January 23, 2020 – Recently, members of the executive teams at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital (CCRIH) and the Cleveland Clinic Florida Region volunteered for activities associated with the relocation of the United Against Poverty of Indian River County’s UP Center.
Their new 46,000-square-foot building will allow the organization to consolidate its programs and provide additional space to host collaborating partners. The “New UP Center” is located in the historic Main Street area of Vero Beach directly east of the Indian River County Administration Center at 1400 27th Street. The volunteers from CCIRH and the Florida Region assisted with labeling all equipment, furniture and store shelving at the new facility with identification tags.
In addition, the volunteers broke into teams and packed UP’s emergency food pantry at the current location to prepare for moving. They stocked shelves at UP’s member share grocery program, organized food and household products and assisted program members with locating items. Several teams assembled furniture and items that had been donated for sale in UP’s marketplace thrift shop.
The New UP Center grand opening celebration takes place on Saturday, January 25 at 9:30 a.m. and will include children’s activities, live music and refreshments immediately following the ribbon cutting.
About UP
Since 2003, United Against Poverty’s mission is to provide those living in poverty a pathway to economic self-sufficiency. The reason UP exists is to inspire and empower people living in poverty to lift themselves and their families to economic self-sufficiency. Fundamentally, UP believes that providing people in need a “Hand Up” is the proper path to empower individuals to break the cycle of poverty. This is a philosophical alternative to “one-way” giving, a model that has done little to impact poverty during the last 50 years. UP does this through crisis care, case management, transformative education, food and household subsidy, employment training and placement, and personal empowerment training. To learn more about United Against Poverty, visit UPIRC.ORG.
About Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 66,000 employees are more than 4,200 salaried physicians and researchers and 16,600 nurses, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic’s health system includes a 165-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 11 regional hospitals in northeast Ohio, more than 180 northern Ohio outpatient locations – including 18 full-service family health centers and three health and wellness centers – and locations in southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nev.; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2018, there were 7.9 million total outpatient visits, 238,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 220,000 surgical cases throughout Cleveland Clinic’s health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at twitter.com/CCforMedia and twitter.com/ClevelandClinic. News and resources available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org.
About Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
Founded by Garnett Radin, R.N., in 1932, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is a 332-bed, not for profit hospital offering comprehensive medical services to the Treasure Coast community. The Welsh Heart Center, Scully-Welsh Cancer Center and Scully Endoscopy Center offer full-service programs and a multidisciplinary approach. Healthcare professionals represent specialties including orthopedic services, minimally invasive vascular surgery, neurosurgery, stroke services, robotic surgery, a state-of-the-art wound healing center, bariatric surgery and the only maternity wing in the community. The hospital features all private rooms and is the largest private-sector employer in Indian River County.
