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By Chris Smith, Program Director On February 28, WestCare Tennessee and the Prevention Alliance of Cocke County (PACC), conducted its first Family Fun Event at the Boys and Girls Club of Newport, Tennessee. Over-the-counter medicines, primarily cough medicines containing dextromethorphan, were the topic of focus. The event was intended to engage club members and their family members […]
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Screening, Assessment and Treatment Services will be provided throughout 15 Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) facilities (Maryland): WestCare is proud to announce an expansion of services to Eastern, Western and Central Maryland. Through three contracts, WestCare will provide substance use disorder treatment and SUD screening and assessment […]
Join our team in uplifting the human spirit! Openings in Jessup, Maryland (click position title to view that job opening and to apply online) Clinical Program Director Administrative Assistant/Clerk QI Coordinator Training Coordinator AOD Counselor Assessment Counselor Lead Assessment Counselor Openings in Westover, Maryland (click position title to view that job opening and to apply […]
By Michael Mygind, Director of Marketing WestCare California staff on behalf of Housing Services, San Joaquin Valley Veterans (SJVV), The Living Room, BEAT, leadership, and marketing joined over two hundred volunteers in this year’s homeless Point-In-Time Count presented by the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC). Over the course of the three-day event, volunteers tallied […]
By Donald Lachman, Special Projects Coordinator, and Andrea Talmadge, Regional Coordinator As you may have noticed, “sticker shock” has been on the rise lately! Escalating food and fuel prices are a trial experienced regularly by many of our community members. As we know, it can be particularly stressful for the people we serve at WestCare […]
By Lavina Camacho, Behavioral Health Administrator In October of 2021, Uplift Counseling Services began a new partnership with the Guam Community College (GCC) offering behavioral health support and services, allowing the community college to address mental health directly. This collaboration stemmed from WestCare Pacific Islands (WPI) identifying the unmet needs and barriers for this young […]
By Jennifer Brynh-Lash, Camp Director Camp Mariposa – St. Petersburg headed back to overnight camp and we all had a lot of fun reconnecting with each other. Camp Mariposa is a year-round prevention mentoring program where we provide a weekend camp experience at no cost to the families. Our campers have someone in their life […]
By Abby Hofrichter, Communications & Social Media Coordinator, Hofrichter Creative LLC, with contributions from Libby Freeze, FARE Coordinator There is just something about seeing a group of pre-teens gathered around a cutting board preparing a heart-healthy snack that warms the heart! Since the start of 2022, our Food Access Resiliency Enterprise (FARE) program has successfully […]
By Emily Selby, Case Manager/BHT Chaz Martinez, Program Director of WestCare Arizona’s Rural Communities Opioid Resources Program (RCORP), conducted a RCORP consortium meeting at Mohave Community College on January 21. The meeting’s objective was to give an overview of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) program and how consortium members and their organizations can […]
By Elizabeth Roldan, Administrative Assistant We are very excited for Reinaldo L., who finished his reentry program with great success. Reinaldo came to our reentry program through the Real Transformation Program, which provides services to penal institutions. Reinaldo was referred to our permanent housing program, Guara Bi Carib, where he always showed great interest in […]