Team BVCAA at Snap Fitness
with Trainer, Duce Harper
It was a hard fought battle. At the end of 12 weeks, Kari narrowly pushed past Brian and won their challenge by 0.77%. Stay tuned to see if there is a rematch.
 
Listen to 98-3 KORA every Thursday morning at 8:50 A.M. on the Roger and Roy
Morning Show for BVCAA Program and Services Updates
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2008 BVCAA Annual Report Video Presentation
Click here to see a video highlighting the programs of BVCAA in 2008.
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Update! Kroger Customers Continue to Give
On Thursday, June 25, Wayne Tomlinson of Kroger presented BVCAA with another check. The funds donated were further contributions from Kroger customers and will be used for the prevention of breast cancer. Continued thanks to all those who are helping people and changing lives!
Kroger Donates over $7,000 to BVCAA for Breast Cancer Prevention
 On Friday, March 27, 2009, Wayne Tomlinson, College Station Kroger Store Manager, presented BVCAA's Dr. Julie Ribardo with a check for $7,982. The funds were donated from Kroger customers and will be used for breast cancer screening and prevention. Thank you Kroger and thank you to all those Kroger customers who helped make this possible!
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Team BVCAA Wins BCS Chamber Fitness Challenge
 Congratulations to BVCAA Executive Director, Karen Garber, General Accountant, Mary Lou Nettles, Director of Information Technology, Brian Thurston and Director of Marketing and Community Outreach, Kari Krueger on their victory in the first ever BCS Chamber Fitness Challenge. Motivated by trainers, Duce and Julie of Snap Fitness, the team worked together and lost a combined total of 112.2 pounds and are now 12.38% lighter than they were 12 weeks ago. Great work Team BVCAA!!!
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Health Care Providers Endorse Bipartisan Plan to Address Primary Care Shortage
Health care providers, clinic administrators, patients and community leaders have called for immediate passage of House Bill 1876 during a series of news conferences throughout Texas. Texas faces a severe shortage of primary care providers. H.B. 1876 would establish the Texas Health Care Access Fund to help solve this critical problem.
Click here to see a video of the press conference introducing this bill to the Brazos Valley.
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Understanding Texas Health Steps / Medicaid
Your Children's Rights
The Texas Department of State Health Services - Texas Health Steps Program will be available to answer your questions about the Texas Health Steps/Medicaid health benefits for your children.
Click Here For More Info
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NAMI-BV Offering Free Training and New Support Group
The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Brazos Valley (NAMI-BV) in collaboration with BVCAA has approved funding for two sorely needed programs in the Brazos Valley.
Train the Trainer. Funding was approved to train three new peer educators and two new family educators.
Peer Support Group. The third Thursday of each month, a support group will meet to serve persons with mood disorders and other major disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, anxiety disorders, depression and bi-polar disorder.
Interested in learning more? Click here to learn more or contact Karen Garber at 979-777-9455 or via email at
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BVCAA Central Office Has New Home
BVCAA has consolidated four offices into one and has a new home at 1500 University Drive in College Station. This new location will reduce administrative costs and allow BVCAA to increase its capacity to serve our twelve county service area.
New contact information:
1500 University Drive East, Suite 100
College Station, Texas 77840
Phone: (979) 846-1100
Fax: (979) 260-9390
The Business Office of BVCAA will be moving later in the year. Once the move is complete, a building dedication will be held and further details will be provided.
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Join BVCAA-WIC at
DoubleDave's On Texas Avenue
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
11 AM - 11 PM
Proceeds from all sales
at this location on
Thursday, July 23
will be donated to BVCAA-WIC.
Click here for more information.
Raise money for Brazos Valley Community Action Agency just by searching the web and shopping online!
| Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (BVCAA) is a private non-profit organization established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to help combat poverty in America. It is the mission of BVCAA to assist in the empowerment of individuals, families, and communities to reach their full potential economically, educationally, health-wise, culturally, and socially.
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