CHCANYS Community Wellness in Westchester

CHCANYS Community Wellness Corps is a workforce development program dedicated to assisting community health centers in addressing health care needs in their communities. Members may perform a year of service (1700 hours, 10-11 months) at community health centers, where they work to improve and expand the delivery of services at their sites. Additional term lengths (1200, 900, 675, 450, and 300 hours) and part time positions are also available with prorated living allowances and education awards.

Our program prepares its members for careers in community-based primary health care. Members perform direct service with patients thereby filling service gaps, increasing access to and improving utilization of health center’s services. The mission of CHCANYS Ameri Corps is to assure the provision of culturally appropriate preventive and primary health care to medically under-served populations and communities with a focus on connecting patients to health education and treatment.

Health centers diagnose and treat budding health problems early, prevent unnecessary utilization of hospital emergency rooms and inpatient beds, and help cut health care costs. CHCANYS Ameri Corps consists of 45 members working full time in various community health centers across New York State, including NYC. Each member works on a service project that reflect the needs of their health center, and the community where it is based.

CHCANYS Ameri Corps members receive a Living Allowance of $26,500, in addition to other benefits including transportation expenses and health insurance. Members also receive extensive Public Health training and professional development and an Education Award of $7,400.00 at the successful completion of their term.

CHCANYS Ameri Corps members make a difference by Increasing Access: members provide patient navigation, case management, facilitated enrollment, and outreach services to medically under-served individuals. Members conduct screenings for substance use and provide targeted care management services to patients at risk of opioid or prescription drug use disorders. Providing Health

Education:

members facilitate health education workshops, participate in health fairs and community events, and conduct one-on-one and group health education sessions with community residents. Ameri Corps members do not provide health services related to prohibited items or activities as is outlined in detail during orientation.

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage
• Living Allowance
• Training

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Permits working at another job during off hours

• Community and Economic Development
• Community Outreach
• Children/Youth
• Education
• Elder Care
• Health
• Homelessness
• Public Safety

• Counseling
• Communications
• Community Organization
• Conflict Resolution
• Education
• First Aid
• Leadership
• Medicine
• Public Health
• Public Speaking
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Writing/Editing
• Youth Development
• General Skills
• Social Services
• Veterans
• Team Work

Ameri Corps State / National

CHCANYS Community Wellness in Westchester

10/01/2026 - 09/30/2027

Full Time

College graduate

Minimum: 17 Maximum: 99

NEW YORK

English

From 06/01/2026 To 03/31/2027

Jonathan Aguilar

111 Broadway

New York NY 10006

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