Art & Soul Exhibitors – Share Their Thoughts About Participating in The FIRST Bright Harbor Foundation Art Exhibit! Jeremy “My experience at the art show was amazing. I love to see people appreciating art the way I do. I am really gifted to have work presented in the community. I wouldn’t have been […]
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Thank You to all of the art lovers, sponsors, artists and contributors of the Bright Harbor Art & Soul Brunch. This first time event was a wonderful expression of the creativity and spirit of all of the individuals involved. If you missed the brunch, but would still like to enjoy some of the
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Progressive Assistance to Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Homelessness is a serious issue in our country. Depression, untreated mental illness, and post traumatic stress disorder, are major causes of homelessness. With PATH services, our caring staff can reach out to people who are homeless and have a mental illness. We then help them to link to
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Thank YOU! Thanks to the generosity of so many of our neighbors in the community: Trushell Family, Frankie Flora, Mirsky Family, Ball Family, ChronoEnergy, Rotary of Toms River, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, the Point Pleasant Elks Motorcycle Club, the Monmouth County SPCA and the Bright Harbor Foundation members along with countless other friends
WAVE Cooking Class – Holiday Cookies! At Ocean MHS, Adult Residential Services includes the WAVE Apartments. Residential Services are available for people with serious and persistent mental illness. The types of housing vary depending on the amounts and types of support a consumer has. From group homes with 24 hour support to scattered independent, low
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By: Tom Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Ocean Academy had its annual Thanksgiving feast, and it was a rousing success once again! There were buttered rolls, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet yams, stuffing, and steamed carrots with a brown sugar glaze. Both students and staff got their fill of the delicious buffet style lunch, but everyone
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BY: Kasey Congero, MA, LAC – WAVE Coordinator Many of our client’s expressed interest in learning how to cook and Wave staff, Geri, was happy to help! She took the initiative to teach our clients how to make “gravy”. The client’s were excited for the opportunity to make gravy with Geri as she
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#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. This year help spread the mission
BY: Kasey Congero, MA, LAC – Wave Coordinator Working at Ocean Mental Health Services for the last four and a half years has taught me so much about the mental health field and the community in which we live and work. As a case manager, whenever I was in public with consumers, I noticed the way
