The Fall River Housing Authority held a Summer Carnival event for the residents of the Father Diaferio Village on July 11, 2012. Representatives of several 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 a storyteller, crafts and carnival games for the children. 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 pictures of a health fair at Father D's click here, and for other activities that take place in the housing developments, click here, here and 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 and right) Tony Medeiros, AKA the Ringmaster, entertains children with a story about a cookie thief. (Top row, center) Nine-year-old Jelane Palacio and his six-year-old sister, Anais, try to guess where the cookie thief will show up next. (Middle row, left) Lilly Nguyen of Citizens for Citizen Family Planning holds some of the carnival prizes. (Middle row, center) Jaletzi Martinez, 6, tries to net a rubber duck as four-year-old Leshayla Justiz watches. (Middle row, right) Housing Authority summer staff Yadrieo Perez, Freddy Perez and Christian Cabrera serve free popcorn to the crowd. (Bottom row, left) Volunteer Kelsey Graham paints nine-year-old Ryan Gonzalez's face. (Bottom row, center) Housing Authority staff Tim Burke and Colleen Hart assist with the event. (Bottom row, right) Parents of younger children watch as Dawn  of Seven Hills Behavioral Health demonstrates a craft project.