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Sep282024

WHYY: ‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco

WHYY September 28, 2024 ‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco Preview: The African Family Health Organization (AFAHO) opened its new health clinic in Darby, Delaware County, on Friday. The clinic will serve non- and under-insured residents, particularly African and Caribbean immigrants in Delco and Southwest Philly. It will initially…

Jun222024

WHYY: AFAHO in Southwest Philly celebrates African and Caribbean culture

WHYY June 22, 2024 AFAHO in Southwest Philly celebrates African and Caribbean culture Preview: Community members and organization leaders of the African Family Health Organization, or AFAHO, gathered Saturday to celebrate African and Caribbean culture. The small block party in Southwest Philly is the first of its kind. Executive director Oni Richards said she…

Education Intern

MISSION AFAHO provides health, human and educational services and programs to the African and Caribbean immigrant and refugee communities in the greater Philadelphia area. These services include a variety of health education, case management, and psychosocial wellness programs which are available to the community regardless of age, nationality, language ability, or legal status. JOB SUMMARY:SUMMARY…

Education Case Manager

Job Title: Case Manager, Education Programs Supervisor: Manager – Education Programs Status: Full-time – 40 hours per week Salary: $25/hour MISSION AFAHO provides health, human and educational services and programs to the African and Caribbean immigrant and refugee communities in the greater Philadelphia area. These services include a variety of health education, case management, and…

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PSA Video Swab Test GuidePersonal Stories

May152023

WHYY: What would Philadelphia’s immigrant communities like to see from the next mayor?

WHYY May 5, 2023 What would Philadelphia’s immigrant communities like to see from the next mayor? Preview: Oni Richards, executive director of the African Family Health Organization, which serves African and Caribbean immigrants, says that resources should be directed both towards those immigrants who have come to the city, opened businesses, and achieved economic…

Social Services Manager

Job Title: Social Services Manager Department: Social Services Status: Full-time Reports to: Executive Director FLSA Status: Non- Exempt JOB SUMMARY:Description AFAHO’s Manager Social Services, a key member of the organizations’ leadership team, provides management and oversight to AFAHO’s Social Service Programs including Mental Health, Elders Circle, Domestic Violence, Rental Assistance, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and…

Cultural Health Navigator – Male Engagement

Job Title: Cultural Health Navigator – Male Engagement Status: Full-time Report To: Health Manager & Social Services Manager JOB SUMMARY:The Cultural Health Navigator (Male Engagement) plays a critical role in primarily engaging males of the African and Afro-Caribbean immigrant and refugee communities in AFAHO’s health and social service programs and providing comprehensive case management services…

Oct42022

Philadelphia Inquirer: African Family Health Organization to host health screening day on Oct. 22

The Philadelphia Inquirer October 4, 2022 African Family Health Organization to host health screening day on Oct. 22 Preview: The African Family Health Organization, or AFAHO, will host a health screening day on Oct. 22 in Southwest Philadelphia. The AFAHO serves the diverse African and Caribbean immigrant community of the greater Philadelphia area. They…

Mar192021

Office of Immigrant Affairs: African and Caribbean immigrant communities demonstrate leadership during COVID-19

African and Caribbean Immigrant Communities Demonstrate Leadership During COVID-19 In 2005, to address the growing needs of the black immigrant and refugee communities, Mayor John F. Street established the Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs through an Executive Order. With leadership from former Councilwoman Jannie L Blackwell, the Commission was brought to life, and…

Mar162021

Generocity: This Philly program helps African and Caribbean immigrant youth thrive in their new city

This Philly program helps African and Caribbean immigrant youth thrive in their new city In 2016, immigrants composed 15 percent of the population in Philadelphia, while more than 25 percent of Philadelphians in recent years were immigrants or United States natives with immigrant parents. This includes almost 76,000 people younger than 18 years old, making approximately one…

WHYY: ‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco

WHYY: AFAHO in Southwest Philly celebrates African and Caribbean culture

Education Intern

Education Case Manager

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WHYY: What would Philadelphia’s immigrant communities like to see from the next mayor?

Social Services Manager

Philadelphia Inquirer: ‘The lack of translation is a problem’: Non-English speakers are scrambling for information about the city’s water supply

Cultural Health Navigator – Male Engagement

Philadelphia Inquirer: African Family Health Organization to host health screening day on Oct. 22

CBS News Philadelphia: Brotherly Love: Nonprofit Provides Welcoming Space For African, Caribbean Immigrants And Refugees In Philly Region

Office of Immigrant Affairs: African and Caribbean immigrant communities demonstrate leadership during COVID-19

Generocity: This Philly program helps African and Caribbean immigrant youth thrive in their new city

Philadelphia Inquirer: Ancient ritual, modern suffering: Drexel program aids survivors of female genital cutting