Waterbury Hospital’s Youth Pipeline Initiatives
Featured Programs
Providing Early Acquaintance with Careers in Healthcare (PEACH)
Since its inception in 2004, Waterbury Hospital’s PEACH Program has engaged administrators, teachers, and students in the Waterbury Public Schools to address the projected shortage of healthcare workers in the area and to close the achievement gap for students in Waterbury Public Schools. Through the program, students engage with healthcare workers in a non-emergency setting and to learn about a variety of healthcare careers available in our community.
Summer Bridge Program
Each summer Waterbury Hospital offers a four-week comprehensive program to mostly inner city middle and high school students. The program offers a rigorous educational curriculum and opportunities for students to explore career options through field trips and learn life skills such as cooking and nutrition. Classes include: English Language Arts, math, vocabulary, PSAT and SAT preparation, civic engagement, healthy eating, team building, journaling, poetry and job shadowing.
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Parent Leadership Program
UConn Extension People Empowering People (PEP) Communities is a personal, family, and civic leadership development program with a strong community focus. It is designed to focus on the unique strengths and life experiences of participants and emphasizes the connection between individual and community action. Classes are intentionally small and limited to 7 to 10 participants per facilitator.
Email Yarixa.Lopez@wtbyhosp.org for information.
Community Outreach
Since the Youth Pipeline Initiative was established in 2001 as a partnership between Waterbury Hospital and Waterbury Public Schools, its mission has remained the same: to close the achievement gap for minority and economically disadvantaged students in Waterbury so they can matriculate and compete nationally for placement in post-secondary education programs in preparation for health careers. We take pride in helping students realize their potential as they embark on their academic and personal journeys. To this end, by 2014 Waterbury Hospital provided over 1,000 students and parents in Greater Waterbury with unique educational programs that enhance the overall welfare of our community.
All programs are offered free-of-charge to participants.
The Youth Pipeline Initiative is a multifaceted series with six focus areas:
Providing Early Acquaintance with Careers in Healthcare (PEACH)
Since its inception in 2004, Waterbury Hospital’s PEACH Program has engaged administrators, teachers, and students in the Waterbury Public Schools to address the projected shortage of healthcare workers in the area and to close the achievement gap for students in Waterbury Public Schools. Through the program, students engage with healthcare workers in a non-emergency setting and to learn about a variety of healthcare careers available in our community.
Summer Bridge Program
Each summer Waterbury Hospital offers a 4-week comprehensive program to mostly inner city middle and high school students. The program offers a rigorous educational curriculum and opportunities for students to explore career options through field trips and learn life skills such as cooking and nutrition. Classes include: English Language Arts, math, vocabulary, PSAT and SAT preparation, civic engagement, healthy eating, team building, journaling, poetry and job shadowing.
For more information about the Youth Pipeline Initiatives, please contact the Community Outreach Department by email at Yarixa.Lopez@wtbyhosp.org.