It’s a thrill to share this recent 6abc Action News feature highlighting Horizon House participant Anthony, whose love of music and music therapy led him back to connecting with a long-lost friend from his school days. We are so proud of you, Anthony!Please follow this link to check out this beautiful story: https://shorturl.at/DAEIk
PEACE Program Alumni Picnic in the Park
Today, our PEACE program participants and staff put together a small get-together event in Penn Treaty Park alongside the Delaware River. The event is a quarterly outing provided to current and graduated PEACE program participants. PEACE program alumni are heavily involved in the planning of this event and work together as part of an alumni planning committee. Today’s event had lunch, tie-dying, karaoke, and a clothing giveaway. It was a pleasure to attend this event and we look forward to future events alongside our PEACE program.
Montgomery County Location Kitchen Renovation
We’re excited to share with you all photos of this beautiful kitchen renovation that recently took place at one of our Montgomery County Behavioral Health Services locations. We pride ourselves on providing participants with the best environments during their respective recoveries and this amazing renovation is an example of just that.
Wellness Alliance Social
Today, our Wellness Alliance program staff put together a wonderful social event for participants at our New Market West location. Some of our talented nursing staff gave some healthy tips before our participants were served with a delicious lunch of lasagna and garlic bread. After lunch, the staff handed the reigns over to some participants who put on a play for the event. The story was about a group of people on a cruise ship. Participants had been rehearsing ahead of time for this special performance. Thanks to both our Wellness Alliance staff and participants for coming together and holding an amazing event for all!
Peer Recovery Center Partners with The Journey
This past weekend, our awesome team from the Peer Recovery Center in Delaware once again joined forces with our great partner The Journey for two community events in Wilmington – TLC in the Park on Saturday and a donation event on Sunday. On Saturday, over 300 people were served with food, clothes and personal items while enjoying carnival games and demonstrations from the Wilmington police K-9 Team. On Sunday, the Journey brought donations to Horizon House and handed them out to those in need throughout the day. Over 130 people received donated goods on Sunday. All told, nearly 500 people in Delaware were served with life-affirming goods throughout the weekend. We are so thankful for partners like The Journey who help us make a difference in the » Continue Reading.
Narcan Training with Peer Recovery Center
Last weekend, members of our awesome Peer Recovery Center staff in Delaware joined our friends from Firm Foundation Recovery to help run a Narcan training session for members of the local community. Training sessions like this one are incredibly important as an emergency requiring this type of skill can happen at any time. Thank you to all who participated and for bringing this training to our local community!
Men’s Mental Health Month
June is Men’s Health Month, a nationally recognized period when awareness of preventable health problems and encouragement of early detection and treatment of diseases including cancer, heart disease, and depression in men is promoted. In acknowledgment, staff from Horizon House’s Wellness Alliance (Photo 1) Outpatient Services, IST Services (Photo 2) and Stokley Street Admin Team (Photo 3) recently wore blue to promote men’s health awareness causes. Thank you for doing your part to spread the word about these important causes!
Juneteenth at Providence House
On Tuesday, our Providence House location in Chester, PA took some time during their regular morning meeting to acknowledge and celebrate Juneteenth. Together, staff and participants discussed the history and meaning of the holiday. Participants were encouraged to share their own personal stories and experiences of being Black. It was an insightful conversation and we appreciate both our staff and participants for being open to honoring such an important day.
Sharing Hope Event
Last week, participants and Horizon House staff from the Lehigh Valley took part in Sharing Life‘s first Sharing Hope event. This event provides guests the opportunity to learn different therapeutic skills that can help in the midst of various recoveries.This month’s event focused on outdoor meditation and yoga. In addition to receiving lunch, participants also received wellness gift bags with a healing stone and meditation and deep breathing exercises that can be done at home.We look forward to joining more Sharing Hope events in the coming months!
Health Promoter Program
Over the weekend we participated in two more Health Promoter Programs facilitated through our partnership with Saint Joseph’s University and Penn Medicine – Abramson Cancer Center. On Saturday we served the Kensington neighborhood and on Sunday we served the Cobb’s Creek section of West Philly. The Health Promotor Programs have been a series of community outreach events offered to populations in need across Philadelphia. Individuals that attended these events have received free health screenings that included a height/weight check-in, a test of basic vitals, a cancer screening, resources for women and nursing mothers, free » Continue Reading.
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