Your Winter 2016 Bridgehaven Update By the Way Bridgehaven provides the highest quality community based psychiatric rehabiliation and recovery services, education and support to those touched by mental illness. Bridgehaven’s Community Based Psychosocial Rehabilitation Programs are accredited by CARF. Bridgehaven is a member agency of Metro United Way & an affiliate of Seven Counties Services, Inc. In accordance with Federal law, this agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disabilty. To file a complaint: Bridgehaven, Attn: Ramona Johnson, 950 S 1st Street., Louisville KY 40203, 502-585-9444 Bridgehaven Board of Directors Sarah Acland Ken Hartung Dennis Boyd Patrick Higgins Mary Jane Cherry Courtney Howell-Kidd Peggy El-Mallakh Jill Jarvis Wes Gersh Aundrea Lewis Arch Gleason Steve Lun Scott Gloeckler Linda Shapiro Glenn Grigsby Mollie Smith Paul Halloran Leave a Legacy Upcoming Events Mark your calendars now! Art As A Part Of Healing Sunday, March 13, 2016 4:00-7:00pm at Bridgehaven Village Anchor Fundraiser Sunday, June 5, 2016 5:00-9:00pm Village Anchor in Anchorage Golf Challenge Monday, June 20, 2016 Oldham County Country Club Free Bridge Builder Lunches Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00pm February 13, 2016 March 10, 2016 April 3, 2016 May 13, 2016 June 11, 2016 Contact [email protected] or 502-585-9462 for more information. www.bridgehaven.org Making a donation through a planned gift is a wonderful way to create a legacy of support for those who need it most. Contact us at [email protected]or 502-585-9469 for assistance, guidance or questions. The legacy you secure today will ensure meaningful lives for so many in the future. 950 S. First St. Louisville, KY 40203 502-585-9444 What’s It REALLY Worth To You???? You’ll only get a few bucks for junking that car! We can put it to good use! And we’ll come and get it! Contact Donna for more information at 502-585-9469 or [email protected]. Join our running team! Register online and contact [email protected]to sign up! Hit ‘em straight on June 20th at Oldham County Country Club.Contact [email protected]for free registration to play 100 holes in a day! Register your Kroger Plus card today to benefit Bridgehaven at www.krogercommunityrewards.com. New Pet Therapist Kittens Harley & Quinn New Supported Employment Program Easy Ways You Can Support Bridgehaven You need a job. You have a great work history and a strong resume. Imagine going to a professional “headhunter” and outlining your skill set for employment. Imagine that headhunter approaching specific husinesses on your behalf, coordinating your skill set to the job requirements of a certain position, and getting you a great job! Isn’t that what a headhunter is for? Now, imagine you’re a Bridgehaven member, and you’ve frequently had jobs that you could not maintain, due in part to your disability. Maybe you weren’t the best fit for the job, or you discovered you just couldn’t perform to expectations. Maybe you just didn’t LIKE the work, or feared getting fired. So what do you need to get a job you like, can perform, and at which you will succeed? AN EMPLOYMENT FACILITATOR, also knows as a “Bridgehaven Headhunter”! This is a model of Supported Employment, emphasizing individual placement and on going support, where people with disabilities, including mental illness, among others, are assisted with obtaining and maintaining employment. They work alongside those without disabilities, not in a sheltered environment with only their peers. Employment Facilitators meet with businesses that can offer job matches to members, finding work that is based on their strengths. Bridgehaven will have a full-time and a part-time Employment Facilitator, thanks to a grant from the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. We are one of the first non-community mental health center providers statewide to offer this service. We will help members find the jobs they need and want, enabling them to live life to the best of their abilities, and feel pride in their productive outcome. WATCH US WORK! Enables employers to create customized jobs for Bridgehaven members Our Mission
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Your Winter 2016 Bridgehaven UpdateBy the Way
Bridgehaven provides the highest quality community based psychiatric rehabiliation and recovery services, education and support to those touched by mental illness.
Bridgehaven’s Community Based Psychosocial Rehabilitation Programs are accredited by CARF. Bridgehaven is a member agency of Metro United Way & an affiliate of Seven Counties Services, Inc.
