Community Impact
CareSource Bayou Health supports the Houston Fire Department’s annual Operation Stocking Stuffer Initiative to benefit local children
December 14th, 2023 | 3 min read
CareSource Bayou Health was joined by Houston firefighters and Council Member Mary Nan Huffman at the Memorial City Target to fill over 40 shopping carts full of toys. The partners shopped for nearly two hours, handpicking gender-neutral gifts including games, arts and crafts and books to be distributed Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Great Toy Giveaway, a first come, first serve drive-thru event. (Photo: CareSource)
CareSource Bayou Health was joined by Houston firefighters at the Memorial City Target to fill over 40 shopping carts full of toys. (Photo: CareSource)
HOUSTON, Texas (CareSource) - To support the Houston Fire Department’s (HFD) Operation Stocking Stuffer initiative, CareSource Bayou Health, a joint venture between Legacy Community Health and nonprofit managed care organization CareSource, purchased $15,000 worth of toys to serve the community and families in need. About 20,000 children across Houston benefit from HFD’s annual toy drive, and CareSource Bayou Health is proud to have made a tangible impact on the community by donating about 1,000 toys to the initiative. This year, Operation Stocking Stuffer hopes to serve 30,000 children, or 7,500 families.
“CareSource Bayou Health was overjoyed to work alongside the Houston Fire Department and community partners to bring smiles to Houston families this giving season,” said Jason Neerman, Vice President of Business Development, CareSource Bayou Health. “Our organization strives to provide resources to those in need, and we believe all children and families deserve the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with new toys and full hearts.”
CareSource Bayou Health was joined by Houston firefighters and Council Member Mary Nan Huffman at the Memorial City Target to fill over 40 shopping carts full of toys. The partners shopped for nearly two hours, handpicking gender-neutral gifts including games, arts and crafts and books to be distributed Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Great Toy Giveaway, a first come, first serve drive-thru event at Dick Graves Park (2000 Reed Road, Houston, TX, 77051).
CareSource Bayou Health was joined by Council Member Mary Nan Huffman at the Memorial City Target to fill over 40 shopping carts full of toys. (Photo: CareSource)
“It was such an honor to participate in HFD’s Operation Stocking Stuffer by being able to shop for the children of Houston. Every child should have the opportunity to be able to open a gift this holiday season, and it is great to see our community partners coming together to make this happen,” said Council Member Mary Nan Huffman. “I’d especially like to thank CareSource Bayou Health for inviting me to come out to help clean out the shelves of Target! It was amazing to see how many children their donation will be able to make this holiday season a little more magical.”
To learn more about HFD’s Operation Stocking Stuffer, please visit osstoydrive.com. To learn more about CareSource Bayou Health, please visit caresourcebayouhealth.com.
CareSource Bayou Health is a joint venture between CareSource and Legacy Community Health, combining both organization’s mission-driven approaches for a lasting difference in the health
of members and communities. Supported by CareSource’s 30+ years of managed health plan experience and Legacy’s 40+ years of serving the community with a mission to drive healthy change, CareSource Bayou Health intends to offer Texas Medicaid managed care recipients comprehensive health coverage and provide access to the best physicians and delivering compassion and care.