Community Health Worker Association of RI

CHW Voices
2024-08-26 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-06-24 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | RI
For Leadership and Advocacy

Join us!

Zoom Link

This link was updated on 9/19/24

CHW Voices participants can always expect to:

Meet other CHWs

Contribute to policy discussions

Strengthen community connections

Join networking groups

Keep up to date on CHW news

Did you participate in the 2023 RI CHW Conference – or wish you had?Join other CHWs to share your ideas and play a part in planning for the next CHW Conference in 2024. Email questions here.

This zoom link will be the same for each month’s session:https://ctc-ri.zoom.us/j/99461656622?pwd=[REDACTED]

National CHW Awareness Week
2024-08-26 08:00 - 2024-08-30 17:00 | RI
National CHW Awareness Week (NCHWAW) 2024 will be August 26-30th. This 2nd annual week of collaboration and action unites CHWs and allies across race, ethnicity, gender, geography, experience, and identities.

See more at NACHW/NACHWAW

The National Association of CHWs has made a toolkit to make it easy for you to spread awareness of CHWs during this week. *Note- their social media graphics are not in the toolkit but are below.

The toolkit includes an easy template for reaching out to legislators about YOUR issues, and how to talk to them when you meet with them!

NCHWAW 2024 is an opportunity for CHWs and allies to spread the word about CHWs’ unique core roles, our contributions to community health and wellbeing, and our capacity for leadership. Let’s work together to promote policies that respect, protect, and authentically partner with CHWs and our communities.

Plan something for the Week & Share! Let us know what you’re planning for the week by emailing us joinchwari@gmail.com so we can promote it! And, register your event with NACHW here

Share-able Social Media Images below.

Their toolkit is available here: nachw.org/nchwaw/. Sign up to get emailed updates directly from NACHW.

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Back to School RI
2024-08-24 10:00 - 13:00 | RI
Free backpacks and school supplies statewide! Locations below!

Older Adults & Dementia Care Training
2024-08-24 09:00 - 15:00 | Rhode Island College, 107 Alger Hall, 600 Mount Pleasant Street, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Office of Health Aging Presents: Community Health Worker Older Adult Training

This training targets individuals who are certified as CHWs or are working toward CHW certification. Please join us for this specialized training for Community Health Workers who are interested in serving older adults in the state of RI.

This training is supported by the Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging with ARPA funding from the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living.

All participants who successfully complete the full training will receive a $350 stipend and RI College certificate of completion. The training is provided by RI College and includes:

Building Holistic Relationship with Older Adults (35-hours) a RICB Specialization

Dementia Competent Practice: Promoting Dignity & Person-Centered Care (5-hours).

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The training will be delivered over a six-week period: 5 in-person session and 1 online session. The in-person sessions will be held at RI College’s Alger Hall, room 107 (morning and lunch refreshments will be provided). Classes will meet on Saturdays from 9am – 3pm (see the schedule below):

August 24, 2024 9am – 3pm in-person

August 31, 2024 and September 7, 2024 no in-person classes; participants complete online work •

September 14, 2024 9am – 3pm in-person

September 21, 2024 9am – 3pm in-person

September 28, 2024 9am – 3pm in-person

October 5, 2024 9am – 3pm in-person

Upon completing the training, participants will increase their understanding of:

Community Health Workers (CHWs), Aging & the Workforce

Sociological Contexts of Aging: Obstacles & Opportunities

Practice Perspectives: Building Partnerships that Empower

Social Determinants of Health & Aging: Obstacles & Opportunities

Threats to Healthy Aging: Behavioral Health Challenges & Dementia (5-hours)

Healthy Aging

Empowering Partnerships & Resource Navigation

In support of building the CHW Workforce in the field of aging, this training program will support applications and fees for certifications for Community Health Worker and Older Adults Specialization.

Please submit your application by August 20th. You will receive confirmation of your acceptance by the 21st.

If you have questions, please contact Tonya Glantz (401-456-4626; tglantz@ric.edu).

Click here to apply: Office of Health Aging Presents: Community Health Worker Older Adult Training Application

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Lead Prevention for CHWs Networking Gathering
2024-08-22 12:00 - 13:30 | RI
Lead poisoning is a serious environmental justice, tenants’ rights, and public health issue. Lead exposure at any level can cause permanent effects in children and adults. The good news is that it’s preventable!

