tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83871512024-02-19T00:18:28.549-05:00the latestCaramore is a structured support program for adults with mental illness. Caramore exists for the purposes of promoting wellness, managing illness, and facilitating the skills needed to live and work in the community.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-77916941749041143632011-09-20T16:33:00.000-04:002011-09-20T16:33:09.846-04:00Introducing... Victoria de Ney<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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Before the road to Caramore intersected with my life, I was one of the most critical people you’d ever meet…</div>
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In Tier 1, I spent most of my free time hiding in my bedroom, silently criticizing everyone and everything in my head. My ego and I in particular seemed to have "bull's eyes" for me to throw darts at. If you met me back then, I would’ve zoomed in on your faults and ignored your talents!</div>
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In Tier 2, my best friend and roommate (a Caramore graduate who is now one of Caramore’s best RAs!), encouraged me to “get out of my shell.” So I hung out with her in the med office (a great place to meet other clients, by the way), where I met and connected with new friends. I became more social and less critical, somewhat, at this stage.</div>
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In Tier 3, I was cruising past the speed limit one last time, crashing my criticism directly into a club I didn't approve of and Caramore accommodates. As soon as Caramore helped me change the oil in my "car" (outlook on life), I finally realized how negative<var></var> my thoughts were. I'm now mentally insured by a company called "Happiness"! (And it's been over 3 years since I experienced my second, and last, involuntary hospitalization and hallucination).</div>
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It was then (Tier 3) my new life-changing attitude allowed Caramore to piece its way into the big puzzle that is me! And so my relationships within the Community have been renewed.</div>
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Thanks to the new "leash" on life Caramore gave me, I’m:</div>
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1). now a member of NAMI. Caramore encourages clients to explore mental health issues outside our close-knit C<var></var>ommunity!</div>
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2). hopeful I can contribute to the fight against stigma! I openly discussed my schizoaffective disorder during my latest interview and my employer told me the disorder runs in her family (I even told her Caramore is the reason I'm prepared for the interview!). She hired me on the spot!</div>
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3). more intuitive! Along with my therapist (and my mother the social worker!), Caramore taught me to follow my intuition and to speak my mind (positively!).</div>
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4<var></var>). more financially savvy. Caramore (and a businessman for my father!) inspired me to follow the daily budget I created, with Scott's help!</div>
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5). a Parking Monitor for Special Events at UNC, a really fun job Barry referred me to!</div>
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6). no longer afraid to venture outside my own city, by bus! Caramore taught me how to navigate the bus system.</div>
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7). discovering who I am, who I'm not and what my passions are! Caramore promotes only the best in us. </div>
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If the above sounds like I'm bragging, well, I am! Caramore worked hard with me (not for me!) <var></var>to get where I am now. As a result, I'm finally happy with my identity and I'm happy to be alive!</div>
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"Bark,"</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-26637110378047829232011-08-01T09:56:00.001-04:002011-08-01T09:57:02.769-04:00Caramore uses the UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upon admission, Caramore currently uses the standardized UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment, which is extremely useful for determining everyday functioning in severely mentally ill adults and helps us specialize in treatment plans for individuals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span">Please feel free to contact Jacob Long (</span><span class="apple-style-span">(</span><span class="apple-style-span">919) 967-3402 extension 100, jacob.long@caramore.org</span>)<span class="apple-style-span"> with any questions on our use of the UCSD Assessment or any admission questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-55916172439560113792011-07-30T18:55:00.001-04:002011-07-30T18:55:34.927-04:00Thanks to Strowd Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc3UeUwvmh6pj7Eiy0DOMqJwFzzB2JIYtYg6ygpkNg4dkI6QIpElND3LrO4VN5AuQhZhWgAQNbbKw8GE2GRzDKiVedBtKTFPUADep4XCwDUqRYNsCvGFrEQr4jc7MP6xoBRJFbQ/s1600/sopper-fountain.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc3UeUwvmh6pj7Eiy0DOMqJwFzzB2JIYtYg6ygpkNg4dkI6QIpElND3LrO4VN5AuQhZhWgAQNbbKw8GE2GRzDKiVedBtKTFPUADep4XCwDUqRYNsCvGFrEQr4jc7MP6xoBRJFbQ/s320/sopper-fountain.gif" width="215" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Many thanks to <span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.strowdroses.org/rec11June.htm">Strowd Roses</a> for their recent generous grant to Caramore. Thank you so much!