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Sneak Peek #2 into our Annual Breakfast! 👀 This year, one of our "Stories of Hope" will spotlight the true account of how a mother with three high-needs children repeatedly utilized People USA's Crisis Stabilization Center. Award-winning playwright Gary Sunshine sat down with the family and turned their interview into a short play. We are so lucky to have been able to lean on his talent to tell this story! Gary Sunshine is a recipient of a Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting and a NYFA Artist Fellowship in Playwriting. He co-created the documentary What I Want My Words to Do to You (Freedom of Expression Award, Sundance Film Festival; HBO Audience Award, Provincetown International Film Festival) which premiered nationwide on PBS’s P.O.V. He has been a staff writer for HBO’s Hung and CBS’s As the World Turns (WGA Award nomination). An alumnus of New Dramatists, he received an AB from Princeton and an MFA from NYU’s Dramatic Writing Program. He is currently working on his first novel. People USA's Annual Breakfast 💙 Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9 AM Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York 3 weeks from today & limited tickets available! 🎉 Purchase tickets here: https://buff.ly/4cnXbRB To sponsor this event DEADLINE TODAY: https://buff.ly/3zKkeIu To learn more or to become a sponsor, contact Kristen Vaphides, Development Manager at kvaphides@people-usa.org or 845-903-4751 #DutchessCountyCollege #StoriesofHope #AnnualBreakfast #PeopleUSAEvent #PeopleUSA #PeopleUSANow #Nonprofit #MentalHealth #Advocacy #Peers #WellnessServices #Community #Support #Recovery #Sobriety #Prevention #Hope #RoadToMentalWellness #NewYork #Poughkeepsie #PoughkeepsieNY #DutchessCounty

#SafetyThroughEmpathy #PeopleUSAOpioidCampaign Self care tips when you are in recovery from one of our Recovery Specialists, Keeva Miller. 🫶 - Set measurable goals - Focus on positivity - Utilize coping skills - Socialize with peers - Develop a WRAP plan Our Recovery Specialists support individuals on their positive pathways to behavioral health and wellness. Through tailored support groups and mixers, they help our community and serve as educators, advocates, and connectors to other resources. You are not alone! If you or someone you love needs help, contact our Embedded Peer Specialist, Teisha Ganzy at Office: 845.452.2728 Ext. 206, Cell: 845.843.0277, Email: tganzy@people-usa.org. Like, Comment, Follow, Share! 💙 #RecoverySpecialist #PeerSpecialist #FactFriday #PeopleUSA #OpioidCampaign #Opioid #Opiates #PeerSupport #StopTheStigma #OpioidCrisis #OpioidEpidemic #OpioidPrevention #OverdoseAwareness #HarmReduction #SubstanceUse #Recovery #Narcan #Naloxone #Hope #RoadtToWellness #PutnamCounty #NewYork

People USA enjoyed participatin in The Second Annual Heart of Midtown: Go All In For Mental Health in Kingston, NY. Presented by Rewind Kingston, UNITED WE OM, Keep Good Company Records, and Radio Kingston! The Heart of Midtown is an inspiring day filled with information from dozens of mental health organizations, live music, art, and personal development workshops, trauma-informed yoga and meditation, pickleball lessons, a dunk tank, and a variety of wellness events. #MidtownKingston #RewindKingston #UnitedWeOm #KeepGoodCompanyRecords #RadioKingston #HeartOfMidtown #MentalHealth #MentalHealthActivates #PeopleUSA #PeopleUSANow #Nonprofit #MentalHealth #Advocacy #Peers #WellnessServices #Community #Support #Recovery #Sobriety #Prevention #Hope #RoadToMentalWellness #NewYork

We are so grateful to Q92 for becoming a GOLD sponsor of our Annual Breakfast! 💛 Our Annual Breakfast aims to spread the word about our programs, break the stigma around mental health, and raise much needed funds for the mission of People USA. We simply can’t do it without the generosity of partners like Q92! 🫶 If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, reach out to Kristen Vaphides at kvaphides@people-usa.org before TOMORROW, September 13th! To purchase tickets, visit https://buff.ly/3zx084q #Q92 #DutchessCountyCollege #AnnualBreakfast #PeopleUSAEvent #PeopleUSA #PeopleUSANow #Nonprofit #MentalHealth #Advocacy #Peers #WellnessServices #Community #Support #Recovery #Sobriety #Prevention #Hope #RoadToMentalWellness #NewYork #Poughkeepsie #PoughkeepsieNY #DutchessCounty

Happy National Recovery Month 🌟 This is a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and substance use disorders. This month serves as a reminder of the importance of supporting those who are on the path to recovery and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Our mission is to inspire hope with innovative behavioral health, advocacy, and wellness services delivered by peers, through our lived experience. If you or someone you know need help starting your journey to wellness, reach out to us! https://buff.ly/3VCnyeC #NationalRecoveryMonth #SelfLove #SelfCare #Recovery #TrustTheProcess #RecoveryIsPossible #RecoveryIsForEveryone #PeopleUSA #PeopleUSANow #Nonprofit #MentalHealth #Advocacy #Peers #WellnessServices #Community #Support #Recovery #Sobriety #Prevention #Hope #RoadToMentalWellness #NewYork

