of targeted beneficiaries.