TORCH

Training Our Rural Community Health (TORCH) Workforce Project provides cross-training to individuals who are interested in becoming certified community health workers and acquiring additional medical support skills. TORCH’s goal is to establish a pipeline of recruitment and workforce training for community health workers for placement in rural hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers in the Delta. Participants work with local Career Coaches to develop personalized career goals and to enroll in valuable support services. Participants are trained in benefits counseling, medical coding and billing, and service coordination. The project also provides real-world experience in the region through paid apprenticeship opportunities and incorporates doulas into the training program to respond to the Delta’s crippling rates of maternal and infant mortality.