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Watch the replay: Community Resource Fair – Live Webcast

April 10, 2021 /

On Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 9:00​​ a.m., Denbigh Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted a live webcast for it’s Community Resource Fair virtual event. The webcast featured a panel of speakers on topics surrounding healthcare, food assistance and safe shelter, as well as education, all important during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual fair will remain open and available after the webcast at: https://sites.google.com/view/community-resource-fair/fair​.

Watch the replay:

Moderated by Alexis M. Bell, Reporter/ Multimedia Journalist with Spectrum News 1 in Raleigh, North Carolina, this Zoom event was simulcast on Denbigh Alumnae’s Facebook page. Panelists included:

  • For Healthcare:
    • Dr. Ethlyn McQueen Gibson, DNP, MSN, RN-BC on COVID resources
    • Amber Martens, Director of Eligibility and Community Outreach at Lackey Clinic
    • Dr. Michael Bane, Pharm.D. on accessing medication help
    • Dr. Camille Carson, Ph.D. on Child Mental Health
  • For Food and Shelter:
    • Charvalla West, COO and Director of Community Impact at United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
    • Karen Joyner, CEO at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
    • JT Williams, Community Health Navigator with the LGBT Life Center
    • Francine Lankford, volunteer and past board member at THRIVE Peninsula
  • For Education:
    • Frances Devaughn on Virtual learning
    • Candice Artis, Candid Consulting Firm on preparing for college
    • Jamel Hodges, University of GA on FASFA/College Prep
    • Lisa Taylor, Community Relations Coordinator for Virginia Career Works & WIOA