In accordance with Federal law, this agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disabilty. To file a complaint: Bridgehaven, Attn: Ramona Johnson, 950 S 1st Street., Louisville KY 40203, 502-585-9444
Bridgehaven Board of DirectorsSarah Acland Ken HartungDennis Boyd Patrick HigginsMary Jane Cherry Courtney Howell-KiddPeggy El-Mallakh Jill JarvisWes Gersh Aundrea LewisArch Gleason Steve LunScott Gloeckler Linda ShapiroGlenn Grigsby Mollie SmithPaul Halloran
Leave a Legacy
Upcoming Events Mark your calendars now!
Art As A Part Of HealingSunday, March 13, 2016
4:00-7:00pmat Bridgehaven
Village Anchor FundraiserSunday, June 5, 2016
5:00-9:00pmVillage Anchor in Anchorage
Golf ChallengeMonday, June 20, 2016
Oldham County Country Club
Free Bridge Builder LunchesWednesdays from 12:00-1:00pm
Making a donation through a planned gift is a wonderful way to create a legacy of support for those who need it most. Contact us at [email protected] or 502-585-9469 for assistance, guidance or questions. The legacy you secure today will ensure meaningful lives for so many in the future.
950 S. First St.Louisville, KY 40203502-585-9444
What’s It REALLY Worth To You????You’ll only get a few bucks for junking that car! We can put it to good use! And we’ll come and get it! Contact Donna for more information at 502-585-9469 or [email protected].
Join our running team! Register online and contact [email protected] to sign up!
Hit ‘em straight on June 20th at Oldham County Country Club.Contact [email protected] for free registration to play 100 holes in a day!
Register your Kroger Plus card today to benefit Bridgehaven at www.krogercommunityrewards.com.
New Pet Therapist Kittens Harley & Quinn
New Supported Employment Program
Easy Ways You Can Support Bridgehaven
You need a job. You have a great work history and a strong resume. Imagine going to a professional “headhunter” and outlining your skill set for employment. Imagine that headhunter approaching specific husinesses on your behalf, coordinating your skill set to the job requirements of a certain position, and getting you a great job!
Isn’t that what a headhunter is for?
Now, imagine you’re a Bridgehaven member, and you’ve frequently had jobs that you could not maintain, due in part to your disability. Maybe you weren’t the best fit for the job, or you discovered you just couldn’t perform to expectations. Maybe you just didn’t LIKE the work, or feared getting fired. So what do you need to get a job you like, can perform, and at which you will succeed?
AN EMPLOYMENT FACILITATOR, also knows as a “Bridgehaven Headhunter”!
This is a model of Supported Employment, emphasizing individual placement and on going support, where people with disabilities, including mental illness, among others, are assisted with obtaining and maintaining employment. They work alongside those without disabilities, not in a sheltered environment with only their peers. Employment Facilitators meet with businesses that can offer job matches to members, finding work that is based on their strengths.
Bridgehaven will have a full-time and a part-time Employment Facilitator, thanks to a grant from the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. We are one of the first non-community mental health center providers statewide to offer this service. We will help members find the jobs they need and want, enabling them to live life to the best of their abilities, and feel pride in their productive outcome. WATCH US WORK!
Enables employers to create customized jobs for Bridgehaven members
Our Mission
Bridgehaven Center for Peer ExcellenceCertification of Peer Specialists enhances mental health staffs statewide
The Bridgehaven Center for Peer Excellence will host three additional Adult Peer Support Specialist trainings in March, May and July at Hotel Louisville. Bridgehaven graduate and acclaimed instructor Molly Clouse develops the Peer Specialists: individuals with mental illness, who are leading productive lives and teaches them to share their experiences with and give hope to those who are struggling.
Trainer Molly Clouse says, “We had around 30 candidates in the first two sessions. They were very successful, and we look forward to the next three.”
Past trainings have produced a number of extremely qualified individuals in Bridgehaven’s PSS group: an attorney, one with two Master’s degrees, and another with a teaching degree; the wealth of their experience in recovery adds a great deal to the program. YOUR support of Bridgehaven makes it possible to provide this training to future classes!
