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Goshen, NY – Last month the HRHCare Alamo Farmworker Community Center at Goshen kicked off this academic year’s Homework Club program for local children. Author Maryanne Maggio Hanisch gave a special reading of her book “Go Now! With Professor Questa to Dinosaur National Monument” before signing copies for the 25 Homework Club students and their families.
HRHCare initiated the Alamo Homework Club five years ago to offer much needed academic support to children from local farmworker families. The Homework Club meets each Tuesday from September to June at 4:30 PM and is staffed entirely by volunteers, many of whom are retired teachers and have been with the program since its inception. Local high school students also volunteer with the program and provide translation support as needed. The children receive help with their assigned homework projects while learning general skills for future academic success.
Other services offered at the HRHCare Alamo Farmworker Community Center at Goshen include:
- The Alamo Food Pantry
- Sunday Hot Meals Program (January through April)
- Groups for teen boys and girls
- Pre-teen girls group
- Support services for adults
Comprehensive health and dental services are also available next door at the HRHCare Alamo Health Center at Goshen, located at 888 Pulaski Highway.
A fundraiser to support the programs at the Alamo will be held on October 16th at the Wickham Woodlands Manor in Warwick, NY. To reserve a ticket, contact Kathy Brieger at (845) 863-5938 or kbrieger@hrhcare.org.
About HRHCare
HRHCare Community Health is a nonprofit, New York State licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Founded over 40 years ago to provide care to the medically underserved population of Peekskill, NY, HRHCare is now one of the nation’s largest community health providers. From the Capitol Region to the East-End of Long Island, the HRHCare network of 26 health centers provides affordable, accessible care to over 150,000 patients through 500,000 visits annually. Our more than 350 primary care practitioners and 700 specialists and support staff have made HRHCare a destination for high-quality and compassionate care for all.
As HRHCare has grown it has retained its core values of community and compassion. Excelling in patient care, HRHCare provides comprehensive services to anyone who walks through our doors. HRHCare health centers provide primary and preventive treatment including adult and pediatric care; obstetrical and gynecological care; family planning; HIV counseling, testing, and referral; dental services; mental health counseling; nutrition counseling; podiatry; WIC services; health education; and a full complement of outreach, translation, transportation, benefits counseling and health insurance enrollment assistance.
HRHCare has a profound commitment to the communities it serves and works to improve community health through partnerships and collaborations with local community leaders, businesses, social service agencies, housing organizations, food banks, agricultural worker alliances and other local stakeholders. HRHCare believes if it wants to ensure quality care for its patients, it should ensure quality pay for its staff, which is why it provides a minimum living wage of $15 an hour for all employees.
For more information contact:
Jeffrey Palmer
Public Relations Manager
914.425.0890
