Community Health, Resource Center Opens At Hudson High School

HUDSON, FL — Pasco County Schools announced the opening of the new Hudson Community Health & Resource Center on the Hudson High School campus.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Wednesday at the new center at the high school, 14410 Cobra Way, between Hudson Academy at 14540 Cobra Way and the Hudson High School football field.

With the help of several community partners, the facility offers free medical, mental health and dental services, in addition to a food bank, clothing bank and access to computers and printers.

All of these services are dedicated to residents, but free to all visitors with no eligibility requirements. The only information collected will be names, ZIP codes, family size and number of children in each household.

The center is accessible to Hudson High School students as well as students from nearby Hudson Academy and Hudson Primary Academy.

Medical services are free for students, but not available to the community at this time. Members of the community can use the food and clothing banks, as well as the internet resource room.

The purpose of the center is to provide residents with the tools they need to address the root causes of poverty.

Community partners include Premier Healthcare, Feeding Tampa Bay, Metropolitan Ministries’ Neighbor Hope Project, Molina Healthcare and Saint Leo University.

Among those attending the opening of the new center will be:

• Kurt S. Browning, Pasco County superintendent of schools
• Cheryl A. Pollock, chief advancement and community engagement officer for Premier HealthCare
• Christine Long, executive vice president and chief programs officer for Metropolitan Ministries
• Clarissa Rain, director of community programs at Feeding Tampa Bay
• Dr. Fern Aefsky, director of graduate studies and education at Saint Leo University.