Sara is a rising senior from the Bay Area concentrating in Health and Human Biology with a thematic focus on the social context of health and disease. Her research with the Lifespan Transitions Clinic will build on a sustained commitment to health equity, abolitionism, and community care. Her project this summer will center the voices of community health workers (CHWs) providing care, case management, and advocacy for individuals with whom they share lived experiences of incarceration, substance abuse, and/or homelessness. Through qualitative interviews, this research seeks to amplify CHWs perspectives on the importance of community health work for collective wellbeing, barriers to sustainable and fulfilling work experiences, and the changes they imagine could alleviate these barriers. In a collaborative effort, this project aims to lay the groundwork for structural shifts in community care that center wellbeing as it is understood by CHWs, as opposed to the medical establishment. Sara’s work will be guided by physicians and community health workers at the Lifespan Transitions clinic which provides comprehensive, holistic care and access to vital resources for formerly incarcerated people in Providence. Additionally, her approach to this work is influenced by the writings of Angela Davis, Mariame Kaba, and Michelle Alexander, as well as her experiences working with and learning from the Brown Center for Students of Color, the Brown Immigrant Rights Coalition, AMOR, and the countless peers she learns from every day.