HealthMarkets Agency Marketing Group Makes $70,000 Donation to Dallas-based Promise Hous and the Stewpot

HealthMarkets Agency Marketing Group Donation Will Benefit Teen and Family Programs

North Richland Hills, Texas – Jan. 9, 2008 – HealthMarkets Agency Marketing Group, (http://www.healthmarkets.com), announced today that it is assisting Dallas-based Promise House (http://www.promisehouse.org) and The Stewpot (http://www.thestewpot.org) with cash and in-kind donations of $70,000.

Promise House HealthMarkets, through its insurance subsidiaries, provides affordable health insurance to individuals, the self employed, Medicare beneficiaries and small businesses. HealthMarkets Agency Marketing Group (AMG) is the marketing arm of the insurance subsidiaries.

"We consider ourselves fortunate to have had the opportunity to support the ongoing efforts of Promise House and The Stewpot,” said Troy McQuagge, President of HealthMarkets Agency Marketing Group. “The work being done by these two organizations is making a real difference in the lives of people most at-risk in society and in need of a helping hand."

Promise House has been serving teens and families in crisis in the Dallas community since 1984, offering crisis intervention, emergency shelter, transitional living, education, counseling and street outreach.

"When HealthMarkets Agency Marketing Group chose to assist Promise House, we supplied a wish list to serve as a general guide for items needed by our staff for the teens we serve,” said Judy Wright, Vice President of Resource Development for Promise House. “We were shocked and thrilled when we found out they were bringing a 17-foot truck full of items. Because of the size of AMG’s gift, we were able to divide the items among all nine Promise House programs, directly touching all Promise House clients for the next several months."

The Stewpot began in 1975 as an outreach program for the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, and has grown into a comprehensive resource center for homeless and at-risk individuals.

“This donation of cash and critical operating supplies is a wonderful boost for our organization. As we begin 2008, we see significant challenges as we work to enhance our services and as the number of homeless people in our community rise.”