Weekly hotel rates are available, and the training includes all materials, lunch and testing. The cost is $350 per person, with limited scholarships. Dates are March 14-18, May 9-13, and July 11-15. Deadline for registration is the Monday prior to the start of training. Please submit your application to:
Bridgehaven Mental Health Services, attn: Molly Clouse950 S. First Street, Louisville, KY 40203
Bridge Builder Breakfast a Smash!“Leading with Heart”... and that’s what you did!
What an extraordinary event we had on December 2nd at Mellwood Arts Center! Thanks to all who attended: over 500 attendees and over $100,000 raised!
Peer Specialist Michael Kapfhammer and member Lynn N. shared their personal experiences, and Board member Scott Gloecker spoke eloquently about Bridgehaven and his passion for our mission.
THANK YOU for giving these remarkable individuals with severe mental illness a lifeline by supporting us and increasing awareness of Bridgehaven. Now we invite you to our Bridge Builder Luncheons, held the second Wednesday of the month from 12-1:00pm. Bring a friend and learn more about us. Our results speak for themselves. It’s as easy as contacting Leslie at [email protected] or calling 585-9462 to make a free reservation!
We also want to thank our sponsors:
Thank you!Allegra Print & ImagingIn kind printing
Louisville Metro Government$11,000For Safety Net Psych Rehab Services for members without a payer source
The Humana Foundation$25,000Grant for Bridges to Health Clinic
Gheens Foundation$20,000CET training of master coach
Sando Foundation$6,500General funds
Aidan Rose Crosses the Rainbow BridgeCommunity heartbroken over loss of Pet Therapist
Aidan Rose departed this earth on January 5, 2016, just short of her 10th birthday. Aidan fought hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive cancer, and outlived all expectations. She came to us at eight weeks, and never missed a day of work, even after recent surgery. One member was confident that she was greeted at the Rainbow Bridge by Tyler, Caesar and Cleo, the canine and feline Pet Therapists who once shared offices with Aidan at Bridgehaven. Veterinarian Michele Zehnder lovingly escorted Aidan through her transition.
On her last day at work, Aidan received a steady stream of members saying goodbye. David P. has long been a caretaker of the animals who comfort our members. “It’s tough to lose one of our Pet Therapists, and this is the second one within a year. Aidan has been a huge part of our lives for a long time.” Staff member Jim Isenberg added, “She’s saved many lives, including mine. This is hard. This is really, really hard.”
Aidan leaves behind her mom, Arti Ortega, brother Scout, and her entire Bridgehaven family, including her pupils Harley and Quinn, the recently-arrived Pet Therapist Kittens.
After a memorial service on February 5th (near her 10th birthday), Aidan’s ashes will be interred in Bridgehaven’s Memorial Garden. A marker will bear testament to her life’s work of serving, loving and comforting her charges. We love you, Aidan. Thank you for all your years of unconditional love.
Louisville Metro GovernmentCDBG Homeless Grant$8,700Services to homeless persons with mental illness & substance abuse
Lipski FoundationGeneral funds
Allan Cobb, Esq.“Santa” giveaways
Cralle Foundation$5,000For “Ride the Bus” to help members learn to use TARC
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation$50,000Individual placement and support Supported Employment grant
Cubero GroupBus advertisement design GE Foundation
Employee matching funds grant
In this amazing year of 2015, two employees of Bridgehaven were endorsed by their fellows for a very special acknowledgement. Leroy Joseph, Judy Lyons and Ramona Johnson, the past and current Bridgehaven Presidents, gathered to review the nominations.
Two winners of the Presidents’ Award were chosen: Bridgehaven veterans Arti Ortega, Clinical Manager, and Pat Logsdon, Director of Finance and Administration.This prestigious award goes to employees who demonstrate
initiative, flexibility, unique problem-solving abilities, a collaborative, team player mentality, and a desire to further Bridgehaven’s mission. Congratulations, Arti and Pat!
