Unmet social needs and an overall lack of service coordination are barriers to good health and quality of life. Enter the Care Partner Network.
What is the Care Partner Network?
The Care Partner Network is a collaboration of regional healthcare providers, social service agencies, and other community-based organizations working together to better support the health and social service needs of individuals in our communities.
The Care Partner Network creates a common table that enables direct and more efficient communication between community organizations to better navigate and coordinate services that impact the health and well-being of those in our communities. This includes addressing important issues such as housing, utilities, transportation, education, food insecurity, health, safety, and other personal needs.
As part of the Care Partner Network, organizations have access to Unite Us, a web-based platform, which creates a closed-loop referral network to facilitate inter-agency communication and support effective and efficient referrals. This includes notifications to individuals, care teams, and organizations when resources are provided.
The vision of the Care Partner Network "Individuals are supported by a wide array of organizations working together to make efficient, effective, appropriate referrals to meet their needs.
United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas is proud to coordinate the Care Partner Network. If your organization would like to be part of the Care Partner Network or would like more information, contact Jennifer VanHoose at 417.624.0153.
What is the Care Partner Network?
The Care Partner Network is a collaboration of regional Community Based Organizations that partner together to support the needs of individuals in their communities. This is accomplished by using the infrastructure of Unite Us, a closed loop web-based referral platform, to send and receive referrals for individuals to support and fulfill their social determinants of health needs.
What is Unite Us?
Unite Us is an outcome-focused technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers.
Why is there a Care Partner Network?
Unmet social needs are barriers to good health and quality of life. The Care Partner Network creates
shared ownership between community organizations and individuals to navigate and coordinate services
addressing social determinants of health. These include needs like housing, utilities, transportation, food,
safety, and personal needs.
How Does the Network Address Community Needs?
It creates a common table where community organizations work together to build a network that provides an efficient, effective health and social services solution.
How does the Care Partner Network work?
• For health and social service agencies, it is a closed-loop referral network that facilitates inter-agency communication to support effective and efficient referrals.
• The Care Partner Network includes notifications, via email, call or text, to individuals, care teams, and organizations when resources are provided.
What is the Vision of the Care Partner Network?
Individuals are supported by a wide array of organizations working together to make efficient, effective, appropriate referrals to meet their needs.
What is the Value of the Care Partner Network?
• We are PERSON centered.
• We create relationships to benefit the populations we serve AND each other.
• We work to break the stigma of poverty and behavioral health conditions.
• “I do, We do, You do” models meet clients where they are and build capacity and confidence.
• It reduces duplication of effort by coordinating service delivery and pre-qualifying individuals to ensure appropriate referrals are made, which increases organizational efficiency.
417 Pediatric Therapy, LLC.*
ACCESS Family Care*
Allsup*
Alzheimer's Association
American Legion Post 178-OK*
Angel Flight Central*
Area Agency on Aging-Region X*
ASCENT Recovery/The ROCC *
(Recovery Outreach Community Cen-
ter)
Big Brothers and Big Sisters-Joplin*
Big Brothers and Big Sisters-Pittsburg
Boys and Girls Club*
Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center*
Carthage Crisis Center*
Carthage Crosslines Ministry*
Catholic Charities of Southern MO*
Catholic Charities Inc. –SEK*
Center Christian Church*
Cherokee County Economic Development*
Cherokee County KS Health Department*
Children's Division Prevention-Jasper County
Charlie 22 Outdoors*
Children’s Haven*
Children’s Miracle Network*
Christ’s Church of Oronogo
Choices Medical Services*
Community Clinic of SWMO*
Community Support Services
Connections Abilities Resources*
Crosslines Ministries-Joplin*
Crossroads Christian Church-Baxter Springs
Crowder College-AEL Department*
Economic Security Corporation*
Economic Security Corporation-*
Head Start Prenatal-Five
Economic Security Corporation
Weatherization*
Family Resource Center-Pittsburg*
Family Response Advocate-SEK*
First Baptist Church-Riverton KS
Foster Adopt Connect*
Fostering Hope*
Freeman Health System*
Freeman Health System-*
Eligibility Partners
Higher Power Garage*
Home Instead-Joplin*
Jasper County Health Department*
Jasper County Public Housing Agency
GOALS– Self-Sufficiency Program*
Joplin Area Fuller Center
For Housing*
Joplin Area Ministerial Alliance*
Joplin Habitat for Humanity*
Joplin Health Department*
Joplin Parents As Teachers*
Joplin Regional Office
Kansas Works*
Lafayette House*
(Substance Use Program)
Legal Aid of Western MO
Loving Grace*
Lutheran Family and Children Services of MO*
McDonald County Health
Department*
Mercy*
Missouri Job Center*
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)*
Missouri Southern State
University*
(MLV) Foundation
My Limitless Vision*
Monark Southern Baptist Church*
NALA Adult Literacy*
Newborns In Need*
Ozark Center*
Ozark Community Hospital*
Pediatric Associates of SWMO
Phoenix Home Care & Hospice*
Pittsburg Community Child Care
Learning Center, Inc.*
RAISE-Refugee and Immigrant
Services and Education*
Restorative Justice Authority-SEK
Rhoads Health Insurance Services, Inc.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of
the Four-States*
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Salvation Army Jasper/Newton
County*
Seneca School District*
SCSEP-Senior Community Service
Employment Program
(AARP Foundation)
SER Corporation of Kansas*
Souls Harbor of America, Inc.*
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program
Southeast Kansas Ministerial *
Alliance-Thrift Shop and Pantry
Southwest Missouri Vision Connections*
SparkWheel-McDonald County Schools
SparkWheel SEK*
Spring River Mental Health and Well-
ness*
The Alliance of Southwest MO*
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
Day Saints*
The Independent Living Center*
The Naz Shelter and Outreach Center
The Non-Permitted Project*
Through Grace, Inc.*
United Way of SWMO and SEK*
Vita Nova Village*
Watered Gardens (Neighbor Connect)*
Webb City Cares*
Wesley House*
West Central Missouri Community Action Agency*
* Unite Us User
