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how the agency helps people recover.
and the agency staff supports them
Consumers are asked to spend at least
until they can be independent.
four hours in the club rooms when
State and city-county grants make
they
come. They can choose to join
up 65 percent of the budget. The
the
office
group, the environmental
Department of Housing and Urban
engineering
(sanitation) group or the
Development provides another 10
kitchen
group.
They make choices in
percent, donations are 8-9 percent, and
what they do or
public and private
can do nothing.
grants make up the
Newcomers can
rest.
take
three to six
In addition to
months
before
health care, the
they
feel
com-
agency provides
fortable
enough
job training, lit-
to participate.
eracy classes, help
Nobody is pres-
with budgeting,
sured. The group is
clothing, furniture
voting
on a menu
and housewares.
for
their
annual
Fifteen of its for-
dinner
this
month,
mer consumers
at
which
they
will
work at the agency
prepare,
serve
and
as greeters, in cus-
clean
up.
tomer service, as
Health services
mentors or certi-
fied peer support specialists. Last year, take the same approach. Consumers
are gently encouraged to participate.
77 percent of DCCCMH clients had
Says Faber-Bermudez, "We tell people,
annual incomes of less than $8,000,
`You're here. Now let's talk about what
but a number of clients have been
we can do to keep you here.'"
placed in full or part-time jobs.
To help its consumers, DCCCMH is
A new program for the agency is
working to expand affordable hous-
working with the state and county to
release from jail non-violent prisoners ing initiatives and job placements.
With its support services, it can show
with mental health issues. DCCCMH
apartment developers and employ-
consumers in the early release pro-
ers that "we have a lot of success
gram have a recidivism rate of only 6
stories." The peer support specialists
percent and the cost per individual to
alone "help people see that they can
taxpayers is $5,000-10,000 annually
turn their lives around:' says Faber-
vs. $31,000 for prisoners in jail.
The Members' Club is an example of Bermudez. ❑
People needing
housing are
placed and the
agency staff
supports them
until they can
be independent.
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The new officers and
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their responsibilities
on July 1.
Peter A. Perlman
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of the region. The
Peter Perlman
other officers are:
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presidents, Todd Barry, Gary Karp,
Steve Rotenberg and Sid Roth.
Members of the board of trustees
are Rod Brown, Patty Ceresnie, Ed
Cohon, Josh Goldberg, Rob Kaplan,
Jeff Lebowitz, Sandra Maurer, Marty
Melton, Stuart Novick, Jerry Olson,
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