Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health recently presented a $25,000 check to the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley for its 2023-24 annual campaign. Highmark has a long-standing partnership with the United Way in many ways, including corporate contributions, onsite campaigns, employee pledges, and volunteer opportunities.

“Highmark West Virginia is proud to support the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley with a $25,000 Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health grant,” said Jim Fawcett, president of Highmark West Virginia. “Community health is a key priority of the Charitable Fund, and we appreciate the impactful services the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley provides to improve the health and well-being of the individuals it serves.”

The Highmark Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) private, charitable organization dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing, and quality of life for individuals who reside in the communities served by Highmark, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Highmark fulfills their mission by awarding high-impact grants to charitable organizations that implement evidence-based programs aimed at improving community health. Central to the Foundation’s mission is identifying and continuously reevaluating the region’s prevailing health care needs.

“We are so grateful for the generous giving of the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health,” said Staci Stephen, executive director of the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley. “The grant will impact the local community significantly. Our mission is to improve the health, education, and financial stability of every person in the Ohio Valley and this grant will go a long way in helping us fulfill that mission. We can’t thank the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health enough for this very charitable gift.”

The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley funds more than 30 programs that support community members in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties in West Virginia and Belmont County in Ohio.