2015 February eNewsletter |
| MLK Jr. Award for Linda Allen - Sean's Story - A New Home for Helen Vine - Save the Date for MarinScapes 2015 - NapaPrograms receive Housing Grant |
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Buckelew Programs E-Newsletter
February 2015
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…homes, jobs,
health and hope |
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Linda Allen receives Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award for Suicide Prevention Efforts
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On January 22, Linda Allen, Director of FSA's Suicide Prevention Program, was honored with a Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award by the Marin County Human Rights Commission. FSA's Suicide Prevention and Crisis Counseling Hotline was founded 43 years ago and is Marin's only free 24/7 crisis resource. Since she accepted the position as Director in 1989, Linda has managed the significant expansion of the program to North Bay counties, which resulted in an 84% increase in callers since the project's inception.
Follow the link below for more information on our Suicide Prevention and Crisis Counseling Programs as well as Grief Support.
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"We're getting our son back!" - Sean's Story
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"Our son developed a drug habit at age 19, just after graduating from High School. At this time he was also diagnosed with a psychosis and put on anti-psychotic medication."
Things got worse before they got better for Sean and his family. When his behavior was out
of control, Sean's parents had to ask him to leave their house, and he bounced around between
temporary housing, the streets, and jail.
After a suicide attempt, Sean was hospitalized - and eventually referred to Sonoma County's Transition Age Youth Program and Buckelew Supported Housing.
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Save the Date for MarinScapes 2015
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ART THAT CHANGES LIVES
Escalle Winery, Larkspur
June 25 through June 28, 2015
MarinScapes is a fine art exhibit and sale that benefits Buckelew Programs, including Family Service Agency of Marin and Helen Vine Recovery Center.
For 27 years, MarinScapes has featured fine landscape art and photography capturing the beauty and spirit of Marin County.
MarinScapes' featured artist this year is Steve Emery. Together with his wife and fellow artist, Kathleen Lipinski, Steve was recently honored with the 2015 Marin Cultural Treasures Award.
For tickets and more information, please follow the link below.
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Helen Vine Recovery Center Needs a New Home
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A critical resource for Marin County is at risk. Our only detox facility, Helen Vine Recovery
Center, part of Buckelew Programs, is facing a very serious challenge - it needs a new
home by February 2016. One year away may seem like a long time, but the reality of locating
an acceptable site for detox, then renovating and licensing it, make that time very short.
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Napa Programs receive Housing Grant
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Buckelew's Napa Supported Housing Program is fortunate to be among the recipients of a total of $200,000 in grant funds distributed to local non-profit organizations dedicated to affordable housing by Napa County Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs. The $20,000 grant we were awarded will help provide housing and support services to 12 low income Napa residents with mental illness.
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