Delta Air Lines and Hosea Helps Inc. teamed up with UnitedHealthcare and Grady to move Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy from words to work, delivering real, life-changing resources to the community.

Source: Adrian Asim In honor of Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 100th birthday of the late Rev. Hosea Williams, Delta Air Lines and Hosea Helps Inc., alongside community partners UnitedHealthcare and Grady Health System, transformed service into action with Health & Jobs First, a free mobile wellness and career support event for Atlanta families. Held Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Hosea Helps headquarters, the annual MLK Day activation delivered critical health screenings, employment readiness resources, family support services, and hot meals to hundreds of residents.

Source: Adrian Asim Timed to honor Hosea Williams' century-spanning legacy of direct service, the event reflected the foundation's longstanding mission of "meeting people where they are", especially when health and economic stability feel out of reach.

"Health & Jobs First is more than an event, it's an investment in people," said Landis Rush, National Vice President, Public Sector, Labor and Trust at UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual.

Source: Adrian Asim "By joining forces with Grady and Hosea Helps, we are meeting communities where they are and offering the tools, resources, and support needed to thrive.

Our mission is to help people live healthier lives, and when individuals have access to quality care and real job opportunities, families and whole communities grow stronger." Designed as a one-stop resource hub, Health & Jobs First offered free medical screenings provided by Grady Health System, including mammograms, HIV testing, cholesterol checks, blood pressure screenings and glucose testing. Families also received assistance with employment screenings, benefits enrollment and renewal for SNAP, TANF, WIC, CAPS and Medicare, as well as rent, utility and emergency housing screenings. Raffles, Groceries, And Hot Meals On Deck To ensure the experience extended beyond services, organizers made the day family-friendly, offering free haircuts and hair braiding, school supplies, bounce houses, face painting, and games.

Source: Adrian Asim Attendees received fresh produce boxes, family-size grocery boxes, and bottled water, while raffles throughout the day featured prizes including Sony PlayStations, new laptops, and $50 Visa and Walmart gift cards.



Source: Adrian Asim Food was available throughout the day, with the first 100 families receiving special meals from Big Daddy's Restaurant and hot meals continuing for the remaining attendees.

"This Is What Hosea Williams Did With His Life" During the event, Dr. Elisabeth Omilami emphasized that the activation reflects Hosea Helps' ongoing mission to serve consistently, not just seasonally.

Source: Adrian Asim / Adrian Asim "Hosea Helps, which is international year round organization has partnered with United Healthcare and Grady Hospital, Grady services to be able to bring people into a community that is safe and resourceful," Dr.

Omilami told BOSSIP. She specifically highlighted the medical resources available, including screenings that provide immediate results. "The resources include mobile mammogram units, and that is very important, even for women age 35 they have blood screenings, glucose, HIV, all these medical screenings that you get the result right away," she said.

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Omilami said the services are essential for families facing rising costs and limited access to care. "This is so necessary for the families that don't even have money for their food, they don't even have money to pay their rents, as the landlord's going up on the rent," she said. "They don't have money to buy goat school clothes for their kids. So you know, health is the last thing they think of. But today, at Hosea health, we're providing the services that will help them understand their bodies and help them understand who they need to follow up with thanks to Grady health systems and United Healthcare, we are here."

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Omilami also tied the moment back to the foundation's roots and the example Hosea Williams set in Atlanta. "But this is what Hosea Williams did with his life," she noted to BOSSIP. "He used to pay people's rent so they wouldn't get evicted. He was always giving money to feed somebody. He fed the first 100 men at the Wheat Street Baptist Church in 1970." A Survivor's Reminder That Health Can Not Wait Dr. Omilami also shared a personal reason she believes access to free screenings matters, especially for women. "Well, you know, I am, I am a survivor of breast cancer, and if I had gotten the mammograms on time, I would have known that," she said. "So I want to tell whatever woman that is here that they can get a free mammogram at the mammogram." She continued by stressing that health is the foundation for everything else. "Even if