Since 1992, the Childhood Lead Action Project has worked to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Rhode Island through parent support, community education, and advocacy.

Laura Brion, Executive Director, Childhood Lead Action Project will speak to how CHWs can inform their clients about lead and connect them to the services that can prevent lead poisoning!

Register!

NACHW Unity Conference
2024-08-22 08:00 - 17:00 | RI
The NACHW 2024 Annual Unity Conference will be held online using the Zoom platform on August 22. This year’s conference theme is Our Voices Heard, Our Leadership Respected. Agenda just released! The Annual Meeting will be held the day before 8/21.

Renew your NACHW Membership now or join, then register for the conference for FREE!Learn more and Register for the Annual Meeting and Unity Conference.

RIDOH CHW Staff Appreciation Luncheon
2024-08-20 12:00 - 14:00 | RI
In advance of National CHW Appreciation Week, the Rhode Island Department of Health is holding a luncheon for its valued staff and contracted CHWs. This is an internal event but we wanted to put it on the calendar to show how one employer is Celebrating Community Health Workers!

Latinx CHW Support Group
2024-08-06 17:00 - 17:45, 2024-07-09 17:00 - 17:45, 2024-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | RI
EL GRUPO DE APOYO PARA TRABAJADORES DE LA SALUD LATINOS

Si! Llego a RI, ahora tendremos la oportunidad de que nuestras voces sean oidas, podamos expresarnos con libertad y lo mas importante, recibir el apoyo que necesitamos.

Este es el Grupo de Apoyo para Trabajadores Latinos que se reúnen vía zoom para compartir sus retos, experiencias, recursos y escuchamos y entendemos tus problemas en tu propio idioma.

Obtén todo el apoyo que necesitas para hacer mejor tu Trabajo!

En Abril del 2024, este grupo tratará de reunirse los Martes dos veces por mes, una vez al medio día y otra vez en la tarde, para facilitar que más personas puedan asistir a la misma.

Nuevos horarios en Mayo/ Junio:

Mayo 14, 2024 at 5 pm to 5:45 pm

Mayo 28,2024 at 12:00 to 12:45 pm

Junio 11, 2024 at 5 to 5:45 pm

Junio 25, 2024 at 12 to 12:45 pm

El NUEVO enlace para la reunión

Si tiene alguna pregunta, envia un correo electronico a Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu, CCHW, CHWARI’s Bilingual Program Coordinator.

Latinx CHW Support Group

This support group for Spanish speaking CHWs meets over zoom. CHWs share their challenges in their own language, listen compassionately, and share resources. Get the support you need to do the difficult work you do!

In April of 2024, they will try alternating meeting on Tuesdays during the day and the evening, to make it easier for more to attend.

March/April 2024 Schedule:

May 14, 2024 at 5 pm to 5:45 pm

May 28,2024 at 12:00 to 12:45 pm

June 11, 2024 at 5 to 5:45 pm

June 25, 2024 at 12 to 12:45 pm

Facilitated by Wiston Delgado, CCHW and Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu, CCHW, CHWARI’s Bilingual Program Coordinator.

Link to Google Meet Meeting (note -this link changed in March 2024)

Taller de Solicitud de Certificación como CHW en Español en persona
2024-08-05 17:00 - 19:00 | RI
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¡Obtén tu Certificación como CHW!

Comienza a preparar tu solicitud, incluye el portafolio, para tu presentación a la Junta de Certificación de RI

Esta presentacion sera en persona en Rhode Island College

Agosto 5, 20245:00 pm to 7:00 pmAlger Hall 105Rhode Island College, Providence

Si ya ha tomado una capacitación de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios y desea orientación sobre cómo solicitar la certificación de CHW en RI, en Español ¡Este taller es para usted! Este taller en persona es gratuito te dará consejos, preparar tu portafolio. Tenga en cuenta: CHWARI no proporciona la certificación en sí; esa autoridad reside en la Junta de Certificación de RI. Este taller te brindara una orientación básica, pero lo remitirá al RICB para preguntas más complejas.

