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Community Assessment Needs – OUR Community, OUR Needs

Help us learn what Rhode Islanders and those using CCAP services are experiencing right now!   Information will be used to identify needed resources and programs!

To take the CCAP Community Needs Assessment Survey, visit: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=o8e1vFE3E0S3v8tP8Y57LsKi0ZKg6XpFk7MtXugoyqtUQVlUSFdINFJRNU1BN0xUVlcyMTBMUFdFTy4u

Your participation will enable you to be entered into a raffle for a $100 supermarket gift card.

THANK YOU!

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CCAP HOLIDAY GIVING CAMPAIGNS Please help us reach our goal to support 1500 Families this Holiday Season!

Due to the current pandemic, we are conducting our CCAP Holiday Giving Campaigns differently this year. We will be asking for donations to purchase gift cards for those we serve. CCAP’s Holiday Giving Campaign supports a special Thanksgiving Family Meal and our Adopt-A-Family Program. Our Goal is to support 1,500 families this Holiday Season!

We are a seeing an unprecedented number of our neighbors turning to CCAP during these challenging times. A large number of families we serve have lost their jobs, suffered an illness, or a different type of crisis…usually through no fault of their own. Last year we touched the lives of more than 35,000 people and provided $1.2 million in uncompensated services.

Thanksgiving Meal Drive
To ensure that struggling family have a Thanksgiving dinner this holiday season, please consider purchasing a grocery-store gift card the next time you are shopping.

A $50 GIFT CARD WILL PROVIDE A FAMILY OF FOUR A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING DINNER.
You can also help us fill our shelves by donating non-perishable food, paper goods and cleaning products. All food and donations can be delivered during business hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 311 Doric Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 (lower level) – Please make your check payable to Comprehensive Community Action/ Gift Cards and send to 311 Doric Avenue Cranston, RI 02910, Attention: Holiday Giving Campaign.

CCAP Adopt-a- Family Program
A $300 DONATION TO THE “CCAP’S ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM” ADOPTS AN ENTIRE FAMILY (and 100% of your donation goes to the family). Donations in other amounts are also appreciated. Please make your check payable to Comprehensive Community Action and send to 311 Doric Avenue Cranston, RI 02910, Attention Holiday Giving Campaign, before December 10th.

Donate Now Online Here!https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LM5XCZEKLRQWE

For more information about CCAP’s Holiday Giving Campaign, contact Sherry Diaz, Vice President of Social Services, (401) 562-8336, sdiaz@comcap.org or Lee Beliveau, Vice President of Development at 401-562-8356, lbeliveau@comcap.org.

Special Thank You to our Sponsors:

Mutual of America

Picerne Family Charitable Foundation

Beacon Communications

Warwick Beacon & The Cranston Herald

Hilb Group/New England

Rose & Kiernan, Inc

Cranston Police

Rotary Club of Cranston

Starbucks – Chapel View

Sir Speedy Cranston

THANK YOU!

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CORONAVIRUS from CCAP Family Health Services

A new coronavirus called 2019 Novel (new) Coronavirus was first found in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. This virus had not been found in humans before. This coronavirus can lead to fever, cough and trouble breathing or shortness of breath. There are cases all over the world including cases in the United States with cases in Rhode Island. CCAP is closely monitoring the situation and receiving regular updates from the CDC and RI Department of Health. Our goal is to keep everyone safe!

What do we know?

Since this virus is very new, health authorities continue to carefully watch how this virus spreads. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working hard to learn as much as possible about this new virus, so that we can better understand how it spreads and causes illness. The CDC considers this virus to be a serious public health concern. Based on current information the CDC recommends avoiding travel to certain countries with widespread disease.

How Does 2019 Novel (New) Coronavirus Spread?

Health experts believe the virus probably spreads from animals to humans and from person to person. It’s not clear yet how easily the virus spreads from person-to-person but we know that it can spread through respiratory droplets.

If you are sick with respiratory symptoms: COUGH, FEVER, SHORTNESS OF BREATH or if you are concerned about possibly having coronavirus – We are here to help!

