Our Featured Members
1199SEIU members just like you share stories of how they gave their health a boost and many times gained a whole new outlook on life.
What Do Your Benefits Mean to You?
You count on your health benefits to support you in your efforts to stay healthy, whether it’s by getting regular checkups, keeping a chronic condition under control or just improving your lifestyle in general. But has there ever been a time when your health coverage literally saved your life or the life of a loved one? If so, we’d like to hear from you. To share your story with your fellow members in an upcoming issue of For Your Benefit, please contact the Funds at [email protected].
Member Profiles
Alice Barnett
Alice Barnett WHY is being healthy so important to Alice? Having her mind at ease about her health allows her to have fun with her daughter.“I enjoy spending time with my daughter—that’s what makes it all worthwhile.”Alice Barnett is a home health aide with Alliance...
Tykar Williams: Member Profile
Tykar Williams Why did Tykar Williams begin his health journey and join WeightWatchers®? Weight loss and pain-free knees have allowed Tykar to fully engage in life.“I feel more energetic now, so I can spend more time with my kids,” he says. “I can even go to hip-hop...
Malikah Weston: Member Profile
Malikah Weston Malikah Weston counted on her health benefits to help her deal with anxiety during the pandemic—and survive a brain tumor.As a Direct Care Counselor at the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State, Malikah Weston has cared for people with...
Russell Smith: Member Profile
Russell Smith credits his 1199SEIU health benefits with helping save his life after a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Heidi Espinal: Member Profile
Working to improve the health of those in her community, RN Heidi Espinal credits her benefits with helping her protect her own mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MaryGrace Colobong: Member Profile
After a trying year—both physically and emotionally—MaryGrace Colobong reflects on the peace of mind her 1199SEIU health benefits afforded her.
Linda Askew: Member Profile
Linda has always relied on her 1199SEIU Funds to help keep her and her family healthy—never more so than throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yesenia Pena: Member Profile
Recovering from cancer—and a bout of COVID-19—Yesenia Pena gained a newfound appreciation of the support she receives from her 1199SEIU Funds.
Hector Chavez: Member Profile
Working throughout the pandemic, Hector Chavez relied on his Benefit Fund to protect his health.