CRCH receives grant to hire substance abuse clinician
Charles River Community Health is receiving a grant from the federal government to increase our capacity to provide substance abuse and mental health services – Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $6,446,826 in grants to 38 health centers in Massachusetts, in order to increase access to substance abuse and mental health services. The grant gives […]
Charles River 2017 Health Fairs
We held two successful health fairs at our Waltham and Brighton sites to celebrate National Health Center Week! The health fairs included a teddy bear clinic, face painting, and karate and dancing for children. Health screenings, healthy snacks, and local resources were also provided. Staff, patients and their families enjoyed the sunshine at this informative […]
Spring into Summer Fundraiser – A Success!
We held a successful fundraising breakfast and groundbreaking event, Spring into Summer, on June 21 at the site of our upcoming new Waltham health center, at 43 Foundry Ave in Waltham. We were honored to have the support of elected officials to continue our mission to serve the Waltham community – at the event and […]
CRCH Celebrate Boston Pride!
CRCH Team flaunting their stuff at the Boston Pride Parade! And very honored to have met Attorney General Maura Healey (pictured here), and state Senator Mike Barrett!
Celebrate Diversity!
Attention Charles River Health Community. We will be marching in the BOSTON PRIDE parade this Saturday June 10th @ 11 AM in Copley Square! Please message us if interested! Wear your brightest colors and be ready to march with PRIDE! Atencion Charles River Health community. Estaremos marchando en la parade de BOSTON ORGULLO este […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To honor it, CRCH’s Behavioral Health team will be meeting to help coordinate a plan to provide mental health awareness and basic interventions for our patients by providing information and materials such as substance abuse conditions, behaviors, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, and other life stressors, etc. Information on Mental […]
CRCH supports Project Bread through Walk for Hunger
CRCH is a grateful recipient of Project Bread’s support for our Healthy Foods Program, which helps to provide supermarket vouchers to families in need. We are proud to support Project Bread’s annual Walk for Hunger event on May 7th, as our staff members participated in the walk and also volunteered for the event. Thanks everyone […]
CRCH website won Interactive Media Awards
Charles River Community Health website just won a Best of Category Award (Medical) from the Interactive Media Awards! In order to win this award level, our site successfully passed through a comprehensive judging process, achieving very high marks in each of the judging criteria. We would like to thank our website design partner, Corey McPherson Nash, […]
Our Community Health department presented at the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care
The Student Leadership Committee of the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care hosted a seminar for their Community Health in Action series, and our Associate Director Francisca Guevara spoke eloquently about her many years of experience, working closely with vulnerable populations and the vital role of community health workers in improving the health outcomes […]
CRCH honored by William James College
Last night at William James College’s annual gala, our Director of Behavioral Health Jose Morrell accepted a Community Service & Teaching Award on behalf of the health center; honoring the 14 year partnership that CRCH has had with the College. Through our partnership with WJC, we train students to work in an integrated healthcare setting […]