Please call the office FIRST

CCAP Family Health Services Health Centers:

Family Health Services of Cranston – 401.943.1981, Family Health Services of Coventry – 401.828.5335, Everett C. Wilcox Health Center, Warwick – 401.732.9090, Primary Care Partners Health Center, Warwick 401.384.6007

Prevention

There are currently no vaccines available to protect against this virus. We recommend the following ways to minimize the spread of all respiratory viruses, including coronavirus:

• Wash your hands often
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Germs spread this way
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick
• Stay home when you are sick
• Cough or sneeze into your elbow
• Keep surfaces clean

We encourage you to keep up to date about Coronavirus, its treatment and prevention by reviewing information at www.cdc.org or www.health.ri.gov.

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Happy Holidays to all of our friends and neighbors. This Holiday Season our Health Centers and Offices will be closed: Tuesday, December 24th, Wednesday, December 25th and Wednesday, January 1st- Happy New Year!

All of us at CCAP want to thank you for your continued support and commitment to our mission of “Lending a Helping Hand to Those in Need.”

Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season!

The Board of Directors and Staff of CCAP

This Holiday Season our Health Centers and Offices will be closed: Tuesday, December 24th, Wednesday, December 25th and Wednesday, January 1st- Happy New Year!

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CCAP Treating Opioid Use Disorder through Suboxone

The words “epidemic” and “opioid use disorder” are words which make a lot people feel very uncomfortable. These are words which we must speak out loud so we can face, head-on, the enormity of a problem that is sweeping across our towns, cities and country. These words speak of a growing crisis that cannot be denied, ignored or underestimated.

An opioid user might ask themselves these three questions to determine the degree to which their use has consumed their lives and interfered with normal activities: “Does my opioid use disrupt my relationships with my family? Does my opioid use disrupt my ability to keep or perform my job? Does my opioid use and the resultant behaviors put me at risk with the law?” A positive answer to these questions should bring this user to the treatments offered at CCAP’s Family Health Centers and to its Suboxone program.

Dr. Ed Westrick, a physician at CCAP who is licensed to prescribe Suboxone, explains that Suboxone is a highly effective way to treat adults with opioid use disorder. It is a drug which can, in conjunction with intensive counseling and psychological support, mitigate the effects of withdrawal and reduce the dependence on prescription pain killers. It is part of a “Medication Assisted Treatment” approach that will break the destructive cycle of abuse.

Those seeking help will find professional care and guidance from the Comprehensive Community Action Program. CCAP was created in 1965 and opened its Family Health Services division in 1971. It is Cranston’s only community health center that provides affordable and high-quality care. In keeping with the mission and values of CCAP, their services are provided to all, regardless of insurance status or the ability to pay. Their sites, conveniently located in Cranston, Warwick and Coventry, offer a sliding fee scale for those who qualify.

Since 2006, CCAP has received uninterrupted accreditation by the Joint Commission. This certification is nationally recognized as a symbol of quality that reflects the organization’s ongoing commitment to meeting and exceeding certain performance standards. This expectation of excellence applies to every program run by CCAP, including its Suboxone initiative. Here, opioid users will find a dedicated team of professionals who have one goal in mind ~ to help you get, and STAY, healthy.

If you or someone you know is struggling with an opioid use disorder, it is imperative that you contact the professionals at CCAP at this number: 401-467-9610. Call today. Life-saving help is available.

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5th Annual CCAP Chip for Charity 9 Hole Golf Tournament & Million Dollar Hole-in-One Contest

Comprehensive Community Action (CCAP) is one of the largest nonprofit community action program in RI providing accessible, quality and innovative health and human services that is responsive to the needs of families in our community. As a non-profit community action program we need to raise funds to assist families we serve. A large number of families we serve have lost their jobs, suffered an illness, or a different type of crisis…usually through no fault of their own. Last year we touched the lives of more than 40,000 people and provided over $1.2 million in uncompensated services.

To help assist families in need, Comprehensive Community Action Program will be hosting the 5th Annual CCAP Chip for Charity 9 Hole Golf Tournament & Million Dollar Hole-in-One Contest Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Harbor Lights. This year’s event will kick-off with a morning and afternoon round of golf along with the CCAP Million Dollar Hole-In-One Reception along beautiful Greenwich Bay. This will be the largest fundraiser we host during the year to benefit our programs and services and we hope that you will join us.

To register or for more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lee Beliveau at 401-562-8353 or lbeliveau@comcap.org.

A special “Thank You” to our Returning PRESENTING SPONSORS:

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