Coordinated Behavioral Health Services (Aired on May 21, 2022)

        

Radio Rotary welcomes Ruthanne Becker, Senior Vice President of the Mental Health Association of Westchester, to discuss the Coordinated Behavioral Health Services (CBHS), a partnership of nine not-for-profit agencies that provide behavioral health and developmental disability services throughout seven counties in the lower Hudson Valley, helping more than 60,000 individuals annually. The mission of CBHS is to support its members’ efforts to provide effective behavioral health services to the Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured population. The telephone number (845) 615-9312 will reach trained counselors who can direct a person with mental health issues to the agency that will provide help.

Learn More:
Coordinated Behavioral Health Services: https://www.cbhsinc.org/
Mental Health Association of Westchester: https://www.mhawestchester.org/

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June 1, 2023 · Posted in Addiction Recovery, Housing Assistance, Mental Health, Service Organizations ·  

Two Big Rotary Events in May 2023 (Aired on May 14, 2022)

        

May 2023 was a big month for Rotary District 7210. First was a series of Membership meetings on May 15-18. Each night there was a free dinner at a restaurant in the eight-county, free not only for a person interested in learning more about Rotary but also free for the Rotarian bringing that person to the dinner. Each dinner was held in a restaurant located in a different part of the District– Diamond Mills in Saugerties, Shadows on the Hudson in Poughkeepsie, Growler and Gill in Nanuet, and Clemson Brothers Brewery in New Paltz. The goal in increasing the number of members in the 55 clubs in the district. Then on May 20, more than 500 Rotary clubs in 5 states will participate in the Day of Service, community activities such as blood drives (Kingston) starting a community refrigerator (Millbrook), or community clean-up (Red Hook). Most clubs will also join with other community organizations for the Day of Service.

Learn More:
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
Rotary Day of Service 2023: https://rotarydayofservice.org/
Diana Edwards, Regional Membership Chair: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-edwards-8803a345/
Kingston (NY) Rotary Club: https://www.kingstonnyrotary.org/

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June 1, 2023 · Posted in Events, Rotary District 7210, Rotary Membership ·  

Red Hook Rotary’s 2022 Activities (Aired on May 1, 2022)

                 

Live from Locavore in Red Hook, this Radio Rotary show features the annual Apple Blossom Day, the Mother’s Day weekend street festival that starts the spring-summer season in Red Hook and Tivoli with hundreds of food and craft vendors and live music by local bands. President-Elect Adriane Monterre, chair of Apple Blossom Day 2023, describes the array of entertainers, food trucks,
community organizations, and vendors as well as the new-this-year Student Talent Show. The event and parking are both free. Some of the booths also contribute to CLYNK, described on the program by current Red Hook Rotary President Jennifer van Voorhis. CLYNK collects bottles that return a deposit and funnels the savings to Red Hook Rotary, which uses the income to help support community projects. The program also features Red Hook’s long participation in Rotary’s International Youth Exchange and scholarships funded by the Red Hook Rotary Education Foundation.

Learn More:
Red Hook Rotary Club: http://www.redhookrotaryclub.org/
Red Hook Rotary on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedHookRotaryClub/
District 7210 Youth Exchange (YEX): https://rotarydistrict7210.org/sitepage/youth-exchange-district-7210-long-term/welcome
Rotary Youth Exchanges: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/youth-exchanges
CLYNK: https://www.clynk.com/
Red Hook Rotary Education Foundation: https://www.redhookeducationfoundation.com/

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June 1, 2023 · Posted in Education, Events, International Exchanges, Rotary Club Close-ups, Rotary District 7210, Youth ·  

Team Teen Educates about Addiction (Aired on April 30, 2023)

               

For this program, Community Educator Dora Celestino, for CAPE (the Council on Addiction Prevention & Education in Dutchess County) returns to Radio Rotary along with Prevention Coordinator MaryAlice Kovatch, for the Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Council of Orange County, join Radio Rotary to talk about a new program, Team Teen, also known as Teen Intervene. The purpose of the program is to delay the start of addiction or to reduce the use of the addicting substance. Teens at risk are identified and provided help along with their families through guided conversations with trained therapists. All forms of addiction are considered, with vaping and marijuana use currently on the rise.

Learn More:
CAPE (Council on Addiction Prevention & Education: https://capedc.org/
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Council of Orange County: http://www.adacinfo.com/
Team Teen (Teen Intervene): http://www.adacinfo.com/programs-services/teen-intervene/

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May 12, 2023 · Posted in Addiction Recovery, Education, Mental Health, Service Organizations ·  

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