Community Partners in Action (CPA) This past November, CHNCT joined forces with Community Partners in Action (CPA) to bring the Community Engagement HUB program to the Greater Hartford and Waterbury Reentry Welcome Centers (RWCs). For nearly 150 years, CPA has been on the frontlines helping people affected by the criminal justice system return to the community with the tools they need to be successful. Twice a month, CHNCT’s CHWs are on-site at the RWCs to provide HUSKY Health benefit education and community resources to help CPA participants with SDOH needs. RWCs connect individuals who are recently released from prison with a large network of community partners, who provide timely and vital services and support to help ensure their successful reentry. According to a representative from CPA, “whether someone is transported to us by the Connecticut Department of Correction (CT DOC) on their day of release or walks into the Center, staff will welcome each person, provide an individual assessment of their needs, and make referrals to our partners for wrap-around services.” It is CPA’s belief that everyone can change for the better.
In photo: Christian Rivera, Community Health Worker, CHNCT
Our new partnership has already demonstrated improved outcomes at the Waterbury RWC, where a participant was recently unable to find a healthcare provider. An RWC staff member reached out to a CHW from the Community Transition Program at CHNCT (seen in photo above), for assistance, who was able to get the participant an appointment with a local doctor within a week!
Partner Spotlight Exciting News for HUSKY Health Families! We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Read to Grow, a Connecticut-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting early childhood literacy. Working together, we are committed to enhancing the lives of HUSKY Health members and their families through the power of reading. Our community health workers are bringing the joy of reading directly to you! Look for our tables at HUBs, events, and food pantries across the state. We’ll have a variety of books for children ages 0 to 10, in both English and Spanish — all free to our HUSKY Health members. Please encourage HUSKY Health members to visit our Community Events calendar at https://www.huskyhealthct.org/members/health-events.html to find a HUB site or community event near them. Books will be available throughout the year on a first-come, first-served basis. Stay tuned for more updates and get ready to spread the love of reading in our HUSKY Health community. To learn more about Read to Grow, visit www.readtogrow.org.
HUSKY Health Community Partner Newsletter Page 3 Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc. ® (CHNCT) is the State of Connecticut’s Medical Administrative Services Organization for the HUSKY Health program.
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