“Obtener mi certificación CHW me ayudó a conseguir un ascenso en mi trabajo. También me ayudó a seguir adelante con la obtención de una Licenciatura en Ciencias del Comportamiento. Convertirse en una CCHW puede abrir tantas oportunidades, que vale la pena el tiempo y el esfuerzo para obtener la Certificación.”

– Wendy Sanchez, CCHW, Resident Services Manager, ONE Neighborhood Builders

La certificación (o un plan con su empleador para obtenerla) esta certificacion es necesaria para obtener el reembolso de Medicaid por sus servicios de CHW, ¡Así que regístrese hoy!

*Este taller está abierto a aquellos que:

Han completado 70 horas de Capacitación como CHW de Competencia Básica, o que actualmente están inscritos en un programa de capacitación que resultará en el cumplimiento de ese requisito (haber solicitado dicha capacitación no cuenta, pero tendremos otros talleres en el futuro)

Si están empleados como TCS deberan completar las 1000 horas de trabajo en los proximos dos meses, sino tienen ya las horas requeridas.

Si han completado (o cerca de) 50 horas de supervisión trabajando como CHW

Si aún no ha completado la Capacitación de TCS de Competencia Básica, únase a la Asociación de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios de RI aquí para conocer las próximas oportunidades de capacitación.

Regístrate para este taller antes de Agosto 2, 2024. Envía un correo electrónico a la Cordinadora Bilingue del Programa de CHWARI, Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu con cualquier pregunta.

Regístrate

Learn How to Apply for CHW Certification!

CHW Certification Application Workshop en Español

Begin preparing your application, including portfolio, for submission to the RI Certification Board

August 5, 2024, 5pm-7pm5:00 pm to 7:00 pmAlger Hall 105Rhode Island College, Providence

If you have already taken a Community Health Worker core competency training and want guidance on applying for CHW certification in RI, in Spanish, this workshop is for you! This free In-Person workshop will give advice about preparing your portfolio. Please note: CHWARI does not provide the certification itself; the RI Certification Board does. This workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

Testimonial:

“Getting my CHW Certification helped me get promoted. It also helped me push forward with getting a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science. Becoming a CCHW can open so many opportunities, that it’s worth the time and effort to get certified.”

– Wendy Sanchez, CCHW, Resident Services Manager, ONE Neighborhood Builders

Certification (or a plan with your employer to get it) is necessary for getting Medicaid reimbursement for your CHW services, so register today!

*This workshop is open to those who:

Have completed 70 hours of Core Competency CHW Training, or who are currently enrolled in a training program that will result in meeting that requirement (having applied for such a training does not count, but we will have other workshops in the future)

Are employed as CHWs

Will fulfill the 1000 CHW work hours required within the next two months

If you have not yet completed Core Competency CHW Training, join the Community Health Worker Association of RI here to learn about upcoming training opportunities.

Register for this workshop here ASAP!

Register

If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s Bilingual Program Coordinator, Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu.

This FREE training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and is delivered by the Community Health Worker Association of RI housed at the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.

Woonsocket Networking Group
2024-08-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Woonsocket Public Library, 303 Clinton Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 02895, United States
Attention Woonsocket CHWs!

Do you work with families in Woonsocket as CHW, CNA, Case manager, etc.? Are you interested in finding new resources and want to connect with other community partners?Come together for a supportive gathering and build a strong network within the community!

This group meets on the first Friday of every month from 12-1pm at the Woonsocket Public Libarary. Expect to:

Engage in discussions on community health and well-being

Discover resources to enhance your impact

Learn from other CHWs and their insights

Share your experiences, challenges and successes

Please email questions to Linda.brunetti@lifespan.org and Fcolon@ccfcenter.org.

Register!

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Woonsocket Networking Group
2024-08-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Woonsocket Public Library, 303 Clinton Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 02895, United States
Attention Woonsocket CHWs!

Do you work with families in Woonsocket as CHW, CNA,Case manager, etc.? Are you interested in finding new resources and want to connect with other community partners?Come together for a supportive gathering and build a strong network within the community!

This group meets on the first Friday of every month from 12-1pm at the Woonsocket Public Libarary. Expect to:

Engage in discussions on community health and well-being

Discover resources to enhance your impact

Learn from other CHWs and their insights

Share your experiences, challenges and successes

Please email questions to Linda.brunetti@lifespan.org and Fcolon@ccfcenter.org.

