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2010 Counseling and Family Services Highlights (continued) In addition to the usual and on-going program responsibilities, some of the more notable Counseling and Family Services program highlights include: We witnessed a significant staffing change when, after 17 years, Pat Hayes, LCSW retired from her position as Assistant Clinical Director to go off to Florida to be near her children and grandchildren. Betsy Benjamin, LCSW was promoted to Pat’s position and we welcomed Rosanne Composto, LMHC who in addition to a wide range of clinical experience, is a faculty member at Long Island University and had completed her clinical internship program at VCS for her masters degree. The United Way of Rockland County awarded VCS a three year community impact grant along with our collaborator the Haitian American Cultural and Social Organization to continue our pioneering work to provide culturally relevant mental health services. With the enormous influx of Haitian immigrants who fled from the ravages of the earth quake in Haiti in January of 2010, this service became a life-line for many. The Kinship Care Program continued its highly successful Youth RAPP Group. This group meets four times per year to engage in topics of interest to young people who are being raised by a relative other than their biological parent. Attendance is excellent, confirming the value of the group to the participants. VCS staff took the leadership in initiating a county-wide anti-hate task force as the result of several bias related incidents occurring in Rockland. The group meets monthly at VCS and has become a chapter of “Not in Our Town” a national group that evolved from the film of the same name which tells how one town in Montana successfully organized to stave off hate groups. The Rockland task force engaged in several community awareness activities and promoted “Not in Out Town” using this flyer ——————————————> The Rockland Immigration Coalition – co-sponsored by VCS – organized the first annual May Rally for immigrant rights in Spring Valley’s Memorial Park after Arizona passed a new round of anti-immigrant laws with racist implications. Over 300 people attended the rally. The VCS Mini Academy, a Rockland County Youth Bureau sponsored program, held three workshops during 2010: “If Parents are not together: 10 skills for Handling the Challenge”; “Cyberspace Bullying”; and “ Undoing Racism”. Each of these topics was initiated out of a focus group of young people who were asked to prioritize topics of imminent interest to them. The workshops were well attended. 8
Margie Adames-Torres Cary Adwar Christina Alamo Melissa Almenas Ann Alves Judith Andersen Mary Ann Berrios Jill Bieber Nellie Blacksberg Nancy Bowen Eileen Burge Anita Caminez Laurie Campbell Karen Campbell Diane Campbell Kathy Carty Maryalice Chaifetz Pam Cinque Gia Daino Sanchita Das Ariel De la Cruz Gaye Debel Kathy Decker Mariella DeLuna Miriam Deluz Frank DeToma Danielle DeVincenzo Theresa Egan Phyllis Eisenberg Barbara Ellman Johanna Esmay Iris Febres Johanny Ferreira Janet Fischer Peter Fitzpatrick Shelia Rees Foster 2010 Volunteer Counselors and Student Interns Harriet Gardner Virginia Geerdes Louis Gilbert Barbara Gilbert Mindy Ginsberg Cheryl Golub Diedre Guilfoyle Melissa Harwin Dennis Hayes Mary Alice Hohenberger Kristen Hveem Stan Hyman James Ievolella Pascale Jacotin Michele Jouacin Judy Judka Rhonda Kamen Doris Katz Benjamin Kaufman Ramen Kaul Johanna Klesh Lorraine Knabe Nancy Kupperman Ian Laidlaw Sheri Langer Janet Lassaw Bari Lewart Phylly Lieberman Valerie Lippman Alexa Malone Antonio Mareno Liz Martin Mirlene Millien Chana Moses Linda Mower 9 Jean-Max Naissant Melissa Nielsen-Thomas Elizabeth O’Hara Esther Oritz Everlyn Pacheco-York Patricia Pauyo Rolando Perez Ellen Prager Myrna Price Beth Resnick-Folk Jenny Rich Suki Robins Phil Rockfeld Jose Rodrgiuez Osnat Ryan Geraldine Ryan Stuart Schlamp Gary Schuller Raymond Schultz Steve Seward Deborah Sheehan Clifford Stiebeck Edna Swanson Alice Taylor Isabel Valenzuela Bobby Vance Emilia White Laura Wolitzer Bob Zollner Receptionist Volunteers Christine Christian-Roy Danielle Kupperman Anne Murphy Paul Wnorowski
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