700 police widows enrolled for free health insurance

A United States (US)-based charity organisation, Kedrick Scribner Foundation, has lifted 700 widows and orphans of police officers with free health insurance as part of celebrations to mark the 2024 International Widows’ Day. The founder of the NGO, Dr Kedrick Scribner, represented by his wife, Mrs Victoria Scribner, said the gesture was to reach out […]

A United States (US)-based charity organisation, Kedrick Scribner Foundation, has lifted 700 widows and orphans of police officers with free health insurance as part of celebrations to mark the 2024 International Widows’ Day.

The founder of the NGO, Dr Kedrick Scribner, represented by his wife, Mrs Victoria Scribner, said the gesture was to reach out to the less-privileged, particularly the wives and children of deceased police officers.

She said the foundation had impacted thousands of people positively in the last four years.

She further said, “So far, it has been phenomenal and everything has been going on as planned. This initiative is very dear to my husband, being a retired police officer himself, and knowing how difficult life can be for the wives and children after the demise of an officer.

“This is the fourth edition of the initiative, ‘Widow’s Mite 4.0’, with the theme: ‘Hope Beyond Grief’. This is done in partnership with the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA).”

The foundation’s Manager, Mrs Glam Flang Bulus, said the initiative was to bring succour to the wives and children of fallen heroes.

A beneficiary, Mrs Theresa Adelusi, described the initiative as “a laudable idea to address the health challenges of police widows and orphans.”

Another beneficiary, Mrs Esther Zitta, whose husband died in 2011, appreciated the foundation for the gesture, saying, “This initiative is good and will help us to manage our health needs well, especially since I can no longer access the health insurance we used when my husband was in service.”