</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-7479328771724498182011-07-30T18:13:00.000-04:002011-07-30T18:13:22.848-04:00Caramore’s 2009-2010 Annual Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEgxQ7PK4KKlzPA_H_YKqCaZkDHEWtKsp2djgn3YF18LIe7iZsCOXKYzFwp_2k7G2bic5YeVaEZCjAezPJWDQbpdnPe0LrVGob77UKWKrcp0VIoKLzJHXqveQJ18blm1-LaGyQA/s1600/100_1917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEgxQ7PK4KKlzPA_H_YKqCaZkDHEWtKsp2djgn3YF18LIe7iZsCOXKYzFwp_2k7G2bic5YeVaEZCjAezPJWDQbpdnPe0LrVGob77UKWKrcp0VIoKLzJHXqveQJ18blm1-LaGyQA/s320/100_1917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<a href="http://www.caramore.org/09-10%20Annual%20Report.pdf">Check out Caramore's most recent Annual Report.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-46083353735353301432011-07-12T21:27:00.000-04:002011-07-12T21:27:16.890-04:00Madison Summarizes SchizophreniaI was approached by a Caramore staff member and they asked if I would be willing to publish my story for the Caramore website. I pondered on it long and hard and finally decided to do it. But I also struggled with what to write. And I have decided just to give it straight. <br />
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</div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>If I was to sit here and tell you that living life with schizophrenia is easy I’d be lying. In fact each day is a struggle to live life as normal as possible. Unlike the average person there are strict medicine regimens which also include getting blood work done every week, therapist appointments, counseling sessions, meetings with vocational rehab and so on and so on. These are things that most humans may never see in there lifetime but as a person with mental illness this is LIFE.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Along with the everyday struggles of my mental illness I also work 30 hours a week in the culinary field. Not only do I have a life altering illness I also work in one of the most intense, and mentally demanding fields known to man. And to be honest If I had never found the culinary arts I would probably be dead. But now, not only am I conquering my mental illness I have also found a new lease on life and that lease comes in the form of working with food. Yes I get tired, and yes some days I want to quit but it is in that moment that I recall all of what I have been through with my mental illness and life itself and I see where I have come from and where I am going and I find the strength within to keep pushing.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In saying that there is no way that I could have accomplished this all on my own. In fact If I hadn’t have found the people at Caramore I would be doing just good enough to get by, BUT I wouldn’t be doing great like I am today! The Caramore program has added tons of help on getting me to the point that I am at today. The greatest thing that I have found with being in the Caramore program is that the staff helps you out tremendously but they DO NOT do the work for you. They make you strive to find ways to overcome your illness and also help on ways to becoming a functioning member of society.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Like I said to begin, living life with mental illness is an ongoing process that takes time and effort to overcome. It is not conquered in a day, a week, or a year, it is an uphill battle your whole life. But with the help of the Caramore staff and the dedication to overcome your mental illness anything is possible!<br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Caramore friends and family lost one of our own—Steve Powers—who abruptly passed away </span></span><st1:date day="3" month="5" year="2011"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">May 3, 2011</span></span></st1:date><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">, leaving us confounded in that senseless way that profound losses leave us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Steve struggled and suffered and persevered and eventually etched out a life with a wonderful sense of self-awareness expressed through irony. He relished absurdities and long ago dropped any desire to take what happens in life as personal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">He was filled with humor and belly laughs and specialized in shtick-driven voicemails that he would leave on my phone, and purposely cloddish pencil-cartoons on notebook paper all folded up and mailed to me at my home. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Steve was a mainstay in the kitchen of Carol Woods Retirement Community, working there for almost ten years, but he always told me he really should have been a weatherman. He fed me leading-edge weather science and predictions for long time—in fact, when I told my nine year old daughter of Steve’s passing, the first thing she asked was how I was going to get my weather forecasts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Steve was a pleasure to know as a friend, and I appreciate having known him, and miss him…</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Instead, Caramore will improve the level of service to its clients by incorporating all of our residential services within a community of four bedroom supervised apartments, thus providing a more normalized community environment for all of the Caramore program residents.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Supervision, guidance and support for residents will consistently be provided in direct relation to an individual client's needs, and personalized plans and goals will be set up before each individual is admitted into the Caramore program</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">This represents a progressive shift in the way we offer our services and places and increased emphasis on a more person-centered approach to success and achievements for each resident.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Caramore staff and clients welcome this change as it reinforces our mission to help all our residents be fully integrated in the general community as they enter our program, and not feel isolated in a group home environment while working on their individual goals.