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To: bitt
For three years, she was a volunteer with Experience Corps, a nonprofit that trains adults over 55 to work with children in public schools, said Mary Gunn, the group’s executive director...“She’s been a model resident,” said William McGonagle, deputy director of the Boston Housing Authority. “She did a remarkable job as a resident health advocate.”

What the heck is a "resident health advocate"? And what the heck is the "Experience Corps" - it sounds like one of Alinsky/Obama/Ayers' community pressure groups.

This lady was apparently only in her 50s. How was she managing to live in a senior citizens' development and why, although she had supposedly worked in computers, was she on welfare? This is truly an incredible story.

Don't hold your breath for anybody to be upset, though. Note that the local rep was "bursting with pride" when he found out.

256 posted on 11/01/2008 2:25:27 AM PDT by livius
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Resident Health Advocate Program

Public housing residents from throughout the city are part of the Resident Health Advocate program. Participants in the program train on many topics, including: health assessment models, leadership skills, cultural competence, outreach education, navigating the health care system, asthma, first aid, nutrition for life, mental health, depression, stress, and STDs.
Those that graduate from the first phase of the program continue their training in four separate programs:

The GirlStars program targets girls at the Archdale and Washington-Beech developments and is designed to introduce girls to structured physical/recreational activities.
Those in the General Health Advocates Program will create a team of public housing residents to inform and advocate for other residents at the developments.
Others will tackle Family Health Promotion.
The remaining graduates will be a part of the Cancer Screening Program.

http://www.bostonhousing.org/detpages/deptinfo139.html


259 posted on 11/01/2008 2:35:25 AM PDT by Hanna548 (s)
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To: livius

>>why, although she had supposedly worked in computers, was she on welfare?

Her title, “computer systems coordinator”, sounds like she might have been the admin who kept up with serial numbers on computers issued out, and such.


264 posted on 11/01/2008 2:59:11 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Obama: Carter's only chance to avoid going down in history as the worst U.S. president ever.)
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