Share the Pie 2018: A Slice of Success!

In its fourth year, the Share the Pie Thanksgiving pie sale supports the partnership between Alliance Medical Ministry and StepUp Ministry, which provides access to employment and healthcare for vulnerable families in our community.

Over four years, Share the Pie has grown 600% — selling 500 pies in 2015 to 3,000 pies in 2018.

We are so thankful for the community who has come around our mission to make this fundraiser possible. From the pie bakers to sponsors, pie sellers and volunteers to all of the pie lovers, we could not do it without each one! Take a look at the success we had this year:

1,118 Pie Lovers
53 Pie Bakers
81 Pie Sellers
12 Incredible Sponsors
456 Pies given to Neighbors in Need

3,000 Pies Sold &
$90,000 raised (and counting!)

60 families served
with access to employment and healthcare.

Thank you to everyone who was involved this year! Make sure to follow @SharethePieRaleigh on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected with us throughout the year. Check out our website to be thinking about ways you can be involved next year!

November 2018 Volunteer Spotlight: Flu Kit Drives

Every flu season, we look for ways at our clinic to help our patients fight the flu. It is important that our patients stay healthy throughout the entire year, including flu season. Staying healthy lowers the chances of patients having to visit the doctor or the hospital. Without insurance, these trips do not come cheap.

Alliance takes steps to give our patients free resources to help avoid expensive trips to the doctor or drug store. Flu kits are set out for patients to take at the end of their primary care visits during flu season. Each comes packed with Advil, cough drops, hand sanitizer, tissues, and a fact sheet.

In just November alone, over 700 flu kits have been donated!

Special thank you to Duke Raleigh Hospital, Highland United Methodist Church UMW and White Memorial Presbyterian Church. We are so grateful for the community’s partnership in serving the working, uninsured population in Wake County!

Interested in hosting a flu kit drive? Contact rwofford@alliancemedicalministry.org.

Hello to AMM's New Executive Director, Pete Tannenbaum

Pete Tannenbaum, AMM Executive Director

Dear Alliance Medical Ministry Community,

I want to begin by telling you that I am beyond proud to be the new Executive Director for Alliance.  I also want to recognize how truly grateful this community is to Megg Rader for her tireless leadership and commitment to Alliance over the years, and I am personally so appreciative of her guidance and thoughtfulness throughout this transition.  I can tell you that she is even more remarkable than you can imagine.  I can also tell you that the people who work and volunteer here are equally as outstanding.

So, who am I?  I am a lawyer by education but spent most of my career in the corporate world while serving in a variety of leadership positions for nonprofit organizations.  I grew up in Greensboro and come from a medical family that believes in the power of community philanthropy and mission-driven nonprofit organizations.  So, for me, working with Alliance’s dedicated employees and passionate volunteers and donors to solve very real issues by providing affordable healthcare to the uninsured working population of Wake County is both an honor and an amazing opportunity. 

Wake County is widely recognized as one of the best places to live in the country.  The Triangle has one of the highest concentration of PhDs in the world, the quality of life is high and there is great opportunity here. However, we also have big healthcare issues. Wake County alone has more than 90,000 uninsured residents, and North Carolina does not fare well in national rankings for healthcare costs and access. 

Alliance is really making a difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable populations in Wake County.  In the past year, Alliance has seen 2,500 patients, has provided over 11,000 patient appointments, and accessed $3 million in affordable medication for uninsured individuals. That happens because of the donors, the volunteers, the staff, the providers, the partners and the many others involved with Alliance.  In my short time at Alliance, I have learned that people are genuinely passionate about Alliance, and it is amazing to witness.

So, thank you for all that you do, and thank you for always considering Alliance.  We plan to make another big impact in Wake County this Thanksgiving with Share the Pie – the proceeds of which will go directly to support the joint mission of Alliance Medical Ministry and StepUp Ministry to build stable families through access to employment and healthcare.

Stop by and say hello next time you are in the area.  I would love to meet you and hear about your connection to this amazing organization.  Have a happy Halloween!

October 2018 Volunteer Highlight: Edenton Street United Methodist Church

Fall is in full swing, which means our garden is being prepared for the colder months! Forty members of Edenton Street United Methodist Church joined us on Saturday, October 20th for their Great Day of Service.

The group spent the morning working in the garden, including prepping the garden beds inside the newly-constructed hoop house, and laying irrigation lines. Volunteers shaped the beds and added compost and fertilizer.

Volunteers cleared out weeds and planted annual rye grass was added to cover crop and keep soil in place and prevent future weeds. The group trimmed hedges and bushes around the building to have Alliance looking great!

Thank you ESUMC for spending your Great Day of Service with us!