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">The overall affect will be a more unified program, less separation of clients in homes, and more exposure of all residents to all staff and fellow clients.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Barry Shanley</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">We are so grateful for the tremendous amount of financial support we received from our loyal donors last year, and we hope that this year will be just as wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of the contributions we received over the past year, we have been able to kickoff a 5-year plan to purchase a condominium for our long-term clients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amazingly, $14,086.00 has already gone towards the purchase of one 4-bedroom condominium at University Commons in Carrboro, and as a result we have been able to vastly improve the lives of four individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is this so important?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Because of the recurring difficulties individuals living with mental illness receive over time, we developed a program called Tier 3; this is where our condominiums come into play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caramore clients that have exhibited an ongoing dedication to their recovery, and that have traversed the group home and supervised apartment setting of our program, may desire a long-term, close relationship with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that case, they enter into Caramore’s Tier 3 program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes these very clients have had legal troubles or credit issues, and find it difficult to get an apartment of their own, despite positive financial and behavioral changes they have enacted in their recovery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are able to get around these practical barriers by having our Tier 3 clients sign a year’s sublease with Caramore at our condominium, and receive continued assistance with problem solving and job counseling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most importantly, our Tier 3 clients see an immediate improvement in their life, and they are so appreciative for the comfortable environment that University Commons offers, allowing them a “peace-of-mind.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Let’s make it our goal to extend this opportunity to more Caramore participants by purchasing another 4-bedroom condominium in the next 5 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all know the effect that lack of funding has had on mental health providers, but Tier 3 offers us the ability to have a stake in owning residential treatment that can really last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we receive $30,000 a year over the next 5 years, then the possibility of ownership can become a reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s double our efforts from last year, and by doing so, provide progressive, life-enhancing, long-term services for our clients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please help us assist more clients enter into Tier 3 by making a tax-deductible donation or pledge this year so that we can sustain and expand life-enhancing services to those living with severe and persistent mental illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks for your commitment to those living with mental illness, and your financial support in helping us, help others, achieve their goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">David Chapman</div><div class="MsoNormal">President/CEO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-90039112026196100472010-12-27T17:51:00.000-05:002010-12-27T17:51:31.882-05:00A Letter From a Mother<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As a Mother of a child with mental illness I’ve had to deal with a lot of struggles with J. for a very long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time of his very early diagnosis I was married but in a situation that I found myself dealing with this alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family didn’t understand and I had very little knowledge as to how to handle and work through those many daily struggles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the first hospitalization, that almost did me in, I knew the answer to some of my questions as to what J. was going to be dealing with the rest of his life so my first step was to learn all I could about his illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Books, questions to the doctors, and even a little internet research helped me to gain a better understanding of what I was dealing with and the struggles J. was going through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course over the following years we had other hospitalizations but each time we learned more and gained a lot of valuable information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me this was a team effort that I knew J. and I were going to have to work through TOGETHER!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many days I felt I was losing the battle to help him and then other days I felt we were getting the tough work done. I knew there were many great groups out there to offer support but it was a struggle for me to reach out to them and most of the time I was just too exhausted to do it!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As J. got older and bigger in size he started to become more difficult to handle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew as a family, me and his sister especially, were struggling with the all time consuming energy to get through a day and even an hour with J.