NYCHCPA

Happy New Year from NYCHCPA

On behalf of NYCHCPA, we extend our warmest wishes to our members, partners, and community.

As we welcome the New Year, we thank you for your continued trust, collaboration, and commitment to excellence. May this year bring you good health, professional growth, continued success, and new opportunities to achieve your goals.

We look forward to another year of progress, integrity, and service together.

Wishing you a prosperous, productive, and fulfilling New Year.

Warm regards,
NYCHCPA Leadership Team

🍁🧡 NYCHCPA CARE WISHES YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 🧡🍁

Today, we pause with grateful hearts to thank our amazing community—the families, caregivers, healthcare workers, partners, and supporters who make NYCHCPA CARE stronger every day.

As we gather with loved ones, may this season bring you:
✨ Peace
✨ Good health
✨ Warmth
✨ Hope

From our NYCHCPA CARE family to yours:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 🦃🍂❤️


NYCHCPA

💔 FROM HEROES TO HAVING TO PROVE OUR WORTH… AGAIN 💔

During COVID-19, nurses and healthcare workers were praised as heroes.
We were the ones walking into rooms everyone else feared.
We held the hands of the dying when their families couldn’t.
We fought for every breath our patients took.
We worked until our bodies broke and our hearts were numb.

While the world shut down and stayed home,
WE showed up.
WE sacrificed.
WE saved millions.

And now… after all of that…
We are being asked to prove that nursing is a “professional career.”
To justify the same profession that kept this country alive?
To convince an administration that our skills, our education, our licenses, and our sacrifices are more than “just a degree”?

It is heartbreaking.
It is insulting.
It is a reminder that society loves heroes only when it’s convenient.

Nursing is not a job.
It is not a backup plan.
It is not something you “fall into.”
It is a profession built on science, skill, critical thinking, and humanity.
Nurses are leaders.
Nurses are educators.
Nurses are clinicians.
Nurses are the backbone of every hospital in America.

If this administration cannot see that,
then they never understood what we carried…
or the lives we saved…
or the pain we took home every single night during the darkest time in modern history.

🩺 RESPECT NURSING.
RESPECT THE PROFESSION.
RESPECT THE PEOPLE WHO KEPT YOU ALIVE WHEN THE WORLD SHUT DOWN.

Let this be a reminder:
Heroes don’t stop being heroes when the crisis ends
the world just forgets too easily.

A friend of mine just shared this picture with me — and it really touched my heart. 💔

Imagine working your whole life to own a home, only to lose it over an unpaid water bill. Something so small… yet it cost this man everything.

We live in a system where missing one payment or not understanding your rights can destroy everything you’ve built. That’s why we must stay alert, informed, and proactive.

💡 Here’s my advice to everyone:
✅ Always open your mail — don’t ignore letters from the city or utility companies.
✅ If you’re falling behind, reach out early and ask about payment plans or hardship programs.
✅ Stay educated about your rights — you might be protected and not even know it.
✅ Keep copies of every notice and receipt; paper trails save homes.

No one should lose their home over something like this. It’s time for lawmakers to make stronger protections for homeowners and for us, as a community, to spread awareness.

Let’s look out for each other. 🏡


Your servant,
NYCHCPA Fontaine Joseph

🌬️💙 Today is the last day of Respiratory Care Week! 💙🌬️

NYCHCPA proudly celebrates and honors every Respiratory Therapist across the world — the real-life heroes who bring hope, healing, and the breath of life to every patient they touch.

A special salute to our President, Mr. Fontaine Joseph, for his passion, leadership, and dedication to uplifting our profession and inspiring others to serve with heart and purpose. 🙏

To all Respiratory Therapists —
You are there in the quiet moments when a patient takes their first breath…
and in the hardest moments when every breath is a fight.
You stand strong, unseen yet indispensable, turning science into compassion and courage into care.

🫁 You are the guardians of every breath, the heart of every recovery, and the silent angels of the healthcare world.

Let’s flood this post with love! 💙
Tag a Respiratory Therapist, drop a “Thank You” 🙌, or share this to honor those who give us the most precious gift of all — the power to breathe.



