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AmeriCorps Week 2013 Blog Series – Community Meal

March 20, 2013 Pat Wildes

AmeriCorps Week 2013 took place from March 9th to March 17th. Several of our HealthCorps Navigators have agreed to write about their experiences, starting with Pat Wildes. When our group of HealthCorps Navigators first sat down in the fall to discuss plans for AmeriCorps Week, we quickly decided that we wanted to focus our efforts on Connecticut’s homeless population. Using several of CHC’s WYA (Wherever You Are) Healthcare for the Homeless locations as a starting point, we set out to…

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Press Release: AmeriCorps Week 2013!

March 8, 2013 Pat Wildes

Written by Eliza Cole AmeriCorps Week 2013 Shines Spotlight on Community Service MIDDLETOWN, CT (March 6, 2013): Community Health Center Inc.’s HealthCorps Navigators will honor National AmeriCorps Week, March 9-17, with service projects focused on helping the homeless and near homeless in communities across Connecticut. Over the course of the week Navigators will host events in several of the communities CHC serves. The theme for this year’s program, “Wherever You Are, AmeriCorps Works,” follows the national theme of AmeriCorps Week…

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HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Pat Wildes

March 5, 2013 Pat Wildes

Meet Pat Wildes, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in the Communications Department at CHC, Inc.! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I majored in Government at Skidmore College, and I’ll be attending law school next year. – What about joining CHC most excites you? The opportunity to engage in community service and outreach with people who share a similar passion for volunteering. – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather be _____________? Playing professional…

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New Horizons Domestic Violence Services – Used Cell Phone Drive

February 15, 2013 Pat Wildes

The following piece was written by Carlee Clarino, a HealthCorps Navigator at CHC who organized a recently-completed, used cell phone drive for New Horizons Domestic Violence Services. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 23.6% of women and 11.5% of men in the United States have reported being a victim of domestic violence or abuse at some point in their lives. The CDC also reported in 2004 that 1,544 deaths were the result of domestic violence (25%…

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An Update on Give Kids A Smile!

February 7, 2013 Pat Wildes

Below you’ll find a post written by Kiran Narain, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in CHC’s Mobile Dental Program. She provides us with a quick update on the Give Kids A Smile events that are taking place at CHC sites across Connecticut. Give Kids A Smile is an annual program sponsored by the American Dental Association (ADA) and its goal is to improve the oral health of underinsured and uninsured children in the United States. The national Give Kids A…

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HealthCorps Navigator Profile – Kiran Narain

February 5, 2013 Pat Wildes

Meet Kiran Narain, a HealthCorps Navigator serving in CHC’s Mobile Dental Program! – Can you tell us a bit about your educational background? I graduated from UConn in May with a B.S. in Allied Health Sciences. I will be attending dental school in the fall. – What about joining CHC most excites you? I am able to meet many great people and all of the opportunities to work in the community. – If not seeing patients/serving at CHC you would rather…

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