Southcoast Health and FUN107 are teaming up to present the Southcoast Health Community Spotlight.
As part of this initiative, many local community-based organizations are participating in interviews with Michael and Maddie to talk about the amazing and important work they do across the South Coast.
Listen to the interviews below to learn more about the wonderful organizations in our community. You can also visit their websites for additional ways to get involved and help support their missions.
Episode 4: Community Counseling of Bristol County
Community Counseling of Bristol County provides behavioral healthcare solutions to improve lives and strengthen the community.
They offer a range of services, including mental health care, addiction treatment, housing assistance and more. Their goal is to create a continuum of care that meets the needs of those in our community and helps them achieve their goals.
LISTEN: Michael Rock with CCBC’s Program Director for Supportive Housing Services, Angela Clarke
Episode 3: Immigrants’ Assistance Center
The Immigrants’ Assistance Center, located in New Bedford, is an organization started by the local Portuguese community in 1971.
Equipped with a welcoming and multilingual staff, this center provides service to assist local, eligible immigrants obtain their citizenship. Their goal is to act as a beacon to the immigrant community and connect to services and resources needed to settle in their new home.
LISTEN: Michael and Maddie with the Immigrants’ Assistance Center’s Helena DaSilva Hughes
Episode 2: Coastal Foodshed
Coastal Foodshed is collaborating with local farmers to create opportunities for consumers to purchase directly from them and access healthy, affordable and locally grown foods.
The program does so by placing their Mobile Farm Stands at local New Bedford parks and hosting the New Bedford Farmer’s Market, which takes place at New Bedford’s, Buttonwood Park.
They also provide the opportunity to shop online with convenient delivery and pickup options via the Virtual Market.
LISTEN: Maddie Levine with Coast Foodshed’s Stephanie Perks
Episode 1: YMCA Southcoast
YMCA Southcoast has relaunched its Diabetes Prevention Program (YDPP). The YDPP is an evidence-based lifestyle change program to help people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes prevent or prolong the development of the disease.
This program is a collaboration between the YMCA, Southcoast Health, the City of New Bedford Health Department and New Bedford Community Health (formerly the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center). Classes are now available in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Learn more here.
LISTEN: Michael and Maddie with the YMCA’s Lisa Rahn