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Date:
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February 3, 2009
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Contact:
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Phone:
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(330) 315-3715
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Community Health Center’s brain
injury program receives United Way support
The Community Clubhouse for Brain Injury (formerly Ballinger
TBI Clubhouse) was awarded a $24,000 grant from the United Way of Summit
County. This grant will enable the Clubhouse to expand its services to
members by helping them train for and obtain employment in the community.
A staff person will also come on board to assist with this expanded programming.
“We are so very excited the United Way recognized the need for this
worthwhile programming,” commented Betty Bacalu, director of Community
Clubhouse, “Our goal is to provide our members with the tools and
confidence they need to rebuild their lives and return to the workforce.”
The Clubhouse focuses around a work ordered day where members get to choose
from “Work Units” to develop new skills, interact and complete
daily tasks.
Established in 2003, the Community Clubhouse is the first brain injury
clubhouse in Summit County. The Clubhouse merged with Community Health
Center in 2008 to provide additional services including case management,
health care, housing assistance, and mental health and substance abuse
services to those members in need of extra care. Brain injury is the number
one growing disability in the United States, affecting more lives than
those touched by HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and MS combined. Especially with
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many individuals are left with a brain
injury and no way to cope with or return to their daily lives.
For more information about the United Way of Summit County and their impact
areas for community support, please visit www.uwsummit.org.
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