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The Rockland-based international nonprofit is expanding its outreach. Click here to read more.

Jacqueline Cassagnol, Founder of Worldwide Community First Reponder, has taken inspiration from personal story and built an organization with a mission “to prevent deaths worldwide through education and training”. Click here to read more.

Worldwide Community First Responder, will be hosting its sixth-anniversary fundraising gala. Click here to read more.

We are extremely grateful for the Vincent HoSang Family Foundation. Click here to read more.

The Spring Valley RN is the founder of a global emergency education and training organization. Click here to read more.

Jackie Cassagnol’s life changed when Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake in 2010. Click here to read more.

WCFR has been named a “2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. Click here to read more.

A County Executive proclamation commemorates 5 years of teaching people and saving lives in Rockland. Click here to read more.

For the second time in six years, Spring Valley’s Jackie Cassagnol traveled to witness firsthand devastation in Haiti. She came away more heartbroken from the pain of a recent hurricane than she did in 2010, when an earthquake ravaged the island. Click here to read more.

Jackie Cassagnol of Spring Valley started Wordwide Community First Responder in 2011. The organization provides free training for first aid and health education classes. Click here to read more.

Nanuet-based nonprofit offers health education and training.  Click here to read more.

“If only we knew what you are teaching us right now, fewer people would have died during the earthquake,” said a Haitian student during a first response training in Grand Goave, Haiti, in 2011.  Click here to read more.

In a year when an Ebola outbreak in West Africa demonstrated the vulnerability of our public health system, as well as the selfless dedication of health care professionals, Jacqueline Cassagnol’s growing notoriety is just what the doctor ordered. Click here to read more.

International Nursing Research Congress, 2014 Theme: Engaging Colleagues: Improving Global Health Outcomes. Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong Click here to read more.

The nonprofit she founded seeks to help people change the world. Click here to read more.

Our poster presentation “WCFR: Improving Health in Haiti through Education”, which won an award at the HANA Annual Convention is now available online. Click here to read more.

In celebration of the accomplishments of Worldwide Community First Responder, Inc. since its beginning in 2011, we would like to share with you highlights of its two year journey. Click here to read more.

The WCFR Spring Day of Caring project “Assessing West Nyack’s Community Health” was featured on The Journal News. Click here to read more.

Jackie Cassagnol gathered a team of volunteers to collect data and assess Nanuet’s community health last month. Click here to read more

The WCFR MLK Day of Service project “Assessing Nanuet’s Community Health” was featured on The Journal News. Click here to read more.

Organized by Worldwide Community First Responder, Inc.—a Rockland Not for Profit Organization—Founder Jackie Cassagnol thanks participants and sponsors. Click here to read more

An STTI member launches nonprofit to train health care workers on how to respond to international disasters. Click here to read more

LatinaLista — When disaster hits countries like Haiti, Guatemala, rural areas of Mexico, etc. the loss of life usually rises after the initial tragedy for one simple reason — medical personnel on the scene don’t know how to respond. Click here to read more

She launched WCFR back in May and her most recent trip to Haiti was earlier this month. She has also dived into helping with the rebirth of the Nanuet Chamber of Commerce. Click here to read more