Community Health Center Association of Connecticut

03/13/2026

Very informative legislative breakfast today at Community Health & Wellness, in partnership with McCall Behavioral Health Network & Brooker Memorial. Thanks to Rep Jahana Hayes, State Senator Paul Honig, State Representative Maria Horn, State Rep Jillian Gilchrest, State Rep Jay Case, CT Department of Social Services Dr Mehul Dalal, and the many community members who joined to learn about state and federal priorities to maintain & enhance health care access in the northwest corner of CT!

03/11/2026

Congratulations to Joanne Borduas, CEO of Community Health & Wellness and Chair of the CHC/ACT Board, for your recent appointment to New England Rural Health Association Board of Directors!

03/11/2026

Congratulations to Norwalk Community Health Center for opening your new School-Based Health Center at Kendall College & Career Academy Norwalk Public Schools! Thanks to Representative Jim Himes for joining us to help cut the ribbon!

Some Norwalk elementary school students can now go to the doctor, without leaving their school.

03/10/2026

Informative (and delicious!) start to the day yesterday at the Fair Haven Community Health Care legislative breakfast. Thanks to Senate President Martin Looney, State Representative Robin Comey, State Representative Steve Winter, State Representative Al Paolillo and New Haven Alderpersons Amanda Martinelli & Carolyn Tanbee Smith for joining Fair Haven leaders to learn about current successes and challenges and how they can help ensure continued access to the high quality care that Fair Haven provides!

03/07/2026

Thanks to Generations Family Health Center for hosting this exciting event! CHC/ACT looks forward to partnering with you, Community Health & Wellness, and our partners at the State of CT to make health care in rural parts of CT more accessible - for better health for all!

03/03/2026

Thanks to Community Health & Wellness for the warm welcome and to our partners at Workforce Alliance for supporting our health centers training needs!

Yesterday, Chris Mulhall, Senior Program Manager, Workforce Development at Community Health Center Association of Connecticut stopped by the Torrington Health Center to present CHWC with Nursing Resource manuals to better support new staff and preceptors. We are thankful for partners like CHC/ACT for their support.

Photographed left to right: Michelle Jose BSN, Director of Nursing, Mary Pray LPN, Amy Mayerjak RN Coordinator, Deb Greene LPN, Alison Bazzano LPN , and Chris Mulhall RN

02/21/2026

Weekend reading 📚: “Community health centers are on the front lines of keeping Connecticut residents healthy, insured and connected to care...As major changes to Medicaid and other health programs are implemented, the state must invest now in the systems, workforce and community-based supports that make access to care possible.”

Read more about CHC/ACT's state legislative priorities and how we will work with partners, the administration, and the legislature to protect health care access - from CTNewsJu**ie. Health Equity Solutions Senator Matt Lesser

“Community health centers are on the front lines of keeping Connecticut residents healthy, insured and connected to care,” said Shawn K. Frick, CEO of CHC/ACT. “As major changes to Medicaid and other health programs are implemented, the state must invest now in the systems, workforce and commu...

02/13/2026

⌛Back in 2023, the CT General Assembly passed legislation requiring Medicaid reimbursement for Community Health Worker (CHW) services - a critical step toward better access and healthier communities.

Yet nearly three years later, these services still aren’t fully implemented.

In our new opinion piece, CHC/ACT, Connecticut Association for Community Action, Health Equity Solutions, and Southwest AHEC urge the state to finally move this forward.

CHWs help people navigate care, address social needs, and improve health outcomes. Their role will only become more essential as Connecticut begins implementing requirements under HR 1.

Let's get it done!

More than two years after it was promised, Connecticut’s Medicaid program still does not cover community health worker services.

02/11/2026

✨ CHC/ACT & CT health centers took to the Capitol today to meet with our Congressional delegation.

We thanked them for their longstanding support of health centers, asked for their attention to 340B and Medicare telehealth, and gave well-deserved awards to our delegation.

Thank you to the many CT health centers who represented today!!

02/11/2026

💬 “You really are the saviors for countless people in this country.” Thanks to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Tom Engalls for speaking to Community Health advocates this morning!

02/10/2026

“A lot of people do stop seeking health care when they don't have insurance...so we are going to partner with the state in every way that we can, to help ensure that the state is prepared to implement these changes in a way that helps people meet the new requirements and hopefully stay on the program.” - CHC/ACT Chief Strategy Officer Deb Polun.

Read more about how federal actions are impacting CT's health centers and other nonprofits from CT Insider

More than $2 billion in SAMHSA grants were canceled nationwide on Jan. 13, but most organizations didn't find out until the next day.

02/07/2026

✈️ 🚊 CHC/ACTors are headed to DC for the National Association of Community Health Centers Policy & Issues Forum and to meet with our Congressional delegation about our health centers!