HealthForward

Service Sites:

  • CT AHEC Network Health Centers
  • Colleges
  • High Schools

Service Areas:

  • Farmington, Hartford, Norwich, Shelton, Waterbury

Member Benefits:

  • Full-Time Service Opportunities, Living Allowance, Health Insurance, Childcare Assistance, Education Award

 

Contact Information:

Andrew Oravecz

oravecz@health360.org

(203) 788-2674

HEALTHForward is an AmeriCorps program that tackles health disparities and the impact of social determinants of health in underserved communities. AmeriCorps members serve full-time at one of the five centers that comprise the CT AHEC Network. AmeriCorps members engage high school, college and health professions students from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds in select service-learning programs, including the Youth Health Service Corps, Collegiate Health Service Corps and Field Placements, with the goal of reducing health disparities.

Grantee Organization: Health360

AmeriCorps State Federal Award: $297,000

Local Match Investment: $69,000

Number of Member Positions & Types: 12 Full-Time (1,700-hour) Member Positions

Updated January 2025