#HopeInTransparency #PeopleUSAOpioidCampaign Keeva Miller‘s Story Part 2 💙 Keeva Miller is a Recovery Specialist. Our Recovery Specialists support individuals on their positive pathways to behavioral health and wellness. Through tailored support groups and mixers, they help our community and serve as educators, advocates, and connectors to other resources. Testimonial Video Link: https://lnkd.in/eVfMkyig Our YouTube Channel Link: https://lnkd.in/eCDk3whU Thank you to our community partner Patricia Deegan, PhD, who facilitated this video series with us. You are not alone! If you or someone you love needs help, contact Teisha Ganzy, Embedded Peer Specialist and Arms Acres Drug Rehab at Office: 845.452.2728 Ext. 206, Cell: 845.843.0277, Email: tganzy@people-usa.org. The video was created by PDA, Pat Deegan, to learn more about PDA visit their website at www.patdeegan.com Like, Comment, Follow, Share! 💙 #CrisisStabilizationCenter #PeerSpecialist #TestimonialTuesday #PatDeegan #VideoTestimonials #PeopleUSA #OpioidCampaign #Opioids #Opiates #PeerSupport #StopTheStigma #OpioidCrisis #OpioidEpidemic #OpioidPrevention #OverdoseAwareness #HarmReduction #SubstanceUse #Recovery #Narcan #Naloxone #Hope #RoadtToWellness #PutnamCounty #NewYork #YouTube #YouTubeChannel

#HopeInTransparency #PeopleUSAOpioidCampaign Keeva Miller‘s Story Part 2 💙 Keeva Miller is a Recovery Specialist. Our Recovery Specialists support individuals on their positive pathways to behavioral health and wellness. Through tailored support groups and mixers, they help our community and serve as educators, advocates, and connectors to other resources. Testimonial Video Link: https://lnkd.in/eVfMkyig Our YouTube Channel Link: https://lnkd.in/eCDk3whU Thank you to our community partner Patricia Deegan, PhD, who facilitated this video series with us. You are not alone! If you or someone you love needs help, contact Teisha Ganzy, Embedded Peer Specialist and Arms Acres Drug Rehab at Office: 845.452.2728 Ext. 206, Cell: 845.843.0277, Email: tganzy@people-usa.org. The video was created by PDA, Pat Deegan, to learn more about PDA visit their website at www.patdeegan.com Like, Comment, Follow, Share! 💙 #RecoverySpecialist #PeerSpecialist #TestimonialTuesday #PatDeegan #VideoTestimonials #PeopleUSA #OpioidCampaign #Opioids #Opiates #PeerSupport #StopTheStigma #OpioidCrisis #OpioidEpidemic #OpioidPrevention #OverdoseAwareness #HarmReduction #SubstanceUse #Recovery #Narcan #Naloxone #Hope #RoadtToWellness #PutnamCounty #NewYork #YouTube #YouTubeChannel

People USA is a peer-run mental health non-profit that creates, provides, and promotes its own innovative crisis response, and wellness services. Are you struggling with Mental Health? Substance Use? Homelessness? 🫶 We are here to help! Our mission is to inspire hope with innovative behavioral health, advocacy, and wellness services delivered by peers, through our lived experience. 💙 Our Services Care Coordination, Crisis Stabilization Center, Community-based Peers, Employment & Benefits Counseling, Mobile Teams, Supportive Housing, Support Lines, Rose Houses 💙 Our Locations in New York State We have services in Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester Counties. To learn more about People USA click the link https://buff.ly/3VCnyeC #PeopleUSA #PeopleUSANow #Mission #Vision #Values #Nonprofit #MentalHealth #Advocacy #Peers #WellnessServices #Community #Support #Recovery #Sobriety #Prevention #Hope #RoadToMentalWellness #NewYork

💙 Last chance to become a sponsor for our Annual Breakfast! 💙 We've extended the deadline to this Friday, September 13. 🎉 In exchange for your generous support of our mission, the Breakfast offers a meaningful employee outing and varying levels of visibility for your organization. We are so grateful to all of our sponsors for making this event possible and for supporting our work to help more adults, children, and families in need. If you're interested in sponsoring, contact Kristen Vaphides, Development Manager at kvaphides@people-usa.org. #DutchessCountyCollege #AnnualBreakfast #PeopleUSAEvent #PeopleUSA #PeopleUSANow #Sponsor #SponsorNonProfit #Nonprofit #MentalHealth #Advocacy #Peers #WellnessServices #Community #Support #Recovery #Sobriety #Prevention #Hope #RoadToMentalWellness #NewYork #Poughkeepsie #PoughkeepsieNY #DutchessCounty

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. It is important that we look out for one another. Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. It’s time to raise awareness and recognize our role to help prevent it. Ask, Listen, Encourage them to seek help. If you or a loved one need help please be sure to reach out to our Support Lines below or call/text 988. Call: 845-452-2728 Ext: Orange/Ulster County: 301 Dutchess County: 450 Putnam County: 401 Warren/Washington County: 173 #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth #ItIsOkayToAskForHelp #ItIsOkaNoToBeOkay #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #EndTheStigma #PeopleUSA #PeopleUSANow #Nonprofit #MentalHealth #Advocacy #Peers #WellnessServices #Community #Support #Recovery #Sobriety #Prevention #Hope #RoadToMentalWellness #NewYork