Volunteers From Aetna, Mercer And Others Team Up To Beautify Brown’s Harbor Campus During National Volunteer Month

Teams from Aetna, a CVS Health Company, Mercer and others joined forces for “Helping Hands at the Harbor” to beautify the Brown’s Harbor campus in Pembroke Pines. Part of Children’s Harbor, a nationally accredited non-profit agency with a mission to help strengthen families who are struggling in the community, Brown’s Harbor is a supportive housing community that offers on-site staff, training, and wrap-around support services for young adults ages 18-23 who have aged out of the foster care system.

(L-R) Tiffani Dhooge, President / CEO, Children’s Harbor; Debra Lage, Mercer and Children’s Harbor Board Member; Malissa Chavarria, Aetna Market Head of Sales & Service, Middle Market
(L-R) Davin Diaz, Principal, Mercer; Gabriel Hernandez, Associate; Mercer
(L-R) Naseema Outram, Financial Acumen, Inc.; Debra Lage, Mercer and Children’s Harbor Board Member
(L-R) Sasha Campbell, Aetna Sales Executive, Specialty; Rich Weiss, Aetna Southeast Region President
(L-R) Kimberly Jelev, Uniform Advantage Brands, HR Business Partner; Alexis Pozo, Associate, Mercer
(L-R) Davin Diaz, Principal, Mercer; Natalie Duarte, Associate, Mercer.
(L-R) Mozart Porcena, Senior Account Executive, Aetna; Gene Canter, Market Head of Sales & Service, Small Group for Aetna
Aetna VP of Sales & Service, Florida Commercial Business Raul Marcano
Natalie Duarte, Associate; Mercer

Photos (Courtesy of Children’s Harbor)

Organized as part of National Volunteer Month in April with help from Children’s Harbor Board Member Debra Lage of Mercer, volunteers cleaned windows, laid mulch throughout the campus and organized donations in the Brown’s Harbor campus boutique.

“A heartfelt thank you to these incredible volunteers,” Children’s Harbor President and CEO Tiffani Dhooge said. “Together, they set an amazing example for our young adults!”

The event was one of many ways supporters help Children’s Harbor. For more ways to get involved, click here.

About Children’s Harbor

Established in 1996, Children’s Harbor is a nationally accredited non-profit agency with a mission to help strengthen families who are struggling in our community, while providing safe shelter and support to teens in foster care so that they may grow into healthy, educated and productive adults.

With the belief that children should feel safe, that family is worth fighting for and that cycles can be broken, Children’s Harbor provides a harbor of hope and healing for children who have been impacted by the trauma of child abuse. The main campus in Pembroke Pines provides a supportive family environment for teenagers in foster care and their younger siblings. The family strengthening program prevents kids from coming into foster care by providing in-home counseling and support to families who are struggling in the community. Young adults aged 18-23 who have aged out of foster care are provided with housing and the wrap-around support and independent living programs necessary to help them overcome their trauma and navigate through the early stages of adulthood.

Brown’s Harbor is a supportive housing community that offers on-site staff, training, and wrap-around support services for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system, ages 18-23, helping to bridge the gap from dependence to independence.