St. David's Community Health Foundation

Thursday, May 1, 2008 The promise of a better life   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2  
TOPICS
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Events
Community Partners
Education
CONTENTS
Welcome to FirstFocus!
Meet the Scholars
S-u-c-c-e-s-s!
Health's Angels Awards $50,000 Grant
to Faith in Action Caregivers

Toast of the Town 2008 is Underway!
Did You Know...

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is May 9th. Austin MHMR announces the Hope for the Future: Action Agenda for Child & Youth Mental Health seminar on May 9th. For more information, visit their website.

Coming Next Month
School's out, and so are cavities!
See just how many students were served by the St. David's Dental Program this school year.
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The promise of a better life
April 1, 2008
Vol. 1 Issue 1
Welcome to FirstFocus!
http://www.sdchf.org

FirstFocus is our monthly e-newsletter that keeps you up to date with the happenings and news at St. David's Community Health Foundation. Our main goal in this venture is to stay connected with community members, letting you know how we are working to keep our promise of a better life.
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Meet the Scholars
Carrying on the legacy of W. Neal Kocurek
http://sdchf.org/ed_wnk.htm

This year, 22 new students are added to the list of previous year's Kocurek Scholars as they begin their journey into the medical field starting at Texas colleges and universities.
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S-u-c-c-e-s-s!
Spelling to support health literacy
http://www.willread.org/

St. David's Community Health Foundation c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-e-s with the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas to address health literacy.
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Health's Angels Awards $50,000 Grant
to Faith in Action Caregivers

Members voted to fund the organization's Volunteer Vitality project
http://sdchf.org/angels.htm

Health's Angels members ended their first grant review process in April, and emerged with a clear winner, Faith in Action Caregivers. Members will now focus on implementing a public awareness campaign and placing members into volunteer positions.
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Toast of the Town 2008 is Underway!
Partying for scholarship dollars
http://sdchf.org/events_toast_2008.htm

The first half of this season's parties are over, but it's not too late to attend a party. Seats are still available for some of the most entertaining events in Austin. Sign up to attend an evening tangoing under the stars, or a chuckwagon dinner with UT Baseball Head Coach Augie Garrido at Bevo's home, the Sunrise Ranch, or one of the other exquisite parties.
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Dr. Toni Watt's report on integrating mental healthcare with physical healthcare for patients at People's Community Clinic and Lone Star Circle of Care is available for download.  Click here to read it online.

The St. David's Community Health Foundation report "Lifting Teen Families" has been published.
Read it online or order a hard copy.
Kid Pic of the Month
The children treated by our St. David's Dental Program show their appreciation in the most artistic of ways!
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Monthly Poll
Which Toast of the Town party from the past would you like to see recreated for Toast's 25th anniversary?
Cooks Who Write and Writers Who Cook
A Day in the Life of a UT Recruit
Hollywood Hills
Disco Inferno
Tour the Tower onto the Bauer
Viva Las Vegas
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