As crocus flowers push up through the moist soil from last week’s snowfall, staff and service users of Bell’s CHIPP assisted living program are already thinking ahead to summer and the program’s annual beach trip. As one fundraiser for the trip, program coordinator and assistant coordinator, Cheyanne Skelton and Ashlynn Lovett, put together two lovely […]
Bell’s Launch program has three transitional living homes in York City serving six to 10 people each. Residents pay a portion of their income* for rent. Bell’s mental health services department receives basic funding to run the homes, providing a stable environment for individuals living with mental illness to work on individualized goals, i.e. employment, […]
Are you looking for a judgment-free environment where you can unwind, meet other people, and be yourself? If so, Bell’s Drop-In Center is the place to be! Originally started as a mental health program for users of CHIPP*, Drop-In now serves people from all around the Bell family, including people with no other affiliation with […]
Great news: our newly renamed Launch program (formerly CRAS) had a very successful licensing this past August! As a Community Residential Rehabilitation service, Launch is given a license to operate by the Department of Human Services, specifically the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. DHS comes to Launch once a year to make […]
On Wednesday, August 16, a group of approximately 30 service users from Bell’s mental health programs packed up for their annual trip to Camp Hebron. The trip encompassed three days of relaxation and fun, packed with activities such as swimming, basketball, volleyball, paddleboarding, and the crowd favorite, a wagon ride. Despite the typical summer onslaught […]
This past Wednesday, August 30, employees in Bell’s Mental Health Services programs and Next Door program arrived at our main office building to undergo a training called “Hearing Voices.” Most of them didn’t know what to expect going in, but even if they did, nothing could have prepared them for what the next two hours […]
Four years ago, Rebecca Franz worked as a part-time generalist at Bell’s Oasis House program for a summer. She really liked the program, the people she worked with and the relationships she developed. Come fall, Rebeca left the job, “regretfully,” she shared, to take a full-time position elsewhere to meet her family’s needs at the […]
Get excited: the Launch program is here! Formerly known as Community Residential Apartment Services (CRAS), Launch offers apartment and group home services for individuals living with mental illness. With the assistance of staff, residents work toward developing independent living skills and achieving personal rehabilitation goals. The CRAS program started in 1980 with only a handful […]
Congratulations to Diana Aguilar for receiving Bell’s Story of Success award! A participant of New Beginnings, Diana was recognized for her leadership role in the Consumer Cheer Committee, presiding over weekly community meetings, and helping out with Bell’s Sendero program. “We just feel that she’s a good role model for her peers and shows great […]
Three Cheers & Congratulations to Sheri Andrews, Tim Sipe, and Renee Strathmeyer in Bell’s Oasis House program; this dedicated trio are the newest recipients of Bell’s Outstanding Performance Award (OPA)! Renee, Tim, and Sheri were nominated by Lori Leister, assistant director of Bell’s mental health services department because they have “worked very hard since […]