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This Year's Project: George's Place - Clothes and Necessities for those in Need
About Our Organization
At Siouxland Community Health Center, we embrace our core values of inclusive, collaborative, adaptable, respectful, exceptional (ICARE) to ensure a quality experience for all who choose the health center for their care. Becoming a level three recognized patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has been an important part of enhancing this experience with a team approach to care that is focused on the patient and provider relationship and improving total patient health. In addition to this work, the health center continues to engage partnerships in the community to increase accessibility and availability of services. Through outreach service sites, referral relationships, and active participation in community planning, Siouxland Community Health Center is committed to ensure that every need is met for our patients. The health center is a progressive organization. Electronic health record technology, expanded facility space, and a strong workforce is a combined infrastructure that is poised for long-term growth and sustainability. As we grow, we thank our friends and community partners for their continued support in our mission and making special projects possible that enhance our programs, services, and care.
Current Project: George's Place - Clothes and Necessities for those in Need
The Siouxland Community Health Center has established an in-house resource for adults and children who are in desperate need of new or clean clothes.
It is not at all unusual to see patients young and old come to a doctor’s appointment in clothes that are well beyond their useful life. To see a young child in torn or dirty clothes or a senior citizen with no socks in the dead of winter is sad and unfortunate.
In response to this need, the Siouxland Community Health Center created “George’s Place” – an on-site closet full of new, clean clothes. Socks – t-shirts – underwear – shirts – jeans, coats, etc. We are able to purchase the clothes thanks to the generosity of our staff and outside donors. When a patient, young or old, comes to us in that condition we will make sure they leave in new and clean clothes. Your donation to the Siouxland Community Health Foundation helps us continue to restock the closet with new clothing and basic necessities.
George's Place - Clothes and Necessities for those in Need
Project Details
George’s Place
The Siouxland Community Health Center has established an in-house resource for adults and children who are in desperate need of new or clean clothes.
It is not at all unusual to see patients young and old come to a doctor’s appointment in clothes that are well beyond their useful life. To see a young child in torn or dirty clothes or a senior citizen with no socks in the dead of winter is sad and unfortunate.
In response to this need, the Siouxland Community Health Center created “George’s Place” – an on-site closet full of new, clean clothes. Socks – t-shirts – underwear – shirts – jeans, coats, etc. We are able to purchase the clothes thanks to the generosity of our staff and outside donors. When a patient, young or old, comes to us in that condition we will make sure they leave in new and clean clothes. Your donation to the Siouxland Community Health Foundation helps us continue to restock the closet with new clothes.
George's Place - Clothes and Necessities for those in Need
Project Details
It is not at all unusual to see patients young and old come to a doctor’s appointment in clothes that are well beyond their useful life. To see a young child in torn clothes or without a coat, or an elderly individual with no socks or decent shoes in the dead of winter is sad and unfortunate.
In response to these needs, the Siouxland Community Health Center created “George’s Place” in 2014, an in-house resource for adults and children who are in desperate need of new t-shirts, underwear, shirts, jeans, gloves, coats, diapers, etc. to fulfill the needs that our front-line staff see daily.
George’s Closet is named in recognition of long-time Health Center and current Foundation Board Member, George Boykin.
Boykin has been instrumental in the establishment of the Health Center, as an advocate for the youth in the community at the Sanford Center, and in his decades of service as a local lawmaker in Siouxland.
We are able to purchase the clothes in George’s Closet through the generosity of our staff and community donors. When a patient, young or old, comes to us with desperate clothing needs, we have made it part of our mission to help them.
Help us reach our $1,000 goal to replenish our winter clothing supply (coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and boots) for patients in need. Thank you for supporting George's Closet!
George's Place - Clothes and Necessities for those in Need
Project Details
It is not at all unusual to see patients young and old come to a doctor’s appointment in clothes that are well beyond their useful life. To see a young child in torn clothes or without a coat, or an elderly individual with no socks or decent shoes in the dead of winter is sad and unfortunate. In response to these needs, the Siouxland Community Health Center created “George’s Place” in 2014, an in-house resource for adults and children who are in desperate need of new or clean clothes and necessities. Our on-site closet is full of new t-shirts, underwear, shirts, jeans, gloves, coats, diapers, etc. to fulfill the needs that our front-line staff see daily.
George’s Closet is named in recognition of long-time Health Center and current Foundation Board Member, George Boykin. Boykin has been instrumental in the establishment of the Health Center, as an advocate for the youth in the community at the Sanford Center, and in his decades of service as a local lawmaker in Siouxland.
We are able to purchase the clothes in George’s Closet through the generosity of our staff and community donors. When a patient, young or old, comes to us with desperate clothing needs, we have made it part of our mission to help them.
George's Place
Project Details
George's Closet - Clothes and Winter Outerwear for those in Need
This year, we are also asking for your support of George's Closet. With winter around the corner, our patients continue to need winter clothing items such as: coats, gloves, hats, socks, etc. Thank you for considering a gift to George's Closet for our patients!
George's Closet is name after long-time Health Center and Foundation Board member, George Boykin. George is a native of South Sioux City, and has a distinguished career in Siouxland in roles at the Sanford Community Center, Woodbury County government, the Siouxland Community Health Center, and MercyOne Medical Center.
Siouxland Community Health Center CEO Mari Kaptain-Dahlen says Boykin played a key role in establishing a community health center in Sioux City. “George was there from the beginning in 1992,” said Kaptain-Dahlen. “He could clearly see the need for a city the size of Sioux City to have more healthcare options as the city welcomed new citizens from all corners of the globe. Because of George’s advocacy, we have a Community Health Center today that provides health care to thousands of our residents and continues to grow.”
The main Closet is located at SCHC. Private donations, donations by staff, and outside parties are used to purchase new clothes, coats, hats, gloves, etc. for people that are new in the community, and those that are patients at SCHC. Staff refers patients' needs to the Foundation to fulfill the request. Just last winter, countless coats, hats, and gloves were given to patients who were in need.
George's Place - Clothes for those in Need
Project Details
George's Closet - Clothes for those in Need
This year, we are also asking for your support of George's Closet. With winter around the corner, our patients continue to need winter clothing items such as: coats, gloves, hats, socks, etc. Thank you for considering a gift to George's Closet for our patients!
George's Closet is name after long-time Health Center and Foundation Board member, George Boykin. George is a native of South Sioux City, and has a distinguished career in Siouxland in roles at the Sanford Community Center, Woodbury County government, the Siouxland Community Health Center, and MercyOne Medical Center.
Siouxland Community Health Center CEO Mari Kaptain-Dahlen says Boykin played a key role in establishing a community health center in Sioux City. “George was there from the beginning in 1992,” said Kaptain-Dahlen. “He could clearly see the need for a city the size of Sioux City to have more healthcare options as the city welcomed new citizens from all corners of the globe. Because of George’s advocacy, we have a Community Health Center today that provides health care to thousands of our residents and continues to grow.”
The main Closet is located at SCHC. Private donations, donations by staff, and outside parties are used to purchase new clothes, coats, hats, gloves, etc. for people that are new in the community, and those that are patients at SCHC. Staff refers patients' needs to the Foundation to fulfill the request. Just last winter, countless coats, hats, and gloves were given to patients who were in need.