Wayne County Community Foundation and WMCHC Partner to Present Collective Impact Forum

Honesdale, PA (August 19, 2025) … On August 14th, Wayne County Community Foundation in partnership with Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) hosted a Collective Impact Forum at Ladore Conference Center in Waymart. The goal for the convening, which brought together representatives of more than 30 organizations, was to explore a collective impact approach to address top primary health needs identified through Wayne Memorial Hospital and Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment. Featured were a Keynote Speaker on Collective Impact and an overview of the Wayne Memorial 2025 CHNA findings prepared by The Institute for Public Health, Research & Innovation, East Stroudsburg University. Additionally, break out groups met to discuss existing efforts, identify gaps and explore ways to partner moving forward on the following topics: Access to Care and Transportation; Behavioral Health; Transitional Senior Housing; Health Literacy; Vaccine Hesitancy and Obesity. The convening was made possible through a generous grant from the William E. Chatlos Foundation.

Photo: left to right, Dr. Clare Lehnert, Institute for Public Health & Innovation, East Stroudsburg University; Teresa Lacey, RN, BSN, Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers; Ryanne Jennings, President/CEO, Wayne County Community Foundation and Keynote Speaker Paul Schmitz, Senior Advisor of The Collective Impact Forum and CEO of Leading Inside Out.