United Neighbors of Fall River held a Community Resource Fair at the Department of Children and Families (DCF) office at 1567 North Main Street on September 30, 2008, to introduce staff from a number of provider agencies to the DCF staff. Held in a small meeting room at the DCF offices, representatives had the opportunity to meet with DCF staff and to exchange information about the abundant resources available to families in Fall River. "This was a terrific occasion to put a face with a name," said United Neighbors executive director Jenny Diblasi. "There are so many terrific resources in this city that it's difficult for DCF staff to be aware of all of them. This resource fair helps." United Neighbors is a DCF-funded project that assists in projects and events that strengthen and build on the community. Click here to see pictures from its recent Building Bridges event. Click here to see the United Neighbors staff. For more information about the program, contact Executive Director Jenny Diblasi at 508-324-7933.
 

(Top row, left) St. Anne's Hospital Youth Trauma Program staff Charlene Ginalski, Desiree Pero Gillpatrick and Jillian Desbiens gather at their table.  (Top row, center) Fall River Housing Authority staff member Marin Vat talks with Leily Colon of the Southeast Center for Independent Living. (Top row, right) United Neighbors Program Assistant Najwa Akouri directs Family Support Advocate Ana Aubut at the Department of Children and Families office. (Middle row, left) Janine Gendreau of Arbor Counseling talks with Fall River Housing Authority Youth Services Director Joey DaSilva. (Middle row, right) United Neighbors executive director Jenny Diblasi talks with Laurin Mancini of Child and Family Services. (Bottom row, left) Deb Lavoie and Laura Dellaire share a laugh with Susan Pacheco, left, of People, Inc.'s Project New Beginnings. (Bottom row, center) Leily Colon, Denny Zemba of the Children's Advocacy Center on South Main Street, Laurin Mancini, and Lisa Mason of Citizens for Citizens Head Start program enjoy pizza from Domino's while looking at the displays. (Bottom row, right) Caroline Fernandes describes the Compeer Program at U-Mass-Dartmouth that seeks volunteers to partner with adults with mental illness.