Impacting Lives
Partnership with Pro Football Hall of Fame
Centene's partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame (PFHOF), which began in 2017, focuses on various community engagement and health awareness initiatives. The partnership's flagship program, Strong Youth Strong Communities™ (SYSC), leads these efforts alongside other significant programs such as Salute to Service, which honors veterans during Super Bowl events. In 2024, the partnership plans to participate in No One Eats Alone Day, host five SYSC events across different states and engage in Salute to Service activities, including preparations for the upcoming Super Bowl in New Orleans. Additionally, collaborative efforts will be showcased at the Big Brothers Big Sisters annual conference.
Strong Youth Strong Communities
Strong Youth Strong Communities is signature national youth initiative. As the “Official Youth Wellness Partner of the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” Centene and the PFHOF share a commitment to this transformation through a whole health focus and active community involvement.
No One Eats Alone
Supporting children through strong community-based programs is important to Centene and its subsidiaries. Through these efforts, we are able to make a positive difference in the lives of children across the nation.
Centene with its health plans, a national program that inspires middle-school students to end social isolation. A series ofNo One Eats Alone®(NOEA) Day events are hosted in February in schools across the country to support this national program by participating in a shared curriculum to teach students how to combat isolation and promote ways of how to be kind to their peers.
“The last two years have been beyond challenging for students, particularly when it comes to their own mental health and well-being.No One Eats Aloneis truly an exceptional Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum because our high school Teen Board has helped shape it, ensuring that it will resonate with middle schoolers. It contains all the activities they need to reconnect with classmates and create belonging for everyone,” said Laura Talmus, co-founder and executive director of Beyond Differences.
Ending Social Isolation
Each year, the initiative reaches more than 1 million students in all 50 states. Mental health is especially important now as students experience the growing stressors due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its social isolation effects.Students have shown that when they are given the tools, they will stand up for others as empathetic and caring activists, not passive bystanders.
Many of Centene's health plans participated by hosting in-person or online events promoting awareness and driving change with schools in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, Florida, and other states. Following Centene's local approach, each school put their own spin on the event.
National Urban League
The is an organization focused on promoting economic empowerment through education and job training, community and workforce development, entrepreneurship, health and quality of life for African Americans and others in underserved communities. Centene has long partnered with the Urban League to address critical needs in urban centers across the U.S., and we’re proud to continue our ongoing support of its mission to create a more inclusive and empowered society and to, ultimately, improve the health of the communities we serve.
In 2024, Centene donated its former Ferguson, Missouri claims facility to the . The Centene Connected Community Center will support vital workforce development, education and empowerment services and programs, housing and re-entry programs, as well as a regional food distribution center, in collaboration with other community partners.
Centene's CEO Sarah London joined the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (ULSTL) President and CEO Michael McMillan at the grand opening of the Centene Connected Community Center in Ferguson, Missouri on July 30, 2024.