Accreditation's Significance in a Time of Crisis

April 2020

All Together Now - At Home

As we continue to better understand and adjust to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on both our personal and professional lives, it has been reassuring to know that most of the country is doing the best they can to care for themselves and others and to contribute to their community at large by staying home.

As we’ve seen – health care workers and those on the front lines of keeping our basic necessities intact are not necessarily allowed the opportunity to think of themselves first, and so it’s been increasingly important for the organizations they work for to support their efforts by implementing crisis plans and strategies to effectively evolve as the pandemic continues to change shape.

Accreditation in a Time of Crisis is our latest blog that clarifies the value of this and has some thoughtful ideas wherever you are on the accreditation continuum. There are myriad resources that can connect you to the info you need and we hope you will count us as one of them. We are staying on top of legislation and regulations not only as a way to inform but to support. Until we get through this – stay healthy, be well.

Accreditation In Action ™

Congratulations to Shamah Autism Center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on achieving their three-year accreditation through CARF International!

Shamah Autism Center opened in 2016 to help provide dedicated education to children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

Learn more about Shamah Autism Center here.

HeartShare Health Services of New York and HeartShare St. Vincent's Services of New York City received re-accreditation through COA, Council On Accreditation!

HeartShare and HeartShare St. Vincent's Services continue to strive in providing the best services and education to children and families in their communities across New York. We commend them for their continued efforts to deliver top-tier care to a wide range of constituencies.

Read more here on these two wonderful organizations.

Recognizing Our Volunteers

April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week. We would like to express our gratitude for the countless individuals who take time out of their busy schedules to lend their talents and make a difference in their communities.

Never has their support and efforts been felt more as it is right now. Everywhere you look today, you will find volunteers involved in every aspect of our daily lives; from the medical field, educators, child care providers, to those helping fill the food shortage gaps experienced in low-income neighborhoods. We see you, we appreciate you.

We Thank You.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." - Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

For information on how you can get involved or to nominate volunteers in your community, visit the global volunteer organization, Points of Light here.