As a young woman, Debbian Fetcher-Blake, APRN, FNP promised herself that she would spend her life helping the less fortunate. Today she is the Assistant Executive Director at CFH, meaning that she oversees the operation of medical, dental and behavioral care at CFH Article 28 clinics, provides care in CFH clinics, ensures compliance with federal grants, and that’s just some of it. “I am very busy,” she says, “But it’s fun too”.

Debbian, a family nurse practitioner and mother of four, is proud to go home and tell her children about what she accomplished at CFH. “We (CFH) matter because we have a proven track record to provide comprehensive service to those who are homeless,” Debbian said. “We offer services that meet the basic needs of homeless people. If we didn’t offer it or collaborate with others who offer it, there would be a void.”

Luckily for the agency, healthcare is her passion and her calling, and she feels there is no population more underserved than the homeless.

“Knowing that I’m contributing to the health of the most vulnerable population is the most fulfilling,” she said. It’s also what keeps her going on a daily basis.

“It is just a desire to make the world a better place and safer for my children,” she says, “I feel I am making a huge public health contribution. Someday my kids will say, ‘I am glad she did that’.