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Georgia Legislative Session Opens January 12, 2026 HHCP is mobilizing a dedicated advocacy team for Capitol visits, legislative workshops, receptions, committee hearings, and testimony alongside partner health professions. We need team members who can: Attend legislative convenings Testify at committee hearings Stand with partner organizations (GNA, UAPRN, GAPAs, LPCA) Represent HHCP at Capitol events

Strategic Funding Secured Northeast Georgia Health System Partnership: $39,000 Multi-year investment supporting YOUTH-MED program delivery and physician mentor recruitment MERGE Hospitality Partnership: $23,500 Presenting sponsor for Sapphire Holiday Soirée and ongoing program support NCB 2025 Grant: $140,000 Total • $100K → Technology upgrades & commercial van purchase (2022 Chrysler Voyager) • $40K → Marketing, automation, contractor support 2025 Gala Revenue: $21,000+ Annu

We're entering year 6. We're scaling for sustainability. We're hiring 3-5 team members. We're expanding YOUTH-MED into nursing, EMS, and health technology pathways. We're engaging the Georgia Legislature (session opens January 12). We're closing a $7,500 Jamaica shipping gap. We're professionalizing infrastructure while maintaining agility.

Georgia needs 8,000 more physicians by 2030 . We rank 38th nationally in physician supply, 44th in surgeons . 142 of 159 counties are Health Professional Shortage Areas. The workforce crisis is here. HHCP is building solutions at the speed the problem demands.

$220,000 in operational funding executed $481,750 total raised since establishing HHCP in 2020 25,000+ individuals impacted to date ~2,500 educated or served in 2025 43 YOUTH-MED Scholars graduated with 91% satisfaction $50,000+ in medical equipment shipping to Jamaica $39,000 Northeast Georgia Health System partnership investment $21,000+ raised from 2025 Gala $4,745 raised from Sapphire Holiday Soirée $6,000+ in scholarships awarded We managed a $140,000 federal grant (NCB