Avant Healthcare Professionals Announces Partnership with Junior Achievement of Central Florida
October 13, 2017
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally educated nursing and allied health professionals, has announced it is partnering with Junior Achievement (JA) to change the lives of youth in the Central Florida community. Junior Achievement is a national organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices.
Avant Healthcare Professionals’ partnership with JA involves sponsoring the JA Academy Scholarship for a local student, mentoring students, and providing JA with additional classroom resources needed to continue their initiative.
“Our mission is to change the lives of our nurses, patients and clients. Avant partnered with Junior Achievement because their initiative aligns with Avant’s passion to positively impact those in our community, providing another opportunity to change lives,” said Shari Dingle Costantini, founder and CEO of Avant Healthcare Professionals.
The partnership is an ongoing relationship that will continue to address the needs of JA in the Central Florida area. “We are excited to have Avant Healthcare Professionals as a partner in improving the lives of students and giving them the opportunity to excel in their future careers,” said Kathy Panter, Junior Achievement President of Central Florida.
About Avant Healthcare Professionals
Need nurses? Avant Healthcare Professionals is the premier staffing specialist for internationally educated registered nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists. Avant has placed thousands of international healthcare professionals across U.S. facilities to help improve the continuity of their care, fill hard-to-find specialties, and increase patient satisfaction, revenue and HCAHPS scores. Avant is a Joint Commission accredited staffing agency and founding member of the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment (AAIHR). Avant Healthcare Professionals is a member of the Jackson Healthcare® family of companies.