WVU Medicine WVU Hospitals (WVUH) and the Care Management Department have created a gift that keeps on giving.
Now more than 20 years strong, WVUH’s Employee Holiday Assistance Program continues to provide holiday cheer for employees and their children. The program, organized by Care Management, asks departments and staff to donate gifts for employees who otherwise might not be able to afford them.
This year, the program was able to enrich the holidays of 73 families and 121 children, according to Tiffany Yanuzo, director of Care Management.
“A heartfelt thank you never seems to be enough to say how appreciative we are of the generosity displayed by our employees for this program,” Yanuzo said. “Please know what a difference you have made in each of their lives.”
To be eligible, employees are asked to complete an application and submit it with a “wish list” for each child to Care Management. The lists include essential items, like clothes, but also toys and other fun items. Applications are reviewed for eligibility and the children are then matched with sponsor employees or departments. Sponsors also donate new wrapping paper, bags, bows and other holiday accessories so the parents can see the items and wrap them. The gifts are then distributed to the families.
“Thank you to all of you who assisted with making this another great success. We certainly could not do this without you,” Yanuzo said.
