PS 676 Health Fair, by Nathan Weiser

PS 676 hosted a community health fair in the school yard on April 29 and many different organizations came to the event.
There was an obstacle course for the kids, a raffle with kids and adult prizes, the PS 676 dance team performed and Cora Dance taught a dance routine that the kids learned in 10 minutes. They had a board where people at the health fair and students thought of ideas on how to re design the schoolyard.
Sarah Ocul from NY Project Hope Coping with Covid had a table. She is a crisis counselor. They have counselors that can provide free help in times of stress. They have an emotional support helpline and an online wellness group. Project Hope has been at PS 676 before.
Carina Vizhnay from Empire Blue Cross was at the event. Her office is in Sunset Park. They have helped give school supplies to PS 676.
NYU Langone Family Health Centers was at the event as well. They are going to open an office on Van Brunt St. next year. They are a general health practice for kids through adults. Dr. Paola Pino and Dr. Tony Li-Geng were at the event.

They had masks, measured blood pressure and had hand sanitizer
Ammara Shafqat from Cora Dance was at the event. She is a dance educator. She taught a 10 minute dance workshop for the kids who were interested. Many kids participated and then they performed to music in front of everyone.
The Alex House Project offers “a holistic approach to parenting.” They want to partner with South Brooklyn High School. They help young mothers transition into parenthood with access to parenting training and employment. They are based out of 76 Lorraine Street.
Destiny is an AmeriCorps member who is with the Red Hook Justice Center’s Red Hook Community Resilience Corps. She said being involved has helped her be less shy and less timid.
Pioneer Works, RHI and the NYPD also had a table at the event.

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