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![Patient Elaine Stevens](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_425/public/2021-08/la-care-gift-teaser-sngl.jpg?itok=v2hGgfNn)
L.A. Care awards MLKCH $500,000
L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest publicly operated health plan in the country, has awarded $500,000 to MLK Community Healthcare to increase the capacity & capabilities of the MLKCH Post-Discharge Clinic treating South Los Angeles residents dealing with the long-term effects of COVID-19.
![Vaccination clinic](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_425/public/images/blogTeaser/vaccination-clinic-teaser-sngl-min.jpg?itok=HJGF8SfU)
One Year Later: Peace of Mind
A gift to MLKCH comes full circle as seniors receive their vaccine shot at Gateway at Willowbrook
![‘Never give up,’ a pharmacist’s journey through COVID-19](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_425/public/images/blogTeaser/gives-whyigives-nubar-c14-min.jpg?itok=pjdJ0DwJ)
‘Never give up,’ a pharmacist’s journey through COVID-19
Battling COVID-19 became personal for Nubar Petikyan. He gives back to honor his loved ones.
![The Weingart Foundation and Ballmer Group have jointly awarded $15 million in support of the hospital](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_425/public/images/blogTeaser/article-hospital-to-healthcare-thumb-min.jpg?itok=-g5EGP_l)
From Hospital to Healthcare System
Weingart Foundation and Ballmer Group give a combined $15 million to boost our hospital’s vision to bring doctors to South LA.
![Valerie Suarez](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_425/public/images/blogTeaser/gives-whyigives-valerie-teaser-sngl.jpg?itok=_un04A1g)
‘This is home,’ says Valerie Suarez
As a new mom of twins working through a pandemic, Valerie Suarez learns a new form of compassion. Today, she finds pride in giving to her community.
![Becca Jozsa](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_425/public/images/blogTeaser/Article%252520teaser%252520single_1.jpg?itok=kxA-wzyv)
Robert Ellis Simon Foundation gives to support employee mental health
The $100,000 gift will provide mental health and wellness resources to support healthcare workers in a historically challenging time.