Honestly from HVCS

In Part 3 of a three-part conversation, host Andy Reid talks with Krista Mason, Senior Program Supervisor overseeing all of HVCS’ nutrition programming, including our food closets, Emily's Pantry and THRIVES programs. Our other guest is Bintou Hinds, the regional team leader and occasional Spanish language nutrition educator for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County. In this episode Krista and Bintou talk more about encouraging clients to try foods that are healthier than their normal choices and the importance of "sometimes" foods.

In Part 2 of a three-part conversation, host Andy Reid talks with Krista Mason, Senior Program Supervisor overseeing all of HVCS’ nutrition programming, including our food closets, Emily's Pantry and THRIVES programs. Our other guest is Bintou Hinds, the regional team leader and occasional Spanish language nutrition educator for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County. This week they talk about nutritious food deserts and how to inspire people to eat better.

This week, host Andy Reid talks with Krista Mason, Senior Program Supervisor overseeing all of HVCS’ nutrition programming, including our food closets, Emily's Pantry and THRIVES programs. Our other guest is Bintou Hinds, the regional team leader and occasional Spanish language nutrition educator for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County.

In this three-part episode, host Andy Reid talks with HVCS employees about LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and what it means to them. From corporate rainbow-flag-waving to coming out to the future of Pride, we cover a range of topics and share personal stories. In this final segment, we get a little more personal and offer up a few visions of a possible future. Recorded in June 2021.

In this three-part episode, host Andy Reid talks with HVCS employees about LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and what it means to them. From corporate rainbow-flag-waving to coming out to the future of Pride, we cover a range of topics and share personal stories. Recorded in June 2021.

In this three-part episode, host Andy Reid talks with HVCS employees about LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and what it means to them. From corporate rainbow-flag-waving to coming out to the future of Pride, we cover a range of topics and share personal stories. Recorded in June 2021.

In this multi-part conversation, host Andy Reid talks with HVCS' Women's   Services Program Specialist Pat Ocasio and two guests who are experts  in substance use disorder services in Sullivan County. Jill Hubert-Simon   is a public health educator for Sullivan County Public Health  Services.  Wendy E, Brown, RN, MS serves as the Deputy Commissioner for  the  Division of Health and Family Services for Sullivan County and is  the  Coordinator of the county’s newly redesigned Drug Task Force.

In this multi-part conversation, host Andy Reid talks with HVCS' Women's  Services Program Specialist Pat Ocasio and two guests who are experts in substance use disorder services in Sullivan County. Jill Hubert-Simon  is a public health educator for Sullivan County Public Health Services.  Wendy E, Brown, RN, MS serves as the Deputy Commissioner for the  Division of Health and Family Services for Sullivan County and is the  Coordinator of the county’s newly redesigned Drug Task Force.

In this multi-part conversation, host Andy Reid talks with HVCS' Women's Services Program Specialist Pat Ocasio and two guests who are experts in substance use disorder services in Sullivan County. Jill Hubert-Simon is a public health educator for Sullivan County Public Health Services. Wendy E, Brown, RN, MS serves as the Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Health and Family Services for Sullivan County and is the Coordinator of the county’s newly redesigned Drug Task Force. 

Host Andy Reid sits down with a trio of experts on the opioid use epidemic in the Hudson Valley. Join Andy for a discussion with  Dawn Wilkin, the Director of Prevention Services at Catholic Charities of  Orange, Sullivan & Ulster Counties, Christina Southwell, Hudson Valley Community Services’ Syringe Exchange Program (SEP)  Coordinator for Orange and Sullivan County, and Julio A. Fernandez, 13B Artillery Section  Chief for the 1-258 Field Artillery A Battery currently assigned  to the Counterdrug Task Force Department of Drug Demand Reduction Operations. In this four-part series, these experts discuss harm reduction, substance use disorder, different treatment options, trends they're seeing among the clients we serve, and, in this episode, the impact that COVID-19 has had on local people who use substances.