Volunteer Spotlight
Norwalk Volunteer - Barbara LickerFor six years now, Barbara Licker has been the "queen of medicines" at the AmeriCares Free Clinic of Norwalk. Volunteering at the clinic two to three days a week, she is the chief liaison to the pharmaceutical companies, responsible for keeping the inventory of the clinic's medicines, and ordering drugs as they are needed. Read More
Bridgeport Volunteer - Jane Bohnsack, R.N.Jane Bohnsack, R.N., has been volunteering for the AmeriCares Free Clinics for more than five years. She started by helping out at the Norwalk clinic and then moved to the Bridgeport clinic shortly after it opened. Read More
Danbury Volunteer - Dr. Joseph BelskyDr. Joseph Belsky brings a wealth of experience to the Danbury clinic. He has been practicing in Danbury for more than 40 years, both in private and group practice. Currently, he sees patients twice a week as part of his work with Danbury Hospital's Office of Physicians' Services, and is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University. Read More
Norwalk Volunteer - Enrique EscalanteFor Enrique Escalante, volunteering at the AmeriCares Free Clinic of Norwalk is a labor of love. Nearly every Saturday morning Enrique serves as an interpreter to the scores of Latino residents who come for the medical care and compassion at the Norwalk clinic. Read More
Bridgeport Volunteer - Dr. MaherDr. Maher meets many low-income wage earners who can't afford their employers' healthcare plans as he does his volunteer work. He came to the Norwalk Clinic two years ago after being referred by Dr. Burt Rubin, another physician who was also donating his time. Recognizing the "growing increase" in the number of people lacking insurance, he now volunteers regularly at the AmeriCares Free Clinic of Bridgeport. Read More
Danbury Volunteer - Claire KirbyYou might think a 26-year career as a visiting nurse would be enough for Claire Kirby but you'd be wrong. More than 5 ½ years after retiring from the Visiting Nurse Association of Connecticut, Claire continues to take care of patients, only this time at the AmeriCares Free Clinic of Danbury. Read More
Clinic Volunteer - Pam Levine and Annalise NelsonFor mother and daughter Pam Levine and Annalise Nelson, volunteering for the AmeriCares Free Clinics has turned into a family affair, making it a multigenerational labor of love. New Canaan, Connecticut resident Pam Levine has been supporting the clinics for more than six years now. Read More
Norwalk Volunteer - Dr. Jack FalsoneBeing the Medical Director of AmeriCares Free Clinic of Norwalk is not Dr. Jack Falsone's first experience volunteering in a clinic setting. Early in his career he volunteered at the Winchester Chest Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital. Read More
