Motor City Mobile Care For All
When the Ford Motor Company Fund and Delta Dental announced they were teaming up with Kare Mobile to help address an urgent shortfall in many underserved Detroit neighborhoods – our team immediately took notice.
In March, the automaker announced that it was launching the Motor City Kares giveaway for the opportunity to win a $150,000 Ford Transit mobile dental office to serve children and families in low-income communities.
Reliable transportation is one of the most common barriers for Detroit patients, especially heightened for persons with lower incomes or for those enrolled in Medicaid. According to the American Community Survey data, approximately 41 percent of the population in Corktown and Mexicantown are enrolled in Medicaid alone or a combination.
Eager to learn, adapt and respond to the need Detroit, MCDC seized the opportunity to film a submission to truly voice our passion for this project.
“Working in Detroit, we have witnessed first-hand challenges and struggles related to poverty, unemployment, and health disparities. Reliable transportation is one of the most common barriers for patients. These challenges are heightened for persons with lower incomes or for those enrolled in Medicaid. "
- Deborah Brown, CEO MCDC
In June of 2021, the joint initiative announced MCDC as one of two winners of the Motor City Kares giveaway.
“We are so pleased to be a part of this partnership providing a mobile solution to improve access to dental care within these two communities – delivering one smile at a time!” shared Dr. Brown.
The Mobile Van will be ready to serve patients in the Spring of 2022, allowing our team to build awareness and trust and establish ourselves as a long-term dental resource for the community.
“This partnership is about improving public health and building community wealth,” said Margaret Trimer, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, “We are not solely investing in dental care but lifting up minority entrepreneurs so they can provide critical access to care right here in Detroit.”
