CHP News • Summer 2020

chpberkshires.org | Lia Spiliotes, Chief Executive Officer | Summer 2020

Humbled and Heartened

In recent months, we have been humbled and heartened by COVID-19: humbled by the power of a pandemic to up-end our personal and professional lives. Yet we are heartened by the outpouring of community generosity that has helped our neighbors hit hardest by COVID-19. Read On

Mission Moment: Our community...

Every day, “community” is the core of the CHP mission. And now more than ever, our relationship with our community is our “mission moment.”

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Donor Spotlight: Carolann Strickling

Once each month, Carolann Strickling heads to the BJ’s store and loads up on food and other items for clients of CHP Family Services.

For the past two years, her business — Organization Ink — has also “adopted” a family during the Thanksgiving and holiday season, to make sure the families have a festive holiday. Read On

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

- Mahatma Gandhi

Gifts & Grants

CHP is Honored to Have Been Awarded Grants by:

Fallon Health: $7,500 in support of food distribution programs
MassHealth Flexible Services COVID-19 Response: $28,300 for emergency food voucher program
Direct Relief COVID-19 Response Fund for Community Health: $50,000
Berkshire County COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund: $50,000
MA Department of Early Education and Care: $80,875 for FY21 CFCE and PC+ programs
Berkshire United Way: $50,000 ($25K per program) for PC+ program and Care Coordination at Pediatrics program

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Highlights

CHP Group Medical Visits

CHP clinicians recently shifted the group medical visit model virtually. Clinicians and participants agree. It may be different, but online health care is a benefit, especially to those with transportation issues or concerns with interacting in a physical group setting. Read On

CHP partnered with Berkshire Waldorf School

CHP partnered with Berkshire Waldorf School in early May for a food drive/distribution at their campus in Great Barrington. School board member, Dan Schaeffer, contacted CHP early during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching out to offer help and support from the Steiner community.

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CHP By the Numbers - Summer 2020 Read On

CHP’s mission is to improve the health of people throughout the Berkshires by delivering exceptional, compassionate health care.

As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we care for patients and work with families whose needs are not always reimbursed by health insurance - your support matters.

If you would like to donate in honor or in memory of a special person to CHP, call 413-528-9311 ext. 1178.

You may also donate securely online by clicking the button below.

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Community Health Programs invites you to share your CHP story. We are seeking medical and dental patients, Family Services clients, and others to tell their stories about their experience with CHP. Our communications/ marketing team, staff and board of directors rely on your feedback to help us raise awareness about our work. Written testimonials, video interviews, a "patient story" for our website or newsletter helps bring our work alive in the community.

If you are a patient or client and willing to participate, or if you have questions, please contact Betsy Strickler, at bstrickler@chpberkshires.org, or call 413-528-9311 xt 1178 Thank you!

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