Sister Dorothy Rasche (left) is pictured here during a recent visit to the West Terre Haute Town Hall. Sister Dorothy is service provider for the Connecting Link, and housing rehabilitation specialist for Providence Housing Corporation.
The Connecting Link, 830 W. National Avenue in West Terre Haute, provides information, referrals and advocacy to people in need of social services and health care. In 2005-06, 2,226 individuals received information and referral services.
The Connecting Link, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence, helps people obtain unemployment, disability and Social Security benefits, and provides information about topics such as adult education, budgeting, counseling, employment, legal assistance and emergency housing. It offers blood pressure and blood sugar monitoring, and serves as an enrollment center for Hoosier Healthwise, a state-operated health-care program for children.
Sister Rita Black provides vital health-care information.
The Connecting Link is a ministry in collaboration with Providence Food Pantry.
For more information, contact Sister Dorothy Rasche, SP, at 812-533-4403 (telephone and fax).
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