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Foundations give $150K in grants to support BHcare, PCRC affiliation in Valley

DERBY - BHcare has received two-year grants of $75,000 from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and $75,000 from The Valley Community Foundation to support its affiliation with the Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center. 
The funding will be used to integrate care for Valley families and increase children’s services in the Greater New Haven and Shoreline communities.

Together, the organizations create a comprehensive system of care for children, adolescents, teens, and adults struggling with mental illness and/or addiction.  
Parents and children can now receive on-site services at the same time and families can find the support they need. 

PCRC clients aging out of children’s services will remain in the same care system, increasing outcomes and decreasing the likelihood of “falling through the cracks.”
Shoreline families will have a local option for treatment, support, and care. A full service agency treating clients throughout their lifespan will ensure continual and continued access to the treatment and supports they need to live independently in the community.

“As one, we will have tremendous opportunity to provide even better care for our clients and families,” said Roberta J. Cook, CEO/President of BHcare. “Together, we can work to close the gaps in services, and build stronger and healthier communities.”

“The grants from the two Community Foundations will help to greatly enhance behavioral health services to children and families in our communities,” said Michael J. Wynne, Vice President, Children’s Services at PCRC.

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is a philanthropic institution that was established in 1928 as the community's permanent charitable endowment. Its mission is to create positive and sustainable change in Connecticut's Greater New Haven region by increasing the amount of and enhancing the impact of community philanthropy.

PCRC provides children's behavioral health services for more than 1,200 children and families across 26 communities. 

BHcare is a regional community provider of behavioral health, addiction prevention, and domestic violence services for the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Greater New Haven and Shoreline communities.  

For more information, visit www.bhcare.org.

This is a press release from BHcare. 

Discover benefits of coloring in monthly club at Derby Public Library

DERBY - The Derby Public Library continues its monthly Color Club for Adults, held on the first Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.  

Come and join the color craze - it’s not just for kids any more.

The next session is Dec. 7.  

Coloring sheets, along with crayons, markers, and colored

pencils are provided but you are also welcomed to bring your own materials.  

This simple activity provides social, mental health, and creative benefits.   
Light snacks are provided.

No specific skills or preparation needed, just a desire to relax and de-stress.  

Registration is requested.  
For more information, stop by the Library, 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org. 


This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.

          

Area Vietnam vet gets sweet honor on Veterans Day and into the future

A Veterans Day story by my friend and former co-worker Pam McLoughlin, New Haven Register reporter, touched me this morning and I had to share.

It's about honoring our veterans and paying it forward.

I urge you to click here to read this heartwarming story about a Trumbull resident, a Milford bakery, and a Vietnam veteran who lives in New Haven.