The  Fall River Housing Authority held a health and human services fair for the residents of the Father Diaferio Village on July 30, 2008. Representatives of local health and human service organizations were on hand to display information, hand out literature and answer questions for residents of the development. In addition to the indoor displays, the Southcoast Hospital health van was also open in the parking lot nearby to provide free health screenings. This activity is one example of the many events organized by the Housing Authority to build community and promote health among over 20,000 residents of public housing in Fall River. To see other activities that take place in the housing developments, click here, here and here. To see last year's fair, click here. For more information about this and other activities in the Housing Authority developments, contact Youth Coordinator Joseph DaSilva at 508-675-3527.
 

(Top row, left) Jay Johnson and his older brother Eric and Omar Rojas sit in front of John Sylvia and Louis Cordeiro under the shade outside the Father Diaferio Community Center. (Top row, center) Youth Outreach Workers Elizabeth Pavao, Jordohn Bileau, and Korin Pensao enjoy their lunch while Housing Authority Youth Services Directory Joey DaSilva walks past. (Top row, right) Michelle Nicole Rodriguez, Ashley Matos and Evelyn Malave watch as Juleyshka Vargas gets her arm tattooed by Kool Smiles worker Jeannie Serrano. (Middle row, left) Linda Hennessey of HealthFirst Family Care Center asks some of the children how many brush their teeth after every meal. (Middle row, right) United Neighbors Director Jenny Diblasi and Program Assistant Najwa Akouri talk to one of the mothers about the resources available in the City. (Bottom row, left) Josh Colombe, Paul Gonsolves and Luis Duran talk with Marcy Couitt of the Visiting Nurse Association of SE Mass. (Bottom row, center) Eight-year-old Luis Adel Miranda has his oxygen level checked by Ms. Couitt. (Bottom row, right) Paul Gonsolves Josh Colomber, Luis Bones and Ryan Kenny pose for a picture.