This story was submitted by one of our Board Members and we thought it very appropriate to share with you. Good Will When You Least Expect It This morning I stopped for gas on the way to work. It’s a small station but always has the best prices. There are only 4 pumps, two on…
In this blog post, we welcome a member of our Board of Directors who has chosen to share her thoughts and observations on the subject of mental health stigma. The Battle Against Stigma Starts with Us All I am proud to be a member of the Board of Directors for CHOICE of NY. I believe…
A Smile & A Good Deed Go A Long Way In our latest post, we offer up a guest blog from Elizabeth Pedley, aka Sylvia Forrest, author of A View From My Window, a book of wonderfully enlightening short stories. She recently had an interaction with an Uber driver who reminded her just how impactful…
In our latest post, we offer up a guest blog from Elizabeth Pedley, aka Sylvia Forrest, author of A View From My Window, a book of wonderfully enlightening short stories. Elizabeth will occasionally be blogging for us in the future so stay tuned for more of her inspirational stories. She recently had an exchange with…
Brian’s story warms our collective hearts. It’s just an amazing thing when CHOICE just…well…works! One of the things that distinguishes us from other agencies is our ability to go out into the field and address peoples’ needs where they live and where they hang out. If we hadn’t gone out to find Brian, he would…
Today, we offer up some words from the heart by our friend Nancy Palagano. We thank her for continuing to share her voyage with us. Feel free to contact her through The Lotus Healing Project on Facebook… The degree to which we fall prey to susceptibility is the degree to which we suffer from stigma….
Thank you Thomasina for sharing this Good Outcome with us! Here’s her story in her own words. It was a year ago, when I visited CHOICE, desperately needing a full time position and more money or I was going to lose my apartment within a week. I met with the Jobs Program Administrator Rudy Borges…
We recently sat down with Hector Santiago, the father of the incredible Stop & Shake program. He took time out of his whirlwind schedule to tell us how he’s going to change the world… one handshake at a time… and it’s already happening! The Stop & Shake program is Hector’s personal response to the controversial…
Recently, our Art Socialization Group explored a theme they dubbed, “No Mud, No Lotus.” It was based on a quotation by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist: “Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower of happiness grow. There can be…
Sometimes a good outcome takes the efforts of several CHOICE staff members working together to make things happen. Almost one year ago, we were notified by a county agency about a gentleman (“Walter”) who needed our help but wasn’t able to ask us for it himself. Unfortunately, at the time, he was homeless, and by…