NSU, United Healthcare, and HOPE South Florida Partner to Give Back to the Homeless

The remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the values highlighted on MLK Day have historically been a foundation for service to the community. It is often regarded as a catalyst to give back to charities and nonprofit organizations through one’s time and talents.

That catalyst was the motivation behind Lori Halpern’s plans to create care kits for HOPE South Florida, a local organization that supports the homeless in our community.

Lori is UnitedHealthcare of Florida’s Executive Director of Medicare Dual Special Needs Plans. There, she has received much support from her associates and her employer to continuously give back and to lead Day of Service initiatives with her family. This year, Lori and her family chose to support the homeless through HOPE South Florida.

Lori was able to amplify her service by connecting with Nova Southeastern University (NSU) through to the power of social media and networking. She shared her plans to support HOPE South Florida as a Day of Service initiative on her social media. This is where her fellow Leadership Broward alumna and NSU Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, Barbara C. Sageman connected with Lori to join forces.

NSU, which is hosts an annual Global Day of Service, encourages the university’s alumni, friends, and partners to serve their communities with an act of kindness or service project.

In the spirit of service and collaboration, NSU supported Lori’s mission and donated 1,000 pairs of socks to Lori’s care kit drive. Such teamwork and joint forces helped Lori and her family create more than 50 care kits for HOPE South Florida’s mobile shower program in addition to the 1,000 pairs of socks. The socks, coincidentally, were initially received by NSU to help the homeless in October of 2020.

The NSU Global Day of Service supports and promotes several NSU-led service projects, as well as more than 12 community-submitted projects. For more information, visit https://www.nova.edu/alumni/events/Global%20Day%20of%20Service.html