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Causes: Health, Rehabilitative Care
Mission: The mission of the agency is "to empower survivors of brain injury to regain and maintain independence through innovative, outcomes-based services".
Programs: Community brain injury services("the agency") provides an array of intensive community based safety net services to survivors of acquired/traumatic brain injury in the greater richmond and tidewater, virginia geographic areas. In the greater richmond area, cbis operates a clubhouse model vocational day program, the mill house, and a community based case management program. In the tidewater peninsula area, cbis operates a clubhouse model vocational day program, the denbigh house. Cbis programs are the primary dedicated community services available to survivors in both service areas. Continued on schedule o the mill house had an average daily census of 12 members per day and served approximately 84 individuals during the year ended june 30, 2018. The denbigh house had an average daily census of 10 members per day and served 77 individuals during the year ended june 30, 2018. Approximately 5,359 days of professional care were provided to the aforementioned individuals during the year ended june 30, 2018. The mill house and the denbigh house are operating at full capacity. In addition, during the year ended june 30, 2018, the agency provided case management services throughout the greater richmond, virginia community to approximately 163 individual survivors of acquired/traumatic brain injuries. The individuals referred to above were provided vocational rehabilitation, independent living, case management and other community based services. The agency is the grateful recipient of invaluable services from volunteers who provide program services at the mill house and at the denbigh house.
the agency also provided approximately 95 outreach, educational, public awareness, and advocacy activities during the past fiscal year that collectively reached more than 2,200 persons.