Latino Treatment Program (LTP) hosted over 100 children at the 2023 Backpack Party! The festivities began outside with face painting, games, giveaways, and a surprise visit from the Philadelphia Fire Department. Even in the rain, the children enjoyed touring the fire truck and playing games.
Game playing led to enjoying pizza, pretzels, and flavored ices! YUM!
The highlight of the day was the backpack giveaway! Now it’s back to school.
COMHAR is pleased to announce the election of Allie Bruchwalski to the COMHAR Board of Directors on August 11, 2023. Allie is a Community Liaison at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia as well as a member of the Suicide Prevention Task Force of Philadelphia Sub-Committee, Special Populations and Engagement. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pittsburgh and Project Management Certificates from Villanova University. Her experience with Behavioral Health, both personally and professionally, is part of what drives Allie’s interest in serving on COMHAR’s Board of Directors. Collaboration, communication, and connection are a few attributes that she looks forward to contributing to the Development Committee of the board.
At COMHAR, serving over 5,000 people each month, inspiring hope, building self-confidence, encouraging independence, and becoming integrated as part of a community are pillars of our service delivery model. No matter the person or level of need, COMHAR helps people THRIVE! COMHAR’s Mission is “to provide health and human services that empower individuals, families and communities to live healthier, self-determined lives.”
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) Philadelphia’s mission is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy. Their goals are to advocate at the county, state, and national levels for non-discriminatory access to quality healthcare, housing, education, and employment for people with mental illness; educate the public about mental illness; work to eliminate the stigma of mental illness; and advocate for increased funding for research into the causes and treatment of mental illness.
COMHAR and NAMI Philadelphia will be working Together 4 Mental Health. Can we count on your support by being a Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser, an exhibitor, providing our members with information about your services; sponsor; or by sponsoring a walker on our September 27th walk?
As mental health moves to the forefront of public awareness, we are asking for your support to help us keep pace with the rising need. This year’s COMHAR/NAMI walk will show our solidarity as we are Together for Mental Health!
In 6 easy steps you can get your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign started!
Welcome to Volume 7 of PEOPLE FIRST, COMHAR’s Agency Newsletter. See our members take pride in their art work displayed and sold at the COMHAR Art Exhibition; celebrate our team members who received tenure awards; take a trip to Hershey Park with our Intellectual Disabilities members and team members; and more! If you are interested in receiving the newsletter electronically, please email a request to info@comhar.org.
As a Mission Driven/People First Agency, COMHAR values the contributions of team members and honors those who have shown a loyalty to COMHAR by their long term commitment. Each quarter those who have achieved a milestone of 5, 10, 15, etc. years of service are recognized at the Quarterly Town Hall Meeting. Today 9 team members were recognized for having served a total of 105 years! Congratulations and thank you to all of the recipients!