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My problems with his father were getting worse and it was just getting too much to handle all alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For so long though, and still today I see it, people just do not understand what you go through unless you have to walk in those steps but still it was hard to reach out to family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point I started looking for some kind of inpatient placement for J.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went into one program for about a year but J. was moved from house to house and he did not respond well at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. came home and soon afterwards went into the hospital to stabilize meds and his mood swings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I reached out to one more program at the age of 16 and he went to live in a wilderness style program for boys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t believe I was putting my child into a program that was so strict and lacked so many of the things we take for granted everyday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He struggled in the beginning, as to be expected, but gradually started responding to all the various things put into place for this to be a success for each young man there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. came out of there at 18 years old a much better person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had learned to talk through his anger and learned to control his outburst.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was he perfect, no, but he learned very valuable skills there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a different person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one thing he didn’t learn though was how to start managing his life on his own… to be more independent and to make better choices as an adult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After about 6 months, I felt J. needed to go somewhere that could teach him some life skills: paying bills, managing money, cooking for himself, independent but monitored, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had tried this at home but as every parent can say our kids always think they know a little more than us at that age and he was not interested in his mother trying to tell him what to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we went to a new placement for independent living.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This became a disaster and my nightmare in real time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stopped taking meds as needed, spent all his money, was easily manipulated by peers and learned hard lessons about trust. There was no tiered program to learn this stuff, just thrown out to the wolves so to speak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I, as his Mother got no support from the program and was basically told to mind my own business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. become his own worst enemy and was told he had to leave the program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt they gave up on him after not helping him as this “new” program has promoted itself to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was given 10 hours notice to move him out and all of his belongings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What an experience!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This caused J. to withdraw and didn’t believe anything or that anyone cared enough to help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, back to the hospital to stabilize medicine because he had been off of them for so long and he was depressed and was having problems but also back to the beginning of reminding him of all he had accomplished at the wilderness program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, J. had retained enough that he bounced back fairly quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. spent the next year at home with family but just had no motivation to do anything with his life because we as a family had made it too easy for him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started trying to find something or somewhere that could teach him what he was so resistant to do at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now I come to Caramore! I stumbled over the website one day and started doing some research about the program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made a few phone calls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I approached J. about Caramore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was so resistant but after a few talks decided to look into “that place”…as he called it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started the application process and worked with Jacob Long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took J. for a tour and he listened to everything Jacob told him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. told me afterwards that Jacob was so cool and seemed to get him and what he was saying and feeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I breathed a sigh of relief!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some time we got notice that J. had a spot to move into and we started preparing for this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. was scared and nervous because he didn’t want to be lied to and believe in”these people”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was nervous because I had to trust strangers to do right by my child, though he was an adult. