Our Focus
OVP Foundation Focus
If the OVP Foundation for Healthier Communities is going to serve our communities in the most effective manner possible, we have to stay focused on our mission.
We have three main initiatives: Removing Roadblocks to Recovery, Communities in Crisis, and OVP Cares.
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Removing Roadblocks to Recovery
The OVP Foundation for Healthier Communities is committed to removing any barriers to a successful recovery from substance use disorders that patients, or even prospective patients may have.
Unless you’ve been in recovery, yourself, those barriers are not always what you might think about. It might be that you don’t have an option for pet care while you’re in treatment. It could be that you’ve been homeless, your driver’s license has expired, and you’re not able to get the identification documents that you need to pursue employment opportunities. It might be that you have no way of getting to your appointments; that you lack the education or training to get a job; or that you need help legal assistance to get a criminal record cleared.
Whatever the roadblocks that are standing in the way of a patient’s recovery, the OVP Foundation for Healthier Communities is focused on working with those patients to find a way to remove them.
If you’d like to help us provide that assistance, please contact Velma Workman, Director of Development and Community Engagement, at vworkman@ovp.healthcare
Communities in Crisis
Unfortunately, our region has seen its fair share of community tragedies over the past few years. Whether it’s a worldwide pandemic that wreaks havoc on nearly every aspect of community life; widespread weather events that claim lives, destroy homes and businesses, and leave communities in dire need of basic human necessities; or tragic acts of needless violence that leave a trail of devastation and heartache across communities; the OVP Foundation for Healthier Communities is determined to respond quickly with needed resources, support, and compassion.
For example, in 2022, our team was privileged to be able to respond to the needs of communities across Eastern Kentucky ravaged by sudden and massive flooding. We purchased and collected large quantities of bottled water and cleaning supplies and distributed them to people and communities who had lost nearly everything. We were also able to provide much needed emotional support and counseling services to residents of Floyd County, Kentucky, following a tragic shooting incident in the town of Allen that claimed the lives of several widely known and cherished law enforcement officers.
You never know when incidents like those will dramatically change lives in communities across our region. That’s why we’re committed to keeping our fingers on the pulse of our communities and being ready to respond quickly when tragedy strikes.
If you’d like to help us respond to Communities in Crisis, please contact Velma Workman, Director of Development and Community Engagement, at vworkman@ovp.healthcare, or at 304.429.1088.
OVP Cares
OVP CARES is a concept created by a wonderful young woman by the name of Karli McCloud, who just happens to be the granddaughter of Stephen C. Shy, Sr., one of the founders of OVP HEALTH.
Following in the footsteps of her family predecessors, Karli, a 2021 graduate of Spring Valley High School in Wayne County, WV, challenged OVP HEALTH to develop a company-wide program to show communities that OVP HEALTH employees truly care for their residents in need.
That led to a remarkable outpouring of employee compassion that began nearly three years ago, and has not only continued to this day, but has grown significantly, and has become a part of everyday life at OVP HEALTH.
From providing hot meals to unsheltered homeless people at Harmony House in Huntington; to collecting and distributing toys, clothing, and school supplies for children living in public housing complexes; to entering into a large-scale financial and manpower partnership with Facing Hunger Foodbank that has led to the feeding of thousands of families in the communities we serve; OVP CARES has accomplished exactly what Karli envisioned when she dreamed of the program years ago.