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…
Peer Support in History Only a few decades ago, the very premise of Peer Support upon which CHOICE is built was not only controversial, but downright scandalous. The relatively recent notion that those who struggle with the issues inherent in mental illness are well qualified to understand and help others was born of a 1970’s…
Good Outcomes come in all sizes… after all, they are why we do what we do. We received a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift this year when one of our long time clients gave one of our staff members a sure sign that we are beginning to reach him. Here is her story… Henry has been…
In one sense our goals as an organization are lofty and sometimes seem unachievable, but when we look at things on a daily basis, we KNOW we have a lot to celebrate. Every day their are small victories to cheer for and when you put all those small victories together, we end up with great…
In September, 2014, we held our second annual EXPRESSIONS art show and fundraising event at the studios of world-renowned pop artist Charles Fazzino. Not only was this a truly successful and heart-warming event, it gave us the opportunity to showcase our leading-edge art therapy program, a concept of which we are extremely proud.
Welcome to our new home on the internet. Not only have we updated our look, but we’ve added functionality and lots of information. Our goals for this new site are lofty, just like our goals for providing services to our community. We’ve set our sights high. Just a year and a half ago, we were…