Portsmouth, NH – 2/15/08 - TD Banknorth, through the TD Banknorth
Charitable Foundation, has awarded $10,000 to the Dental Center at
Families First Health & Support Center. Representatives from TD
Banknorth and the Families Dental Center recently gathered to celebrate
the grant.
“Access to affordable health and dental care services is in constant
demand” stated Charlotte Hubbard, Vice President Business Development
and Sales Manager, TD Banknorth. “At TD Banknorth, we believe it’s
important to invest wisely with organizations that keep our communities
strong and vital.”
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| The Families First Dental Center provides preventative, restorative and
emergency dental care and oral health education and care coordination
to approximately 1,150 adults and children each year. The Dental Center
initially served only patients of the Families First Health Center but
has expanded the eligibility requirements to serve more children and
special needs adults. |
Pictured from left to right: Charlotte Hubbard, TD Banknorth & Helen Taft, Families First Dental Care Clinic |
| “Families First is the only medical and dental practice in the
Seacoast that specializes in serving patients who are uninsured,
covered by Medicaid, and/or homeless.” stated Helen B. Taft, Executive
Director, Families First Health & Support Center. “We couldn’t do
it without grants from generous organizations like TD Banknorth that
help cover the high costs of providing these services.”
About TD Banknorth Inc.
TD
Banknorth Inc. is a leading banking and financial services company
headquartered in Portland, Maine and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD
Bank Financial Group headquartered in Toronto, Canada. TD Banknorth is
one of the 25 largest commercial banking organizations in the United
States, with over $40 billion in assets. TD Banknorth's banking
subsidiary, TD Banknorth, N.A., operates banking divisions in
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania and Vermont. TD Banknorth and TD Banknorth, N.A. also
operate subsidiaries and divisions in insurance, wealth management,
merchant services, mortgage banking, government banking, private label
credit cards, insurance premium financing and other financial services
and offers investment products in association with PrimeVest Financial
Services, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.TDBanknorth.com.
About the Families First Dental Care Clinic
Families
First Health and Support Center, the Seacoast’s community health
center, provides a broad range of health and family support services to
individuals and families, regardless of ability to pay. Services
include primary, prenatal and oral health care; parenting classes,
parent support groups and family programs; home visiting for families
facing special challenges; and mobile health care for people who are
homeless. For more information, call 603-422-8208, or visit
www.FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org. |
