28 Jul Why We Serve — Minority Mental Health Awareness
As associate director of Family Support Services (FSS) at Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area (RMHC Bay Area), Dr. Martha Hernández plays an...
27 Jul Why We Serve – Bridging the Gap in Healthcare
Cecilia Aviles knew from a young age that she wanted to make an impact in the medical field. As the daughter and granddaughter of Salvadoran immigrants...
16 Jun Why We Serve – The Impact of Charity
Ross Glasser feels joining the board of Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area was meant to happen exactly when it did. “There’s a confluence of events that made this the...
11 May Why We Serve – Keeping Families at the Center
As a new member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area board of directors, Rishi Seth sees nothing but possibilities ahead for the organization. “We want to get bigger,...
09 Apr Why We Serve – A Lifetime of Giving Back
Born and raised in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, Katty Coulson grew up in a family that emphasized the importance of giving. While her mother never worked formally, she always found ways...
30 Mar Social Worker Spotlight: Rebecca Gates, UCSF Benioff Children’s
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The issues that our families struggled with before COVID were intensified by the pandemic. Patients and families have needed social workers more than ever just to keep their heads above...
30 Mar Why We Serve – A Pediatrician’s View
Kelley Meade, MD, brings a philosophy of “servant leadership” to the RMHC Bay Area board of directors. She says that leadership doesn’t just mean “… only focusing on what I’m...
25 Mar Social Worker Spotlight: Juan Hernandez, RMHC Bay Area
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Working through COVID has definitely been challenging. However, knowing that we (RMH/its staff) is still able to provide much needed support to families and their patient(s) has been a relief....
25 Mar Social Worker Spotlight: Genesis Ibarra, UCSF Benioff Children’s Oakland
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Being a social worker, specifically being a medical social worker, through COVID has meant being in the frontlines and bearing witness to the pain, suffering and hardships patients and families...
25 Mar Social Worker Spotlight: Akilah Burford, Stanford Children’s
While working as a medical social worker with immunocompromised patients and their families during COVID has had its challenges, it has highlighted how important this work is....
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