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Our hearts are filled with joy, excitement and gratitute. Because of your belief in the capacity to rise beyond one's struggles you made a donation to the Pernet Virtual Baby Shower.
Thank you. Learn more about our work June 2, 2020
A JOINT STATEMENT FROM MEMBERS OF THE WORCESTER TOGETHER COALITION Together we rise, together we stand, and together we change. On behalf of the Worcester Together Coalition, comprising more than 100 individuals and organizations formed in response to the COVID-19 crisis, we rise and we stand in condemnation of the brutal acts perpetrated by Minneapolis police officers in the murder of George Floyd. We stand in the name of countless Black lives lost at the hands of police and civil vigilantes and in the name of all Communities of Color that have and continue to experience institutional inequity and brutality. We seek to create and make change to shift the oppressive imbalances in our country in the name of all Communities of Color that have experienced profound loss including for George Floyd, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Alton Sterling, Sandra Bland, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and for whom their families and communities have endured deep pain, anger, frustration, and fear because of systemic racism and inequity. Silence is not an option. Action is paramount. Worcester Together has demonstrated our ability to act and respond in crisis through COVID-19. Today, we speak aloud in disgust and with deep sorrow for our community and our country, and to leverage our collective and unified power to act and make change. The devastating racial disparities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic are intrinsically related to our nation’s history of white supremacy and structural racism. It is a legacy that we must reject and dismantle. As we seek to address the COVID-19 crisis and to build a fair and just “new normal” we commit ourselves to these principles in all that we do, both individually and collectively: 1. We will acknowledge the reality of white supremacism in our history and its insidious presence in our institutions, public school system, police department, community based organizations, and ways of doing business and will facilitate courageous conversations and frank discussion of the issues at hand as a community. We will recognize our inadvertent complicity in the perpetuation of this injustice. 2. We will approach every initiative, policy or program that we undertake as an opportunity to dismantle racism. We will do this explicitly and embrace accountability for our results. 3. We will consistently and promptly identify, name, question, and actively resist and denounce policies in our criminal justice, law enforcement, education and health institutions that injure people of color and deprive them of the opportunity to participate fully in the life of our community. 4. We will center, elevate and defer to voices of People of Color and support the economic advancement of Communities of Color by using our collective purchasing power to support locally owned Black, Latino, and immigrant businesses. We are fallible humans acting in the name of humanity and cannot do this work alone. Please join us as we work together to create equity, shape and change our community and our country’s course. The Worcester Together Coalition as signed by: Action! by Design Mechanics Hall, Worcester County Mechanics Assoc. June 2, 2020 A JOINT STATEMENT FROM MEMBERS OF THE WORCESTER TOGETHER COALITION Together we rise, together we stand, and together we change. On behalf of the Worcester Together Coalition, comprising more than 100 individuals and organizations formed in response to the COVID-19 crisis, we rise and we stand in condemnation of the brutal acts perpetrated by Minneapolis police officers in the murder of George Floyd. We stand in the name of countless Black lives lost at the hands of police and civil vigilantes and in the name of all Communities of Color that have and continue to experience institutional inequity and brutality. We seek to create and make change to shift the oppressive imbalances in our country in the name of all Communities of Color that have experienced profound loss including for George Floyd, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Alton Sterling, Sandra Bland, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and for whom their families and communities have endured deep pain, anger, frustration, and fear because of systemic racism and inequity. Silence is not an option. Action is paramount. Worcester Together has demonstrated our ability to act and respond in crisis through COVID-19. Today, we speak aloud in disgust and with deep sorrow for our community and our country, and to leverage our collective and unified power to act and make change. The devastating racial disparities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic are intrinsically related to our nation’s history of white supremacy and structural racism. It is a legacy that we must reject and dismantle. As we seek to address the COVID-19 crisis and to build a fair and just “new normal” we commit ourselves to these principles in all that we do, both individually and collectively: 1. We will acknowledge the reality of white supremacism in our history and its insidious presence in our institutions, public school system, police department, community based organizations, and ways of doing business and will facilitate courageous conversations and frank discussion of the issues at hand as a community. We will recognize our inadvertent complicity in the perpetuation of this injustice. 2. We will approach every initiative, policy or program that we undertake as an opportunity to dismantle racism. We will do this explicitly and embrace accountability for our results. 3. We will consistently and promptly identify, name, question, and actively resist and denounce policies in our criminal justice, law enforcement, education and health institutions that injure people of color and deprive them of the opportunity to participate fully in the life of our community. 