Register!

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CHW Voices
2024-07-29 11:00 - 12:30 | RI
For Leadership and Advocacy

This session has been cancelled due to the HEZ Learning Community! See you IN August!

Zoom Link

CHW Voices participants can always expect to:

Meet other CHWs

Contribute to policy discussions

Strengthen community connections

Join networking groups

Keep up to date on CHW news

Did you participate in the 2023 RI CHW Conference – or wish you had?Join other CHWs to share your ideas and play a part in planning for the next CHW Conference in 2024. Email questions here.

This zoom link will be the same for each month’s session:https://ctc-ri.zoom.us/j/99461656622?pwd=[REDACTED] [ctc-ri.zoom.us]Meeting ID: 994 6165 6622Passcode: [REDACTED]

Asylum INfo Session
2024-07-25 18:00 - 20:00 | RI
Are any of your clients seeking Asylum (safe refuge) in this country?

Together, Students for Immigrant Justice (SCIJ) and ONA are co-organizing an asylum legal clinic info session on July 25th from 6-8pm at SouthSide Cultural Center. This is the first step towards our Asylum Legal Clinic taking place on August 10th. They are seeking volunteers to help us make this possible.

This free public event will cover the asylum immigration process, including eligibility, benefits, and risks. The session will be available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese. Cick language for flyer.

Event Registration

Volunteer Registration

Questions? Folks can reach out to Anna Johnson (ajohnson@scijimmigration.org) or Yuselly Mendoza (yuselly@ona-providence.org)

Envision Webinar- Program Showcase
2024-07-25 13:30 - 14:30 | RI
Envision Equity Webinar

July webinar – July 25th1:30pm ESTCHW Program Showcase featuring State, Tribal, Local and Island Nation Health Departments

Presenters will highlight how CCR-2109 supports the development of their CHW programs with an emphasis on CHW voice and leadership. We will be celebrating the successes of local, tribal, state and Island Nation health departments. envision will demonstrate how myenvision, an online community platform, is strengthening the CHW workforce by creating sustainable connections across the country, island, and sovereign nations.

Read more and register here

Employment MLPB Training
2024-07-25 10:00 - 11:30 | RI
Our Rhode Island-based community health worker colleagues are invited to join MLPB for a training on Employment on July 25th from 10:00AM – 11:30AM. By the end of this session, you will have learned to:

Recognize public policies, systems, and structures that impact people’s employment opportunities

Identify benefits and rights, including legal protections, available to workers

Apply strategies to support workers enforcing their rights and accessing available employment benefits

Register Here

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuf-6prTIpH9KVZChrRpsZAuHpsneng-ta

Black Maternal Mental Health Summit
2024-07-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Street, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
The Urban Perinatal Education Center is hosting a Black Maternal Mental Health Summit: Action Planning; The Conversation Continues at Rhode Island College on July 24, 2023 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

This event is the follow up from RI BMMHW23 feedback to re-design and re-imagine quality, dedicated, safe, perinatal mentally healthy families.

Taller de Solicitud de Certificación como CHW en Español en persona
2024-07-22 17:00 - 19:00 | RI
Scroll down for English

¡Obtén tu Certificación como CHW!

Comienza a preparar tu solicitud, incluye el portafolio, para tu presentación a la Junta de Certificación de RI

Esta presentacion sera en persona en Rhode Island College

Julio 22, 20245:00 pm to 7:00 pmAlger Hall 105Rhode Island College, Providence

Si ya ha tomado una capacitación de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios y desea orientación sobre cómo solicitar la certificación de CHW en RI, en Español ¡Este taller es para usted! Este taller en persona es gratuito te dará consejos, preparar tu portafolio. Tenga en cuenta: CHWARI no proporciona la certificación en sí; esa autoridad reside en la Junta de Certificación de RI. Este taller te brindara una orientación básica, pero lo remitirá al RICB para preguntas más complejas.

