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Jefferson Invites Area Social Workers & Case Managers to Learn about NJSave 

and Other Health-focused Services

Voorhees, NJ, DATE – Jefferson Health’s Community Outreach team invites area social workers and case managers who serve residents of low-income housing complexes, along with faith-and community-based organizations, to take advantage of its many health-focused services.

These include a free presentation about NJSave, a program that lets low-income older adults and those with disabilities apply for programs to save money on Medicare and Medicaid premiums, prescription costs, utilities, and other living expenses. In addition, Jefferson offers health screenings, vaccination clinics, language access workshops, and educational programs at no cost to the community.

Through a grant from the NJ Department of Human Services’ Division of Aging Services, Jefferson Health will offer assistance for those seeking to enroll in initiatives through NJSave. People who qualify and sign up for NJSave through a Jefferson program -– as well as finalize the process with a Jefferson representative -- may qualify for a gift card incentive.

“We are dedicated to addressing the needs of under-resourced community members throughout South Jersey,” says Aaron Chang, president of the Jefferson Health East Region. “This grant helps us further our mission of improving lives.”

Jefferson’s Community Outreach Team consists of healthcare and social workers who attend hundreds of community events per year, sharing health resources with diverse populations through educational presentations, pop-up vaccine clinics, mobile health screenings, and follow-up calls and care. The goal is to enroll at least 2,000 eligible individuals in NJSave.

Outreach team members, some of whom are multi-lingual, will provide educational workshops, enrollment events, help in obtaining documents, accessing and filling out the NJSave application, and following up, as needed.

To learn more, please email projecthope@jefferson.edu or call 856-239-0418.

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About Jefferson 

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.