PHAST Program

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY TEAM (PHAST)

The Public Health and Safety Team (PHAST) is an American Recovery Plan funded initiative in partnership with the Manchester Police Department which is providing a trained Community Health Worker (CHW) for all twelve wards of the City to address neighborhood level health concerns.

City Ward	Community Health Worker	Languages Spoken
Wards 3,9	Wanda Castillo, Supervisor 603-540-7923	Spanish, English
Wards 1,2,11	Maria Saez 603-540-7564	Spanish, English
Ward 3,6,7	Luisa Leger 603-540-7566	Spanish, English
Wards 4,5	Maria Briones "Saby" 603-657-0502	Spanish, English
Wards 8,10,12	Isaac Rugali 603-722-8144	French, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Swahili, Lingala, English

The team is multicultural and collectively speaks 6 languages in addition to English (Spanish, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, and Lingala).

How We Can Help

Completing Forms and Applications

Navigating applications for important health and social services can be challenging. CHWs provide personalized support for individuals and families to complete necessary paperwork to access and navigate resources. We believe everyone deserves access to the resources they need. Our knowledgeable staff are here to help.

Connect to Community Resources

CHWs are dedicated to connecting residents with available resources for housing, nutrition and food access, healthcare, childcare, fuel assistance, legal aid and personal safety.

Resident Wellness Checks

The PHAST team works with Manchester Police Department and other agencies, such as Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County, to ensure residents are safe and well at home, complete follow up with program recipients, and offer assistance and support when needed.

Please note CHWs cannot respond to emergency situations or provide direct financial assistance, medical treatment, legal advice or support for political activities.

We invite you to meet with a CHW for assistance in connecting to health, public safety and social systems.