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Margo Pires Honored for Health Advocacy
 

Difficult choices have to be made in the current economic recession, but Margo Pires, a health advocate at East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) and the Sullivan School Family Center, is working to make some of the decisions easier for those in need by helping them obtain health care insurance.

Margo was recently honored by Kids Count/Covering Kids with its Award for Health Advocacy. The award is in “recognition of her hard work and dedication in ensuring that Rhode Island children and families have health coverage.”

“This is really an honor,” Margo said recently, “especially because it’s from Kids Count, which is a great organization. I’m a big fan of the work done by Elizabeth Burke Bryant (Kids Count Executive Director) and her staff, so this award means a lot to me.” Margo noted that Burke has dedicated her life being a champion for children and families “and has been an inspiration to me in my work.”

She was one of three recipients in the state to receive the award.

As a health advocate, Margo’s working primarily through RIte Care, an insurance program for low income families. Recent funding cutbacks at RIte Care have made Margo’s job more difficult in determining eligibility for the coverage.  Read more