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took J. and dropped him off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While J. did struggle a lot to begin with, he also loved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He enjoyed the people he lived with and started working a real job and grew to love that too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a couple of months I saw progress with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am under no illusions that all is perfect in J.’s world and he has his moments of struggles but the staff at Caramore has been able to help him through all of this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. will always have struggles but the staff helps him work through that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has made friends that maybe have the same struggles and can relate to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have made many phone calls to Barry to help me out with concerns I had and he has always been patient, kind, considerate and very understanding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have never felt excluded from J. and his needs and how to help him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many people behind the scenes have worked with my son to help him be more successful and help him out with the guidance he needs when he struggles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. is very stubborn but Caramore never gives up and always give him what he needs, though sometimes he may not see it at the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have felt Caramore has always had J.’s best interests at heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has grown in so many ways and I give him credit for his hard work and determination but I also give credit to Caramore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caramore has helped our family finish what others have started with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wilderness experience taught J. better ways to deal with his anger, his family has taught him how to love and know we are there for him good and bad but Caramore has taught J. to be a productive young man in today’s society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caramore opened up doors for him that he never thought would open.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They showed him how to use his strengths but to also how to work on his weaknesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J. has worked hard and sometimes wants to give up but Caramore NEVER gives up on him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caramore continues to show J. how great he can be!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As a Mother, I would always recommend Caramore to anyone I saw going through similar struggles with a family member. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also thank God for leading me to a program that has helped my son so much and has never given up on him even during his hardest struggle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mental illness affects not just the person but the whole family and Caramore helps keep the family involved as much as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caramore is a team of people…some we see and some we never hear about but I am so very thankful for each of them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">With gracious thanks always,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Christina <o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-54813020414997056012010-12-19T18:14:00.001-05:002010-12-20T19:52:51.922-05:00A Friend Leaves Us<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf0RyQkK-valrkZS3JCsE_RnMgeWqbYUC3eeKdpGNwjFfsYyae4WSzF2oc7eqrpYLYZiCzmECt5OcHDA1iW1-vqKD8uBNuFeSIAO5MsSV336YdOiE_8D75xEfUnCDrd8CfZwxIw/s1600/1scan0001201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCf0RyQkK-valrkZS3JCsE_RnMgeWqbYUC3eeKdpGNwjFfsYyae4WSzF2oc7eqrpYLYZiCzmECt5OcHDA1iW1-vqKD8uBNuFeSIAO5MsSV336YdOiE_8D75xEfUnCDrd8CfZwxIw/s1600/1scan0001201.jpeg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A Friend Leaves Us...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dianne Swearingten, a true friend of the Caramore family, passed away on December 12, 2010. Dianne was responsible for providing many Caramore participants with meaningful employment opportunities through McLaurin Parking at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But it wasn't just the opportunities for work that we are indebted to Dianne for ... it was for her insight, her support, and her tireless belief that people with disabilities could work effectively and be successful in the community.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dianne championed many of our clients over the years, sticking with them when necessary, and helping them to realize their potential.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We are saddened by her leaving us, but we cherish the memories of of our relationship.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Bless you always Dianne.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Barry Shanley</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Program Director ... and grateful friend</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-44176296539292942202010-12-03T09:08:00.001-05:002010-12-03T09:09:46.766-05:00Anthony<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAWSqGF7dU4Q7H-DcrtjVFEGjwWPXNwLIp2vzXeZaU5C_lZXx9P2wky6NpgSuM7rA77C6yAT1Yw7G6PYrm-HPvpG-oF2J2LU514OHtP-szFArbfsueJZXhFk0Lg8y4M_KHVcdwg/s1600/df3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAWSqGF7dU4Q7H-DcrtjVFEGjwWPXNwLIp2vzXeZaU5C_lZXx9P2wky6NpgSuM7rA77C6yAT1Yw7G6PYrm-HPvpG-oF2J2LU514OHtP-szFArbfsueJZXhFk0Lg8y4M_KHVcdwg/s320/df3.