To Our Good Mental Health
November 2022/Issue XXXVIII
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Are you curious about philanthropy? November offers many opportunities for giving including National Philanthropy Day on November 15th and Giving Tuesday on November 29. November 13-19 is Upper Valley Philanthropy Week, as West Central's Dave Celone discusses in this recent article. He offers insights on how to celebrate and recognize the impact of charitable work in our community. Dave lists many charities who do extraordinary work in the Upper Valley, giving suggestions on how to learn about any non-profit you might wish to support. Now is a great time to show gratitude to the organizations who help our communities thrive by offering your time, talent, or treasure to support their missions. Please consider making a gift to West Central during this season of giving. We are grateful for our many generous donors and supporters.
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Our Best Wishes for a Wonderful, Relaxing, Happy, and Stress-Free Thanksgiving! |
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Winter jackets have arrived! A total of 136 brand-new warm winter jackets were generously donated by Kids Clothes Club, with the assistance of the Burkehaven Family Foundation and Girls Inc. of New Hampshire. We are excited to know so many of our young clients will have snuggly, fleecy, comforting winter warmth this winter. Thank you, as always, to Jill Bemis and her team of hard-working child case managers for distributing jackets to our clients in need in Lebanon, Claremont, and Newport, NH.
We’re so grateful for this donation of warmth and caring!
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Who Do We Serve?
Our Neighbors, With Over 54,000 Services
Provided Last Year Alone!"
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Youth CAN Coalition
We celebrated Red Ribbon Week, the nation's largest and longest-running drug use prevention campaign, during the last week of October by distributing red tulip bulbs to community members in Claremont and Newport. Pictured on the right is Scott Blewitt, Prevention Coordinator for Youth CAN, with Claremont Savings Bank employees as they closed out a successful Red Ribbon Week by handing out tulip bulbs at CSB. Thank you to the Claremont and Newport communities for your support!
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We are excited to be a 2022 Claremont Savings Bank Foundation grant recipient! Youth CAN was awarded $3,000 to purchase refreshments throughout the year to support alternative activities and educational events for youth and their families and caretakers in Claremont and Newport.
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Welcome Debra Monk
A warm West Central welcome to Debra Monk who has joined our team as a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) coach. CTI is a no-cost, intensive care transition program designed to connect people preparing for discharge from a psychiatric inpatient setting to services and supports in their home communities. This program focuses on the first several months after discharge from New Hampshire Hospital to secure housing, employment, and arrange for additional community mental health and social supports. Debra brings a background in the military as a service medal veteran, and also as an author, song writer, grandmother, wife and advocate for survivors of sexual abuse/family violence.
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Join our Team!
Do you have an interest in helping others? There's no more gratifying work than in community behavioral health. We have exciting positions for people from all walks of life, interests, and skills with flexible schedule options for many positions.
West Central provides a generous benefits package including our own, brand new Student Loan Assistance Program (SLAP) - eligible employees can receive up to $10,000 over 3 years in loan assistance! West Central is also an approved STAR LRP facility for federal student loan repayment assistance up to $250,000. These two programs are separate from one another. Our staff can apply to one or both!
Visit our Careers page to find available positions and find your next professional step to make a world of difference. To learn more, watch this 3-minute video of our staff talking about how they transform lives -- with more than 6,000 views and counting!
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Crisis Support for Dartmouth Students
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge, or is in crisis. West Central is fortunate to have certified instructors who offer trainings to the community via Zoom online. Most trainings are free. If you are interested in hosting a training in your community or organization, please contact:
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AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to West Central when you shop at smile.amazon.com and select us as a recipient!
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Do you like what we're doing in our community? If you can make a gift, please do. We're a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit serving clients in the Upper Valley and Sullivan County with offices in Lebanon, Claremont, and Newport, NH. Each year, on average, we expend $600,000 in uncompensated services for our vulnerable clients who can't otherwise afford care. No gift is too small, and we accept monthly recurring contributions on our online giving page. For more information, please visit our Giving page or contact Dave Celone.
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When people in need know who we are, they'll contact us early,
before a crisis happens.
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