“There is no human resource office at sea.
We strengthen our communities
by providing support services that
otherwise do not exist or are impossible to reach.”
– Shannon Eldredge, Fishing Partnership Navigator, Former Commercial Fisherman
At Fishing Partnership Support Services, we believe that health, safety, and economic security are interconnected; it is difficult to successfully address and improve one area of need without considering the others. Our innovative model employs Community Health Workers, known as Navigators, who are not only embedded within fishing communities but share lived fishing experience. Their knowledge and cultural awareness enable them to inform the development of support services which address the unique needs of underserved commercial fishing communities in a holistic, comprehensive, and effective way.
Since our founding as a health plan to the transformation into the non-profit we are today, fishing communities have always led our evolution and growth. We are proud to be guided by the philosophy, “by the community, for the community.” Together, we are improving the health, safety, and economic security of commercial fishermen, their families, and their communities.”