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Sending Materials to Wuhan, China

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Afya was featured in Newswire donating supplies to Wuhan, China. Read the original article at: Donated Medical Supplies Leave New York for Wuhan ​The Afya Foundation Sends Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to China PRESS RELEASE  UPDATED: FEB 13, 2020 NEW YORK, February 13, 2020 (Newswire.com) – The Afya Foundation, in partnership with New York-based Foremost Group and […]

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Swimming Against the Current – Occupational Therapy Student Volunteer Spotlight

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Throughout my twenties, I worked a series of lucrative but unsatisfying advertising and sales jobs. I was paid well and enjoyed the challenge, but I felt like my work didn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Over time I realized I didn’t feel like I was making a worthy contribution to the world. Around […]

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When You Have to Find a Way To Help

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Koala Donations

Many years ago when my children were young and the birth of a new sibling was close, we read “Koala Lou,” a beloved children’s book by an extraordinary Australian writer, Mem Fox. In the story, a young koala anticipates the birth of a sibling and navigates all the accompanying feelings. My children adored it and often […]

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Afya WORKS WITH OTHERS TO AIR LIFT SUPPLIES TO PUERTO RICO

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GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL STATE POLICE, NYPA WORKERS, PORT AUTHORITY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL DEPLOYED TO PUERTO RICO TO ASSIST WITH ONGOING EMPIRE STATE RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORT 72 Port Authority Emergency Personnel to Assist in Coordinated Recovery Efforts 53 Troopers Deployed to Assist with Security Operations 10 Power Transmission and Generation Experts, Project Managers Deploy to […]

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HUFFINGTON POST REPORTS ON Afya’s AIRLIFT TO PUERTO RICO

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Essential Medical Supplies Arrive in Vieques from New York Area Donors FARMINGDALE, NY / SAN JUAN, PR – September 29 – A shipment of nearly a thousand pounds of essential medicines including antibiotics, vaccines, asthma and diabetes drugs has landed in San Juan. The items are bound for medical facilities here and on the nearby […]

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