“Obtener mi certificación CHW me ayudó a conseguir un ascenso en mi trabajo. También me ayudó a seguir adelante con la obtención de una Licenciatura en Ciencias del Comportamiento. Convertirse en una CCHW puede abrir tantas oportunidades, que vale la pena el tiempo y el esfuerzo para obtener la Certificación.”

– Wendy Sanchez, CCHW, Resident Services Manager, ONE Neighborhood Builders

La certificación (o un plan con su empleador para obtenerla) esta certificacion es necesaria para obtener el reembolso de Medicaid por sus servicios de CHW, ¡Así que regístrese hoy!

*Este taller está abierto a aquellos que:

Han completado 70 horas de Capacitación como CHW de Competencia Básica, o que actualmente están inscritos en un programa de capacitación que resultará en el cumplimiento de ese requisito (haber solicitado dicha capacitación no cuenta, pero tendremos otros talleres en el futuro)

Si están empleados como TCS deberan completar las 1000 horas de trabajo en los proximos dos meses, sino tienen ya las horas requeridas.

Si han completado (o cerca de) 50 horas de supervisión trabajando como CHW

Si aún no ha completado la Capacitación de TCS de Competencia Básica, únase a la Asociación de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios de RI aquí para conocer las próximas oportunidades de capacitación.

Regístrate para este taller antes de Julio 19, 2024. Envía un correo electrónico a la Cordinadora Bilingue del Programa de CHWARI, Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu con cualquier pregunta.

Regístrate

Learn How to Apply for CHW Certification!

CHW Certification Application Workshop en Español

Begin preparing your application, including portfolio, for submission to the RI Certification Board

July 22, 2024, 5pm-7pm5:00 pm to 7:00 pmAlger Hall 105Rhode Island College, Providence

If you have already taken a Community Health Worker core competency training and want guidance on applying for CHW certification in RI, in Spanish, this workshop is for you! This free In-Person workshop will give advice about preparing your portfolio. Please note: CHWARI does not provide the certification itself; the RI Certification Board does. This workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

Testimonial:

“Getting my CHW Certification helped me get promoted. It also helped me push forward with getting a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science. Becoming a CCHW can open so many opportunities, that it’s worth the time and effort to get certified.”

– Wendy Sanchez, CCHW, Resident Services Manager, ONE Neighborhood Builders

Certification (or a plan with your employer to get it) is necessary for getting Medicaid reimbursement for your CHW services, so register today!

*This workshop is open to those who:

Have completed 70 hours of Core Competency CHW Training, or who are currently enrolled in a training program that will result in meeting that requirement (having applied for such a training does not count, but we will have other workshops in the future)

Are employed as CHWs

Will fulfill the 1000 CHW work hours required within the next two months

If you have not yet completed Core Competency CHW Training, join the Community Health Worker Association of RI here to learn about upcoming training opportunities.

Register for this workshop here ASAP!

Register

If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s Bilingual Program Coordinator, Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu.

This FREE training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and is delivered by the Community Health Worker Association of RI housed at the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.

Leadership for the Future CHW Networking Gathering
2024-07-11 12:00 - 13:30 | RI
Are you interested in building a powerful and diverse network?

Would you like to learn about an intensive leadership program for diverse leaders from community groups and labor unions?

Join your fellow CHWs at a networking gathering to learn about the “Leadership for the Future” program. Haley De La Rosa, Workforce Development Labor Liasion at the RI Institute for Labor Studies and Research will present.

Leadership for the Future is an intensive leadership development program that gathers diverse leaders from community groups, labor unions, and religious communities to forge relationships and networks that will forever benefit them, their organizations, and their communities. It generates a powerful, committed, and diverse network of graduates that learn from each other and take action together to achieve the shared goals of economic and social justice for ALL Rhode Islanders. Participants examine the process and impact of social influence and leadership on the many issues facing Rhode Islanders today.

Expect to learn about their:

Participatory Workshops

Community Action Projects

Application Process (their application opens in the fall)

Register!

About the Presenter

Haley De La Rosa is the Workforce Development Labor Liaison at Rhode Island’s premier worker center, the Institute for Labor Studies and Research (ILSR). Originally from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, Haley moved to Rhode Island in 2013 with a vision to expand opportunities for multilingual learners in the workforce and create new pathways to family sustaining jobs for recent immigrants and historically underrepresented groups. She is a Commissioner on the Rhode Island Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission, Secretary for the Coalition for Labor Union Women Rhode Island chapter, and a board member of the Rhode Island Committee on Occupational Safety & Health.

