Resources For Human Development Inc

Programs: Residential and day services for intellectually/developmentally disabled and employment and community based services - see program service accomplishments described in schedule o. Rhd offers a variety of community-based residential and art-based day services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Residential services are provided in 13 states and across 52 programs. Rhd provides arts-based day programs in massachusetts, missouri, nebraska, pennsylvania, and rhode island. Program service accomplishments include:- jenny, an artist at rhd's center for creative works, was featured at the ny outsider art fair, the largest outsider art fair in the country. The center for creative works is a unique, creative day service program with a focus on arts and arts based skill-building, education, in-house generated vocational opportunities and community involvement for people with developmental/intellectual disabilities. - rhd's blank canvas studio took second place in the 9th annual mannequins on the loop event in st. Louis, where local artists worked with recycled materials to decorate mannequins in order to inspire people to use creativity, go green, and live sustainably. The amazing artists at bcs created "st. Robin, patron saint of artists with disabilities. " blank canvas studio is a creative arts program for individuals with developmental disabilities, providing people of all ability levels the opportunity to create uninhibited art and the supports to define themselves as artists. - adesha village partnered with green lion breads, a non-for-profit micro-bakery dedicated to sourcing local and regional whole grains, in a supported employment project that affords adesha participants a creative and dynamic environment where they learn specialized skills and prepare themselves for other future employment opportunities- mainstay united opened a transition site; a new program to advance individuals who have progressed in their treatment program. The program focuses on reduction of supervision, alone time in the community, and implementation of the action phase of treatment. - ella from rhd defuniak springs, featured in a book on people with disabilities who hold jobs in their communities titled: "embracing inclusion: people with disabilities enriching the workforce. " defuniak springs is a community-based clubhouse model and day program serving adults with developmental disabilities. - rhd opened a new service in south dakota, a shared living program that provides innovative residential supports for people with intellectual disabilities.

residential and supportive housing services for people with mental illnesses - see program service accomplishments described in schedule o. People with mental illnesses learn to live as independently as possible within their communities through resources for human development's residential services. From simple residential group living, and independent apartments where residents live within the community, learning to manage their medications and take charge of their own lives, to living arrangements that offer a higher level of guidance and care for people with dual diagnoses or fragile medical conditions. Residential and supporting housing services are provided to individuals in 12 states across 90 programs. Program service accomplishments include:- rhd's cafe the lodge offer meaningful employment expanded opportunities for employment and independence for people with mental health challenges, doubling its menu, expanding its catering and remodeling its outdoor dining area. Through these improvements, onsite sales at the cafe have increased by 20 percent. Cafe the lodge is a bustling bethlehem eatery staffed almost entirely by adults with mental illness that serves up coffees, pastries, breakfasts and lunches to the public. - rhd's ocean county rist celebrated 10 years of rhd's ocean county rist marks 10 years of supporting people with mental illness to sustain living in the community. - rhd's morris home, supporting philly's transgender population, was honored by mayor's drug & alcohol commission with the 2017 treatment provider award. - rhd's new start ii was recognized by journey of hope for their strategic planning to follow-up and establish an alumni group for former residents which helped promote abstinence as well as being able to keep the members connected to healthy supports. - at rhd's coastal wellness michelle had a year of ups and downs with her mental health, but worked diligently to build a set of coping skills and tools while she was well to use when she identified increased symptoms. On her second decline, she was able to use the tools she built to advocate for herself during doctor's appointments, identify triggers to rhd staff and her therapist and ultimately avoid re-hospitalization. Despite one hospitalization early in the year and an ongoing battle to find the right medications, she has accomplished purchasing a car and restoring her license, obtaining employment and receiving a promotion and finally applying to college with intent to study law and getting accepted today to georgian court university! - rhd's delaware mental health group homes received carf accreditation for the maximum allowed amount of three years.

primary care, behavioral health, and other outpatient services - see program service accomplishments described in schedule o. Rhd provides a variety of behavioral health, addiction treatment and recovery services, ranging from intensive inpatient therapy, outpatient mental health counseling, assertive community treatment, and intensive case management, to inpatient treatment for people diagnosed with co-occurring mental illnesses and addictions. The addiction recovery services are provided to individuals in 6 states across 44 programs. Rhd also operates a nationally recognized network of health centers providing affordable and accessible primary health, behavioral health, and dental care to people in underserved neighborhoods in philadelphia. Our health centers provide services to almost 25,000 patients in four locations in philadelphia. Program service accomplishments include:- donna torrisi of rhd's family practice & counseling network was honored with the 2017 loretta c. Ford lifetime achievement award by the the national nurse practitioner symposium. The award recognizes the accomplishments of an individual who has demonstrated longevity, integrity, professional achievement and advocacy in advanced practice nursing on a national level. - rhd's family practice and counseling network celebrated 25 years of providing quality health care to vulnerable populations. Founded by rhd in 1992, fpcn is the largest nurse-managed health care network in the country and serves more than 22,000 patients each year. - rhd was among the first nonprofit organizations in the nation to participate in a new program aimed at improving behavioral health services, with the certified community behavioral health clinic (ccbhc) demonstration grant. The ccbhc grant was given to only eight states, and rhd's lower merion counseling services was awarded funding for the groundbreaking two-year demonstration program. Lmcs is a community-based outpatient mental health treatment center includes psychiatrists and therapists providing comprehensive therapeutic mental health and drug and alcohol services to individuals, families, and groups. - the rhd addiction treatment and recovery system in response to the opioid epidemic applied and was selected as a pennsylvania center of excellence outreach and response team, increased the number of beds in our residential treatment system.

other program servicesresources for human development's comprehensive social services programming also includes homelessness, veteran, children, and other services. These services are provided for individuals in 5 states across 52 programs. Program service accomplishments include:- rhd's one step away was featured at the kickoff press conference for philadelphia's "text-to-give" campaign with mayor jim kenney and director of the office of homeless services liz hersh. One step away, philadelphia's street newspaper, was highlighted as an example of productive alternatives to panhandling - at one step away, people work to break the cycle of homelessness by producing and selling the paper, which serves as a voice of advocacy and a source of meaningful income to people experiencing homelessness. One step away was featured on fox-29 for its work with people experiencing homelessness. - woodstock family center launched camp woodstock to help children living at or below the poverty line avoid the so-called "summer slide" of falling behind in reading and math during the summer break. Camp woodstock included an academic component, with individual tutoring and a money matters class. During the class, children learned how to save and budget with pretend money. The mothers of woodstock campers were also given enrichment opportunities through women's empowerment classes and crochet instruction. - mlb. Com featured rhd's fasst/connections, a behavioral health care unit that provides coordination of services to individuals in philadelphia shelters, for the role rhd played in helping abraham leave the shelter and attain and thrive in a job with the philadelphia phillies. -rhd's main line wine gala fundraiser celebrates rhd's innovative services in an event that features some of the world's most innovative winemakers. Last year rhd's main line wine gala featured laurent drouhin, proprietor and the great grandson of the founder of maison joseph drouhin, a family with wine connections dating back to the 13th century. Three rhd programs received $25,000 each from the main line wine gala: la casa (a program supporting homeless youth), healing ajax (a veterans ptsd support program) and the center for creative works (a creative arts day program for people with intellectual disabilities).