Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 First Community Support Fair helps income-eligible parents A By Tara Vocino pproximately 25 people attended the First Annual Community Support Fair last Wednesday night. Vendors included the U.S. Census Bureau, Head Start, the Chelsea/Revere Family Network, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). They provided parents with pamphlets on registering for the census, food/fuel assistance for low-income families and youth programming. —Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@gmail.com. Celva Figuero got application materials for SNAP and health insurance from bilingual Revere High School Social Service Outreach Liaison Shane Johnson, in center, while Thuy Doan, of Vietnam, received pamphlets on how to apply for SNAP and employment. Spanish translator Juan-Carlos Ferrufi no helped Jose Valdez and Marisol Aviles learn that the census is important – and they plan to register, as a result of the direction of U.S. Census Bureau Partnership Specialist Anne Williams, at right. U.S. Census Bureau Partnership Specialist Anne Williams with French/Arabic Translator Djamila Mezrouh said that everyone needs to be counted, regardless of citizenship status. Last Wednesday in the Revere High School Learning Commons, RHS Administrative Technology Director Jim Sicuso welcomed parents at the twohour First Annual Community Support Fair. Revere High School Family Community Coordinator Estephany Wixon, of Peru, said parents need to be more aware of state and federal programs that are available to them, only if they qualify fi nancially. WIC Community Coordinator Krystal Mejia guided Analia Knauer and Thuy Doan on spinning the wheel to claim a prize. Natividad Hernandez, Claudia Cen and Olga Tacure register Revere Community School student Evelyn Araujo, at right, for Women Encouraging Empowerment computer and Zumba classes. Shown in the bottom row are Chelsea/Revere Family Network Program Assistant Suyapa Fuentes, Revere Community School student Yeni Isabel Castro and student Esmeralda Biti. Shown in the top row are Head Start Education Coordinator Patricia Lazzari and Special Services Coordinator Cindy Chipman. Top: students Mohamed Areslan, Juan Perlada, Ademir Junior, Cleverton Garcia and Edson Martins, with teacher Patricia Costa. Head Start provides school readiness for low-income children; the Network leads library playgroups, while the school teaches English Language Learners (ELL) classes. Spanish translator Juan-Carlos Ferrufi no hands Mohamed Areslan his raffl e prize. (Advocate Photos by Tara Vocino)
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