CHWs and Housing Training
2024-06-28 08:30 - 12:00 | RI
This training is to introduce community health workers to the “lay of the land” regarding housing in Rhode Island. You will learn about housing resources, challenges, partnering opportunities, advocacy, and employment of CHWs in the sector. The curriculum was developed by a subject matter expert at Haus of Codec in collaboration with CHWARI at RIC. It will be presented by Julio E. Berroa (He/Xe, They), Haus of Codec Executive Director.

Completers will obtain a certificate of completion from CHWARI.

Five SEPARATE, standalone trainings are being offered. Please sign up only for the one, and only one, you wish to attend. If you need to change dates later, we will be happy to accommodate you and most likely will be able to given enough notice.

Application links are separate for all separate training dates. Please choose one:

May 10 12:30pm-4:00pm

https://forms.gle/npag2YgdBEeXZ4x37

May 31 8:30am-Noon

https://forms.gle/W3yLQqRWEReteD8G8

June 7 5:30pm-9:00pm

https://forms.gle/WwzBTPPJBMPEn3By9

June 14 12:30pm-4:00pm

https://forms.gle/j3SvG8JLdmZBYdeT8

June 28 8:30am-Noon

https://forms.gle/ATNJqYMSgkHKqWBT6

Certification Application Workshop
2024-06-27 12:00 - 13:30 | RI
Learn How to Apply for Certification!

Begin preparing your CHW application, including portfolio, for submission to the RI Certification Board.

Virtual over ZoomIf you have already taken a Community Health Worker training and want guidance on applying for CHW certification in RI, this workshop is for you! This free virtual workshop will give advice, clarity and facts about preparing your portfolio. Please note: CHWARI does not provide the certification itself; that authority resides with the RI Certification Board. In that light, this workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

Certification (or a plan with your employer to get it) is necessary for getting Medicaid reimbursement for your CHW services, so register today!

This workshop is open to those who:

Have completed 70 hours of Core Competency CHW Training, or who are currently enrolled in a training program that will result in meeting that requirement (having applied for such a training does not count, but we will have other workshops in the future)

Are employed as CHWs or who have completed 1000 hours of CHW work in recent years

Have completed 1000 hours of CHW work in recent years

If you have not yet completed Core Competency CHW Training, join the Community Health Worker Association of RI here to learn about upcoming training opportunities.

Register for this workshop ASAP!

Register!

If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s Project Certification Specialist, Daniel Dodd, ddodd@ric.edu. Alternatively, CHW Communications & Outreach Assistant, Dimaura Tavares, at dtavares@ric.edu.

CHW Career Fair
2024-06-26 14:00 - 17:00 | RI
Are you an employer looking to hire CHWs? Are you a CHW looking for work! Let’s get you connected!

Join CHWARI’s CHW Apprenticeship Program for a Career Fair at the RIC Workforce Development Hub. (Bus accessible!)

We are expecting more than ten employers and dozens of jobs! Register today!

Wednesday June 26th, 2024 2:00-5:00pm at the RIC Workforce Development Hub

Located at 934 Dexter St, Central Falls, RI 02863

Register

Vision Impairment CHW Networking Gathering
2024-06-20 12:00 - 13:30 | RI
Have you found yourself in the dark trying to provide resources to a legally blind person?

Register for CHWARI’s next networking gathering to get an overview of how vision impairments affect daily social and professional life, and how CHWs can best help!

Presenter Arlene Fernandez (she/hers), CCHW, Bilingual Consumer Resource Specialist at RIPIN, has been legally blind since birth. She will share her personal experience with having an IEP, reading through braille, and later, navigating professional life with a vision impairment. She is excited to share how limited vision should not limit your life!

Expect to learn about:

Effective methods of orientation and mobility

Accessibility apps for smartphone and computer

Effective ways to provide assistance to people with visual impairments

Her presentation will be followed by a Q & A and then 30 minutes of CHW Networking! Bring links to resources you’d like to share!

Bring links to resources you’d like to share!

Register!
