Barry’s story is all too common; the outcome however, isn’t. This is what we strive for everyday for our clients. Barry was caught in the classic endless loop that so many of our mentally ill experience… prison, to the streets and back to prison again… over, and over, and over. One of our huge initiatives…
There’s a lot of talk about Mental Health First Aid these days. In particular, the National Council for Behavioral Health is trumpeting its 8-hour first aid course as being a program that “teaches you how to help people developing a mental illness or in a crisis.” The classes have spread nationally and are even being…
We are so grateful to our new friends at America’s Best Racing and our always gracious friend Charles Fazzino. The two have collaborated to put together a once-in-a-lifetime package for us to auction on Charity Buzz. You can bid now to win 2 tickets to the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, 2015 with access to the…
May is widely recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. For us at CHOICE of NY, every month is mental health awareness month and like everyone else in our “business”, we are happy to take advantage of this marketing moniker to bring more attention to our mission. It seems these days that everyone is talking about…
We just posted our newest art auction item to our CharityBuzz Auction channel and once again it comes from our friends Charles Fazzino and The Tats Cru. This is a spectacular three-dimensional limited edition fine artwork created as a collaboration between world renowned pop artist Charles Fazzino and the famous graffiti artist group The Tats Cru….
We are an organization that believes in helping people… one person at a time. We recently rang our GOOD OUTCOMES BELL for Jonathan. Imagine what it would be like if, on top of all of your daily struggles, you had no place to call home. No foundation. No safe haven. That is what Jonathan was…
In a proactive effort not only to dramatically grow the organization, but to do so in a way that distinguishes it as a unique mental health and wellness agency, CHOICE of NY has recently taken over a 6,500 square foot space in White Plains, NY. Opened in January, 2015 as an adjunct to its New…
We recently rang the GOOD OUTCOMES BELL for two of our clients. We ring that bell whenever we can, because it reminds us of the small victories and the differences we make in people’s lives every day. We believe in the Starfish! EVERY STARFISH COUNTS!
Active Minds is a college student-based organization started in a dorm room by 21-year-old college student Alison Malmon at the University of Pennsylvania. The impetus, unfortunately, was the suicidal passing of her then 22-year-old brother. That was fifteeen years ago. Since then, Alison and Active Minds have taken this tragedy and turned it into a student-run…
We just posted our newest auction item to our CharityBuzz Auction channel and it’s a good one! We are grateful for the NY Mets for helping us put together a fantastic package: Two Field Level NY Mets Tickets to a Weeknight Game at Citifield in April VIP Parking A Michael Cuddyer Autographed BAseball A Game-Used…