4. We will center, elevate and defer to voices of People of Color and support the economic advancement of Communities of Color by using our collective purchasing power to support locally owned Black, Latino, and immigrant businesses. We are fallible humans acting in the name of humanity and cannot do this work alone. Please join us as we work together to create equity, shape and change our community and our country’s course. The Worcester Together Coalition as signed by: Action! by Design Mechanics Hall, Worcester County Mechanics Assoc. Alex M. Mooradian, Esq. Michael Sleeper, Imperial Distributors Ascentria Care Alliance Mission E4 Billy Fitzpatrick, College of the Holy Cross, 2020 Naomi Sleeper, Imperial Distributors Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor National Grid Boys & Girls Club of Worcester Open Sky Community Services Candy Mero-Carlson City Councilor, District 2 Organization for Nonprofit Excellence (ONE Worcester) Central Mass Housing Alliance Pernet Family Health Service CENTRO Project New Hope Inc. Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester Quinsigamond Community College Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Inc. Regional Environmental Council of Central MA Coghlin Network Services, Inc. Senator Ed Markey Community Health Link Senator Harriette L. Chandler Congressman Jim McGovern Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates Department of Children and Families, Worcester East Southeast Asian Coalition Department of Youth Service, Central Region State Representative James O'Day Dress for Success Worcester State Representative John J. Mahoney Ed Augustus, City Manager, Worcester Straight Ahead Ministries Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center The Clemente Course in the Humanities, Worcester Edward Street Child Services The Guild of St. Agnes Elder Services of Worcester The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts Emma Davison, College of the Holy Cross, 2021 Together for Kids Coalition Face Mask Working Group - Mutual Aid Worcester UMass Memorial Health Care Friendly House United Way of Central Massachusetts Gina Plata-Nino, Esq. University of Massachusetts Medical School Greater Worcester Community Foundation University of Massachusetts Medical School Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester Worcester Addresses Childhood Trauma HOPE Coalition Worcester Chamber Music Society/Neighborhood Strings Imperial Distributors Worcester Community Action Council Jeremiah's Inn Worcester Community Connections of YOU, Inc. Joe Ertle, College of the Holy Cross Worcester Cultural Coalition Journey Community Church, Revs. Tom Sparling, Paul Joyal, Lou Soiles Worcester Education Collaborative Kimberly Salmon, Worcester Resident Worcester Education Equity Roundtable Latino Education Institute Worcester Family Partnership Legendary Legacies Inc Worcester Housing Authority Living In Freedom Together-LIFT Worcester Interfaith Love Your Labels Worcester Public Schools Main South Community Development Corporation Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Mark Richman, Professor, WPI Worcester State University MassHIRE Central Career Centers Worcester Telegram and Gazette MassHIRE Central Region Workforce Board YMCA of Central Massachusetts Mayor Joseph M. Petty YWCA Central Massachusetts  The generosity of so many in our community has enabled the Worcester Together Fund to provide financial support to essential non-profits in Worcester County during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pernet is grateful for the support to help us continue our important work during this difficult time!
 We are so fortunate to have such strong advocates for the Worcester Community! We deeply appreciate the vital financial support we've received during this trying time, but the support goes so much deeper than that. Thank you to the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and the United Way of Central Massachusetts for helping to create such a strong and resilient community.
 Thank you to our wonderful donors who have answered the call to donate towards the virtual Baby Shower. We have received diapers, baby food, cereal, laundry soap, toys, clothes and monetary donations. We can't thank you enough for what you have donated. The need for baby donations in our Emergency Assistance Program has increased. We see parents visit the food pantry for the basic necessity to feed their families. As we try to help them access other resources in the community we discover that they need more than just food. With an infant the need for formula, diapers and laundry soap increases the stress they are going through. That is why your donation is so valuable to the families with an infant. Pernet Family Health Service has been strengthening families for 65 years. It all started with the nuns from the Little Sisters of the Assumption. Their calling was to help the poor in the community. Our Emergency Assistance Program opens its doors to anyone with an infant. Today we ask you to help answer that call to help those less fortunate in our community. Each week in addition to food for the family we have distributed an average of
We also ask you to share this with your family and friends. You can donate money online and we will buy the items at https://www.pernetfamilyhealth.org/contribute.html You can also buy some items on Amazon by accessing our Amazon Wish List at https://tinyurl.com/pernetbabyshower To send a check in the mail please use: Pernet Family Health Service 237 Millbury Street Worcester, MA 01610 Thank you.   Yes, it is true we are holding the Pernet Virtual Baby Shower for the month of May and you are invited.
The reason for this is as we get families coming to the food pantry, we always find out what other resources they are in need of such as food stamps, affordable housing and we connect them other to organizations that can help them stabilize their situation. What we have found over the years is that when an expectant mother or a mother with a newborn comes to us for food, they need much more than food. They need formula, clothes, laundry soap, diapers, feminine products and more to be able to care for the family. That is why we are inviting you to a virtual Baby Shower to help us support these mothers. You can donate money online and we will buy the items at https://www.pernetfamilyhealth.org/contribute.html You can also buy some items on Amazon by accessing our Amazon Wish List at https://tinyurl.com/pernetbabyshower To send a check in the mail please use: Pernet Family Health Service 237 Millbury Street Worcester, MA 01610  Pernet keeping in touch with client families
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