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Mental Health Awareness Month with Amel
https://www.builtbycommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fb22676f-e83e-44df-944f-991f28ee8279.mp4 Video Interview Transcript: Mental Health Awareness Month with Amel You know, we’re not going to talk about it. We’re not going to, you know, say that we’re sad or whatever you pick yourself up and don’t cry, all of
A Chat with Unity – Mental Health Awareness and Law Enforcement
What is your name and what is your position at CommUnity? My name is Unity Stevens and I am the Mental Health/Law Enforcement Liaison for Iowa County. As a Mental Health/Law Enforcement Liaison with law enforcement, what do you do?
On House File 613
By Co-Chairs Eddie Etsey and Karen Shemanski As co-chairs of the board of CommUnity, we write in opposition to House File 613, legislation that would dramatically cut food assistance to Iowans, rejecting federal money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Meditation on Sour Patch Kids
By Emma Huntzinger, Communications Manager Today, I’m finding awe in the five blue Sour Patch Kids laying on my desk. Loose sugar loops them like halos, little sour angels, and reminds me of the “sweet” part of their ad campaigns
Youth Mobile Crisis Response Expansion
Tell me a bit about yourself. Parth Patel, Youth Mobile Crisis Coordinator: I’m Parth and I’m the Youth Mobile Crisis Coordinator at CommUnity Crisis Services. I love being able to support youth in getting to a level of functioning before
Practicing Mindfulness Over Spring Break for Parents
By Parth Patel, Youth Mobile Crisis Coordinator You’re at the start of another Spring Break! Your kids could be feeling a mixture of emotions right now from relief, to excitement, and maybe some boredom and worry. You, the parent, may
Black History Month: Keep it Up! Resources to Learn More
Thanks for following along this month as we learn more about the history and intersectionality of systemic crises and triumphs of Black folx. Now it’s your turn to do some digging! Black History month ends today, but we encourage all
Black History Month: Food Insecurity in the Black Community
A Bit of History Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in 1968. Representative Chisholm took office in 1968, and during her term she played an essential role in the creation of the Special Supplemental
