our staff

OUR STAFF

Health/Social Service Access Team

Our program, Reaching Our Communities Through Trusted Community Insiders, Montagnard, Bhutanese, and Karenni communities with high population numbers in Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem respectively, have faced similar challenges which have focused community attention that present timely collaboration opportunities with medical, social, and public health services. As a community-centered network, we will promote greater access through Medicaid Expansion and other programs while leveraging our interaction with services towards better system responses, long term community wellbeing, and a culture of health. We will grow the network to reach Montagnard communities in the the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Triangle, and New Bern regions.

Mental Health Care Support Team

Our program, Community-Led Solutions: Culturally Competent Mental Health Care, will bridge the significant language and culture gaps between our communities and system providers for health and social services. Professionals from the Montagnard, Bhutanese, Karenni, and Mundeke Gospel Mission (MGM) Swahili-speaking communities will create a welcoming and culturally-informed wellness activities that is staffed by language and culturally competent social work professionals and other human services professionals who are familiar with the impacts of behavioral health, substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and the (often overwhelming) co-occurring conditions that affect caregivers, their families, and our communities.

Tradtional Arts Programs for Students (TAPs)

Cultural preservation is very important to our community. If we do not carry out our traditions, it will disappear before we know it. MDA develops programs and resources to promote community building, higher education and cultural preservation that is inclusive of the different tribes and ethnicities, church affiliations, political affiliations, and age groups. This is a group of community volunteers who are very passionate in culture preservation and willing to provide their time to help the next generation through dance, music, languages, etc.