Interested in having your group volunteer in thegarden? Contact garden@alliancemedicalministry.org for more information.

'Cue for a Cause raises $4,000 for AMM

The Alliance Young Professionals sponsored the fourth annual ‘Cue for a Cause at Alliance Medical Ministry on Sunday, Oct. 7th in the Alliance Community Garden.

The event raised $4,000 to support AMM, and welcomed over 100 attendees for clinic tours and family-friendly activities.

‘Cue attendees enjoyed delicious barbecue prepared by our friends at Glen Cove Farm (Ed Coleman and Bo Walker), Trophy Brewing beer, and sides from The Pit.

Children of all ages enjoyed a bounce house, games and face painting, supported by members of National Charity League, Dogwood Chapter.

Special thanks to Enloe High School Jazz band students for the incredible live tunes!

And, thanks to our volunteers who made it possible! Enloe MBSA and BlueCross BlueShield NC Foundation helped set up, man tables, and clean up.

Thank you to our Host Committee:

Beth & Paul McCain

Louise & Steve McCoy

Charita Murphy

Elizabeth Outten & Isaac King

Katie Patterson

Megg Rader

Mary Allison & Locke Raper

Kristin & Scott Stroud

Jena & Chris Taft

Harriet & David Wilson

Elaine & Fred Wood

Jennifer & Paxton Badham

Amelia & Andrew Bernstein

Carrie McMillan & David Boaz

Greta & Webb Bostic

Lori & Phillip Cowan

Irene Duncan & Cal Cunningham

Eleanor Scott & Hill Davis

Becca & George Edwards

Kelly Holcombe

Kathryn & Will Holding

Anna & Robert Hosea

This event was presented by Alliance Young Professionals

Interested in joining or learning more?

A Farewell Letter from Megg Rader, Executive Director

Friends,

As many of you know, I am retiring as Executive Director of Alliance Medical Ministry. Since my announcement at the end of April, the months have flown by. It hardly seems possible, but I will be leaving the end of October! 

It has been my sincere privilege and honor to lead Alliance over the last 6 years. I feel such gratitude at having been given the opportunity to meet, work and partner with so many amazing people in our community. We truly could not do the work at Alliance without you, and I thank you with all my heart!

I have been focused on the transition by supporting the board, staff and volunteers, as well as the search committee, moss+ross. Alliance is a phenomenal organization with great staff, board, donors, community partners and volunteers; it is poised to continue to do meaningful work to care for the under-served in our community, and I am confident that our next leader will be the right person to lead us the next exciting chapter. I look forward to supporting him/her and introducing him/her to you and others!

Alliance has always intentionally focused on excellent and compassionate patient care from the first day we saw patients in January 2003.  Every board member, staff and volunteer has contributed to our success and helped us live into our mission of providing comprehensive, compassionate quality medical care to a vulnerable population. 

Kudos to ALL of you for your support and commitment to AMM!

With gratitude,

AMM named one of two NC clinics for Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation

Alliance has been selected as one of two clinics in North Carolina to pilot a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Transformation Initiative administered by the North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NCAFCC).

NCAFCC has partnered with the Community Care of North Carolina network to assist with and The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation to fund the initiative, which provides technical support and a two-year grant of up to $50,000 per year!

NCAFCC evaluated 34 eligible member clinics for capability and interest in adopting PCMH transformation. After on-site visits and interviews with four of those clinics, only two were selected to move forward -- Alliance and Cape Fear Clinic in Wilmington.

The initiative provides technical support and a two-year grant of up to $50,000 year. As a pilot clinic, Alliance is committed to PCMH transformation and in obtaining PCMH Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

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What does it mean to be a Patient-Centered Medical Home?

Team-Based Care

• Practice leadership

• Care Team

• Orientation & education of patient/family

Patient-Centered Access

• Patient access to practice

• Care continuity

Knowing & Managing your Patients

• Data collection

• Medication reconciliation

• Evidence-based clinical decision support

Care Coordination

• Managing labs

• Tracking, managing pt. referrals

• Care transitions

Care Management & Support

• Identifying pts. for care management

• Person- centered care plan built

QI & Performance Measures

• Collecting & analyzing data

• Setting goals

• Improving practice performance

• Sharing data

“Alliance has always intentionally focused on excellent and compassionate patient care from the first day we saw patients in January 2003. I believe strongly that this opportunity has been 15 years in the making. Every board member, staff and volunteer has contributed to our success and helped us live into our mission of providing comprehensive, compassionate quality medical care to a vulnerable population. 

Kudos to ALL of you for your support and commitment to AMM!”

— Megg Rader, Executive Director