Fontaine Joseph

🎵 “Ti Moun Yo” by Scorpio – A Message That Still Matters 🎶

This morning, the song “Ti Moun Yo” came to my mind.
There’s one line that truly stands out:
👉🏽 “Si nou pa veye yo, yo va peri.”
(“If we don’t watch over the children, they will perish.”)

That line couldn’t be more real today.
In Haiti, most of the gang members are young men under 30 years old. These were once children full of potential and dreams. But because society, the government, and even communities failed to guide them, many grew up without structure, hope, or opportunity — and they became victims of their environment.

If the government had invested in education, mentorship, and youth programs, many of these young men wouldn’t have fallen into violence.
If parents had the support they needed, many homes would have raised stronger, more guided children.
If society had cared more, the next generation wouldn’t be suffering like this.

🧒🏽 A child without education becomes lost.
👦🏾 A child without love becomes angry.
👩🏾‍🏫 A child without guidance becomes a danger to himself and others.

This is not just about Haiti — it’s a lesson for every nation.
Protecting children means protecting the future.
If we don’t invest in them now, we will pay the price later.

Let’s all take responsibility — as parents, leaders, and communities — to teach, guide, and empower our youth. Because “si nou pa veye yo, yo va peri.” 💔



Your servant,
Fontaine Joseph

🌬️ Happy Respiratory Care Week! 🌍

The New York City Health Care Professionals Association (NYCHCPA) proudly celebrates this special week by honoring our President, Mr. Fontaine Joseph, and all respiratory therapists around the world.

Your dedication, compassion, and expertise keep our communities breathing strong every day. 💙

Thank you for all that you do to support patients and advance the mission of quality healthcare.


Fontaine Joseph

📖 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” — Hosea 4:6

Let’s be real…
Most people’s credit is messed up NOT because they can’t fix it — but because they don’t know their rights 😳💥

They’ve got collections, charge-offs, late payments, and other negative items sitting on their credit report… thinking “that’s just life.”

⚠️ WRONG.

Under Federal Consumer Laws like the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) and FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)…
👉 You have the RIGHT to challenge inaccurate or unverifiable accounts
👉 You have the RIGHT to demand validation from debt collectors
👉 You have the RIGHT to hold credit bureaus accountable when they report false info

But here’s the catch: what you don’t know can hurt you.
When you don’t use the law, negative accounts stay on your report for years… killing your credit score, raising your interest rates, and blocking opportunities 😤💳🚫

💡 When you learn the law and apply it, you can get those accounts corrected or even DELETED. That’s how you take your power back 💪✨

🔥 This is exactly why I created Le Guardien — to help you learn your rights, clean your credit, and rebuild your financial future the RIGHT way.

It’s time to stop living in the dark and start fighting back with knowledge 📚⚖️

President Trump is shutting down at midnight tonight the federal website for ordering free COVID tests (four per order).

can’t be easier.

Last call.
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https://covidtests.gov/

Please share 👍🏾

covidtests.gov COVID-19 testing can help you know if you have COVID-19 so you can decide what to do next, like getting treatment to reduce your risk of severe illness and taking steps to lower your chances of spreading the virus to others.

Our condolences to doctor Collie Oudkerk family a Guyana- born US medical doctor. He died at Brookdale Hospital last night.
Dr. Collie Oudkerk had just returned from Guyana where an organization he co-founded HERO (Health & Educational Relief Organization)does medical outreach programs. He was the treasurer of HERO. He was 57 and hails from the West Demerara.

This weekend Super Bowl celebration showcased the NFL team dynamics, drive and collective determination but let’s not forget on February 11, 2024 the International World celebrated and recognized Girls and Women Scientists.

Global recognition of women’s contribution in research, technology innovation and leadership is highlighted below.

Let’s celebrate our trailblazer who dare to dream big, furthering advancement of their knowledge; and those exploring their curiosity and creativity to achieve wonders.

In focus: International Day of Women and Girls in Science | UN Women – Headquarters Join us on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February, as we call for women’s full and equal access to and participation in science, and celebrate those that are leading action and innovation around the world.