In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brenda Arenas became a mental health promoter for Grail Family Services and the Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement, where she receives between 200 and 300 people a month to provide them with a service that has now become indispensable and in high demand.
Arenas' work primarily involves working with and advising young people, women and mothers of Latinas, Asians and Americans who approach her seeking help with mental health, COVID-19, food and housing issues.
Thanks to constant training by more than five associations dedicated to social assistance, including Stanford University, Arenas is dedicated to promoting support programs for the community of San Jose, Redwood City and San Mateo, although she is also open to being contacted by people from other areas.
One of the ways in which Brenda Arenas manages to reach the community is by going in person, initially knocking on doors and then setting up promotional tables at public events held in different cities.
Additionally, her work can be found at stands outside food stores and other services where she goes to publicize the support that Grail Family Services provides in conjunction with the Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement.
"I hand out flyers and that's how we talk to people who contact us and need help. I always give them my card," Brenda continued, "because I like to follow up with them so they see that our program is serious and safe," said the promoter of Grail Family Services and the Office of Community Participation at Stanford Medicine.
The service promoted by Arenas begins with an initial in-person approach and continues via a telephone process to culminate in arranging meetings with specialists that each specific person requires.
Brenda has also served as coordinator for GFS's Early Childhood Enrichment program, worked as a Public Health Campaign Warrior, implemented several family literacy programs, and supported Preschool staff. She has also studied child development at De Anza College and Mission College.
To contact these aid programs you can contact Brenda Arenas, you can approach her through Grail Family Services and the Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement.
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