Vesper Society Awards Special Grants for Health Services for the Underserved

Vesper Society Gives Christmas Gift to Seniors in Bethlehem

Vesper Society made a special connection with Bethlehem this Christmas season: a $30,000 grant to fund a community health center for at-risk seniors. Serving about 170 seniors, mostly women, the program’s holistic approach will make it unique in Palestine. “Caring for Palestinian elders is one way we contribute to bringing peace and goodwill to the world, ” says Mary Baich, president and CEO of Vesper Society. Read the full story here.

San Francisco Group Provides Surgeries for the Uninsured

patientSurgical procedures are typically out of reach for the Bay Area’s uninsured residents. But Operation Access is bridging the gap through volunteer medical professionals and philanthropic contributions like the recent $20,000 grant from Vesper Society. Operation Access taps a network of more than 500 medical volunteers, 20 hospitals and 60 community clinics to provide the uninsured with donated outpatient surgeries and procedures. Read the full story here.

Society Helps Local Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program Stay Alive

The AIDS pandemic in Africa draws headlines, but the disease is still a critical issue closer to home, according to the director of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland. “Support for the program has been dwindling as people think HIV and AIDS is no longer a crisis,” says Dr. Ann Petru, who has had to cut staff due to the loss of major funding. Believing that the program’s services are vitally important to children and their families across Northern California, Vesper Society has awarded a $20,000 grant. Read the full story here.