Posts Tagged ‘Community Connector’
Story of Impact: Patricia Castaneda
In the two and a half years since she arrived in Spokane, Patricia Castaneda has already made herself a familiar and admired face in many different circles. She is a frequent chef at Feast World Kitchen, has been an integral staff member at World Relief, and is hard at work founding Manzanita House, a new…
Read MoreRonako Mejbon: A Partner with a Passion for Community Health
“I’m honored and grateful that I get to help my Marshallese community.”—Ronako Mejbon Ronako Mejbon has played many important roles in her life – as a daughter, a mother, a community navigator, a nursing assistant and now as a community health worker at CHAS Health partnering with The ZONE at Northeast Community Center. She has…
Read MoreNourishing Immigrant and Refugee Neighbors through The ZONE Community Health Worker Partnership
Access to healthy foods is critical to healthy kids and thriving families. The ZoNE has formed a partnership with World Relief, Latinos en Spokane, and CHAS Health to increase access to healthy foods with our local immigrant and refugee communities across Spokane County through the efforts of community health workers. Together with our amazing food…
Read MoreWasan Hassan builds strong relationships and helps families overcome obstacles
Wasan Hassan, ZoNE Family Advocate with Nathan Hamilton, ZoNE Family Resource Coordinator, distributing food to families this summer at Northeast Community Center. My name is Wasan, I am a pharmacist from Iraq. I arrived to the US with my husband and 4 kids in 2010. I always had the passion to help others especially those…
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