MHEDS - Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc.

01/26/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗼 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. Accountability matters. Whether it’s a friend, family member, or your care team at MHEDS, support can make new habits easier to maintain. Our latest blog shares tips for building a support system that works for you. https://bit.ly/3YZ9tve

01/05/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴! We’re kicking off this month with a powerful new post from 𝗗𝗿. 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗟. 𝗠𝗰𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘆, Doctor of Behavioral Health and Licensed Professional Counselor at MHEDS. She’s sharing practical, realistic ways to rebuild healthy habits using 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 and 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. If you’re ready to make small, sustainable changes that support your long‑term wellness, this month’s blog is for you. Start your journey with us today! https://bit.ly/3YZ9tve

12/29/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. Use sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol when soap and water aren’t available but prioritize handwashing to remove certain types of germs effectively. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲! https://bit.ly/4nT6Upp

12/25/2025

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.
We are encouraged by continued progress toward a new Parade Street community healthcare facility, an important step in addressing long-standing health disparities on Erie’s east side.

MHEDS serves communities where life expectancy can be much shorter simply because of ZIP code. Expanding services into areas of highest need helps close that gap, but it requires sustained commitment from partners and the broader community.

This moment reflects progress, ensuring long-term access to care for underserved families remains a shared responsibility. Learn more about how we are ensuring that all Erie County residents have access to healthcare: https://mheds.org/donate/

The project is part of the East Side Renaissance initiative, which aims to revitalize a portion of the city's east side. See link below ⬇️ bit.ly/4939V0e

12/24/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.

In rural areas across Erie County, many residents face geographic isolation that makes even basic healthcare hard to reach. For them, the nearest doctor might be 30 miles away. In some cases, 1 in 7 adults still lacks a personal healthcare provider. If you can’t drive, can’t take time off work, or can’t afford gas, you go without. These barriers can be deadly.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗨𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻.

Because some families can’t access the care they need, 𝗠𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 $𝟯𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝘅-𝗱𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 — a way to bring life-saving healthcare to real people in communities that have been left behind and might otherwise go without. 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! https://mheds.org/donate/

12/23/2025

We just want to take a moment of your time to let you know about our 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 over Christmas and the New Year!❄️ At all of our locations, we will be 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟲. On New Year's Eve, we will be open with normal hours, but 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆.

Stay warm and enjoy time with your families!❤️

12/22/2025

𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀. Washing your hands after touching shared surfaces or being in public places is essential to stop germs in their tracks. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! https://bit.ly/4nT6Upp

12/15/2025

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝟮𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀? Scrubbing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds—don’t forget between your fingers and under your nails—removes harmful germs that cause colds, flu, and more. 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿! https://bit.ly/4nT6Upp

12/05/2025

For over 50 years, MHEDS has cared for Erie’s multicultural community, yet many still face barriers to essential healthcare. Some families can’t get to the care they need.

With your help, MHEDS will raise $350,000 to launch a mobile medical unit—bringing primary care and screenings to communities across Erie County - directly to the neighborhoods that need it most.

When we meet people where they are, we are sending a message: You matter. Donate Today at MHEDS.org.

12/04/2025

We send a BIG 'thank you' to Allegheny Health Network () and Edinboro United Methodist Church () for their respective donations of our trees, along with coats, blankets, and other winter garments to those in need at our Peach Street and Parade Street locations. Thank you so very much for your amazing support. We are so happy to have community partners like you!

12/02/2025

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲, published on GoErie.com / Erie-Times News, "𝗜𝗻 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲," by Alivia Haibach, CEO, MHEDS. This op-ed tells several truths: "In Erie, a ten-minute drive can mean a ten-year difference in life expectancy. No one in our community should wait weeks for a wellness visit. That a family shouldn’t have to choose between paying a bill and seeing a doctor, or between feeding their kids and driving 30 miles to the nearest clinic." 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲! 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 https://bit.ly/erie-health-equity

12/02/2025

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀. With so many remarkable organizations doing important work, it can feel difficult to explain why a donation to MHEDS - Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. should rise to the top of your list. But I’ll try.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿—𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆. You’re standing behind the belief that no one in our community should wait weeks for a wellness visit. That a language barrier should never become a health barrier. That a family shouldn’t have to choose between paying the electric bill and seeing a doctor, or between feeding their children and driving 30 miles to the nearest clinic.

For nearly a year, we’ve been beating this drum—and we’ll keep beating it—because the path to becoming a community of choice requires intentional investment. If we want to slow population decline, welcome families back home, and create a place where people can imagine their futures, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. 𝑊𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠.

We believe deeply in Erie County’s future. We believe our families deserve access to the healthiest lives possible. And we believe that is worth investing in.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! Donate at MHEDS.org/donate today!