¿Habla Español? El programa Sendero (Path) de Bell es específicamente para latinos que viven con enfermedades mentales cuyo idioma principal es el español. Nuestros trabajadores sociales bilingües llevan a cabo el desarrollo de habilidades y actividades recreativas en español, pero alientan a los participantes a aprender y utilizar el inglés en grupos. Los temas incluyen […]
Supported Housing Program Bell’s Supported Housing Program assists individuals with their efforts to secure and maintain safe and affordable permanent housing in the community. Services include help to obtain housing, assistance with budgeting, and building basic living skills to successfully live independently. The program also maintains an inventory of new and donated household items that […]
Work Can Provide Value Beyond a Paycheck The goal of Bell’s Supported Employment Program (SEP) and Transition Employment Program (TEP) is to match highly motivated and qualified individuals who have previously experienced challenges for employment with local businesses who need workers. Through these programs you receive support on and off the work site with the help […]
Stay in touch with all things Bell by reading our employee newsletter, The Socializer (created by the Employee Communications Committee) and our NEW MAGAZINE, Resonance, which replaces the Bell Exchange (which goes out to our partners and supporters in the community). You can also stay connected by following Bell on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. […]
The service programs offered by Bell Socialization Services provide two main areas of focus: housing supports and basic living skills, all in an effort to help people secure a safe, affordable place to live and the tools needed to live as independently as possible in the community. All of Bell’s services – mental health, intellectual disability, and shelter – follow the psychosocial […]
Shasta Douglass and Vicki Lawver spent hour upon hour for months plotting out every aspect of a trip they wanted to take. It all started last year when Shasta saw a commercial for Disney World on TV and signified that she wanted to ride the rollercoasters. Bell staff in the community living home where Shasta […]
A smile spreads across Shasta’s face as she runs across the gym. She takes aim at the basketball net. The thud of the ball hitting the backboard and sinking a score leads to cheers from the crowd on the edge of the court. An afternoon on the basketball court is about more than exercise for Shasta, one of […]
From the course infield, spectators cheered loudly as teams raced their beds around the parking lot at St. John Episcopal Church for the first annual Bell’s Big Bed Race, held Saturday, April 23 in downtown York. A little rain in the morning didn’t dampen the spirits of those gathered to race or volunteer with the […]
They’re actually known as the Will Run for Beer (WRFB) group, but when we saw WRFB we couldn’t help putting our name on it, especially when we heard this group of enthusiastic runners decided to add a charitable step to their efforts by, in fact, soliciting donations for Bell. Three guys from the WRFB group – Doug Barnett, John […]
There are plenty of stereotypes attached to those who have been diagnosed with a mental illness: That they’re crazy, weird, dark or dysfunctional. But the mental health community has been working to erase that stigma by educating the public and supporting individuals with mental illness. “Mental illness is no different than being diagnosed with a […]