CareSource to be first-ever presenting sponsor of Bengals Care

CareSource and the Cincinnati Bengals announced Tuesday a partnership that will see CareSource become the first-ever presenting sponsor of Bengals Care.

Bengals Care is the Club’s umbrella platform that encompasses all the Bengals’ community programming. It showcases the team’s commitment to positively impacting youth through the game of football – as seen through the Bengals’ Flag In-Schools and field grant programs – as well as health and wellness initiatives like PLAY 60 Skills & Drills events. Each year, the Bengals drive seven figures of investment to local charities and programs to positively impact Greater Cincinnati.

“The Cincinnati Bengals deeply care about our community,” said Bengals Director of Strategy and Engagement Elizabeth Blackburn. “Bengals Care is more than a phrase, it's a call to action and a promise to our fans and the community that we are committed to positively impacting the region. CareSource shares our vision and commitment to the community, and we’re excited for this partnership.”

CareSource is the presenting sponsor of Bengals Care and the Bengals PLAY 60, a youth health and wellness campaign that encourages children to get physically active for at least 60 minutes a day. Bengals players will wear a jersey with a CareSource patch to team community events. To kick off the partnership, the Bengals and CareSource held a PLAY 60 event with students from Rothenberg Preparatory Academy and South Avondale School at Paycor Stadium prior to today’s announcement.

CareSource’s similar long-standing commitment to community health and wellness made CareSource the ideal partner for the Bengals and Bengals Care.

“CareSource is thrilled to be partnering with the Cincinnati Bengals and honored to be the first-ever presenting sponsor of Bengals Care,” said Steve Ringel, CareSource Ohio Market President. “At CareSource, it really is all about serving our more than one million members across the state by transforming health care with innovative programs that address the social determinants of health, health equity, prevention and access to care.”

Through this new partnership, the community work the Bengals and CareSource will complete together will leave a lasting impact on the health and wellness of the communities they serve. Having strong, vibrant, visible sports heroes helps create healthy children and healthy communities.

“Bengals Care is the all-encompassing community brand that includes all of our programs, driven by the mission of positively impacting the youth of our community through the game of football and health & wellness initiatives,” added Blackburn. “It was a thoughtful – and easy – decision to strategically align our community programming to a partner like CareSource. CareSource shares our vision and commitment to the community, and we’re excited for this enhanced partnership.”

“CareSource is proud to be part of the Bengals’ winning community spirit and can’t wait to see what our teams will accomplish together,” added Ringel.