2025-11-15T20:18:22-05:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 462034897 Community Health Workers Association of Rochester COMM 5859570032 435 LIBERTY AVE ROCHESTER NY 14622 Lucia Colindres Chief Program Officer 5859570032 2025-11-16 false 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X X 82304 X 82304 0 0 0 82304 15830 3237 400 12662 32129 50175 3009 0 53184 3009 53184 3009 53184 3009 53184 Community Health Workers Association of Rochester Inc. CHWAR is a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the role and leadership of Community Health Workers CHWs. Its core mission is to promote public health and equity by empowering CHWs through support education and advocacy. The organization boosts the CHW field via training leadership programs and community collaborations to enhance the health of marginalized groups. Key impacts include enhancing public health aiding underserved communities and backing a valued workforce that diminishes health inequalities. Program Purpose: To expand the Community Health Worker CHW workforce by providing free accessible training to underserved communities of color improving health equity and economic opportunity.Services Provided: The organization offered no-cost CHW core competency training health equity education and workforce readiness sessions to prepare participants for entry into the CHW profession. Training included communication skills care coordination cultural humility chronic disease prevention and community outreach strategies. Number of Persons Benefited: More than 35 individuals from underserved Black Latino and immigrant communities participated in the program and were supported in pursuing CHW roles across Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.Impact: The program reduced financial barriers to education increased representation of CHWs from communities most affected by health disparities and strengthened the local public health workforce. Many participants successfully entered employment in healthcare nonprofit and community-based settings as trained CHWs. 30000 32129 32129 X Jacqueline H Sweeney Executive Director 5 10000 0 0 Lucia Colindres Chief Program Officer 2 5000 0 0 Jacob Sweeney-Davis IT Officer 1 830 0 0 Jayslynn Antonetti Board Chair 2 0 0 0 Pamela Anderson Board Vice Chair 1 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false NY Lucia Colindres 435 LIBERTY AVE ROCHESTER NY 14622 5859570032 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Food for group trainings, $6856.00| Zoom Account and Survey Monkey, $825.00| Transportation, $622.00| Insurance, $1138.00| Venue rental and meals, $2249.00| Promotional Items, $972.00| Part IV, List of Officers | Employee Name:, Description:| Jacqueline H. Sweeney, Payment was done twice a year per training cohort two cohorts| Lucia Colindres, Payment was made per student cohort two cohorts| Jacob Sweeney-Davis, services as needed| Program Service Accomplishments (Part III),line 28 | Explanation:| CHWAR delivered a no-cost CHW core competency training program to individuals from Black Latino and immigrant communities. Training topics included: CHW core skills and standards Care coordination and patient navigation Cultural humility and health equity Chronic disease prevention Community outreach and engagement strategies Workforce readiness and job-placement support The organization also provided coaching mentoring and referrals to employment partners.