Written by Dickinsfield Amity House Executive Director Tracy Patience
Dickinsfield Amity House is a community support & family resource centre providing support services to the community and offer a wide range or programs and services to individuals and families.
The valuable partnership between Action for Healthy Communities and Amity House has existed for longer than I can even remember. Over a decade ago, we found that our community had a need for settlement services.
One of our core beliefs is that people should be able to access services in their community, so we decided to look for an agency with this expertise and ask if they could provide those services here. We knew there were a lot of colleagues providing this, but who would be the best fit for us?
It didn’t take us long to realize that Action for healthy Communities was the right partner for us. Their commitment to community, to providing responsive services in community, to changing quickly to meet emerging needs were all aligned with our values.
And, lucky for us, they agreed!
Nilton Romero was assigned to come to Amity House once/week to provide those specialized services. Nilton fit in right away, becoming one of us. His presence here is invaluable and has helped countless people navigate these complex systems. And he has helped us, too. Always willing to answer our questions, sneak in “just one more” person, and provide direction when we had trouble.
We are forever appreciative to AHC for this partnership-that is so natural it feels like family.