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKfCgiu3ljRFBiUpxb1RKG7_NPQ4XJmUHVRV6z31bjac8SgSCi65KRh77OwOiFROgYHhRfdwoUcv86mdV9fvM3RXlD9PHwQ1IAH33WPbxz7g0q3TJ31u9mgSueBBZBwjOVaH2tQ/s1600/df2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKfCgiu3ljRFBiUpxb1RKG7_NPQ4XJmUHVRV6z31bjac8SgSCi65KRh77OwOiFROgYHhRfdwoUcv86mdV9fvM3RXlD9PHwQ1IAH33WPbxz7g0q3TJ31u9mgSueBBZBwjOVaH2tQ/s320/df2.gif" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAuNdMqLeXf74UdV2a_qHHJVZVQBrv1Wre-fnvjGzLNwNPZe2R4Z62ogW3zp5JqlGCIhdXRjX49AP6IQZr4RwdCm2Lz-Z-Scg2kvZJTmfszttn85FQZT2yhxzokHalwOdPl5UQQ/s1600/df1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAuNdMqLeXf74UdV2a_qHHJVZVQBrv1Wre-fnvjGzLNwNPZe2R4Z62ogW3zp5JqlGCIhdXRjX49AP6IQZr4RwdCm2Lz-Z-Scg2kvZJTmfszttn85FQZT2yhxzokHalwOdPl5UQQ/s320/df1.gif" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeZKP_79SY9yktroVxq2OXjPIZoZy5vdjZmmvgIWqoZExe33h5m1G4VlLOrJOQ72dmRQ3FVPcGVjNKJGtSmCsc7dM2LoQugQmmGsX_ST3BVL_wksEGOfsXuSQl7Gs-pfSOO8oLQ/s1600/df4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeZKP_79SY9yktroVxq2OXjPIZoZy5vdjZmmvgIWqoZExe33h5m1G4VlLOrJOQ72dmRQ3FVPcGVjNKJGtSmCsc7dM2LoQugQmmGsX_ST3BVL_wksEGOfsXuSQl7Gs-pfSOO8oLQ/s320/df4.gif" width="208" /></a><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">A Snapshot of Anthony and his talents ... Anthony's intelligent mind is always at work, as evidenced by some of his many sketches and cartoon drawings. Anthony has a kind demeanor that is both humorous and yet also serious at the same time, a creative combination that is always enjoyable and disarming for all of us</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Anthony has been at Caramore for several months now and has been working at a job in the community that he truly enjoys. He plans to continue working for awhile and then pursuing courses in art school</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Anthony's simple sketch about "crossing the bridge" resonates with all of us at Caramore --- it truly represents the mindset and effort of everyone in the Caramore Program.</span><br />
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</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Enjoy <br />
Barry Shanley <br />
Program Direc</span>tor</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-1017456389723364292010-11-27T08:13:00.000-05:002010-11-27T08:13:31.714-05:00Thanksgiving WishesThanksgiving is a special time for us, an opportunity to reflect and give thanks for all that we hold dear. In that spirit, we at Caramore would particularly like to express our heartfelt gratitude to you for the support and generosity you have shown for our program. For almost 35 years, the mission of Caramore has remained steadfast --- to empower adults with mental illness to live productive and satisfying lives. Caramore continues to accomplish that mission by providing housing and job opportunities within an environment that respects the dignity and potential of all adults who live with mental illness.<br />
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In reality, carrying out this mission is quite challenging. It is only through the special help and generosity of individuals such as you that we have been able to see hundreds of our clients achieve their goal of independent living.<br />
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While the heart of Caramore lies in its dedicated staff, a large measure of our success is a direct result of the impressive level of commitment that you and others have shown through your efforts. Your dedication and support helps create a significant part of the environment that empowers our clients to help themselves. You help demonstrate to our clients that they can live rich and rewarding lives with mental illness --- that there is nothing to deter them from fulfilling their dreams. Without your involvement and personal commitment, many of the Caramore participants might never realize their dreams of independent living.<br />
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It is with great joy and sincerity that we thank you for your generous and concerned help. Your spirit and support allows us to carry out and continue the important work that we do. You are truly very special to all of us.<br />
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Thanksgiving blessings to you and your families,<br />
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David Chapman & The Caramore StaffUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-1109111525705892452010-11-09T09:47:00.003-05:002010-11-09T10:04:48.779-05:00FRANK Gallery Salon: Brushes with Life: Art, Artists, and Mental Illness<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINpyRQ52o9PoSywADsxcAKKdbQvVC6Uw6eqaArJZrmS4XHAImSQWHGfRiYOGbnoYoWFOISJdhuKniCaWOfHH3pbK3svqjumgXiFoWypm_-4e6bx8zjP4u6d0MyuKA-_DjcS4SbQ/s1600/41592_379339748344_810057_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINpyRQ52o9PoSywADsxcAKKdbQvVC6Uw6eqaArJZrmS4XHAImSQWHGfRiYOGbnoYoWFOISJdhuKniCaWOfHH3pbK3svqjumgXiFoWypm_-4e6bx8zjP4u6d0MyuKA-_DjcS4SbQ/s1600/41592_379339748344_810057_n.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><i><u><br />
</u></i></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">On <b>Thursday, </b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">November 11; </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">6:30PM at <a href="http://frankisart.com/index.html">the FRANK Gallery</a></span></span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> (109 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill), the TGI Thursday Salon will offer </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">community members, professionals, artists, and mental health consumers </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">an opportunity to engage in conversation about how art and mental illness interplay as part of the creative process, and as part of the recovery journey. Select pieces from the<i>Brushes with Life</i> exhibit will be on display and remain for the Second Friday Art Walk on Friday, November 12; 6:00-9:00PM.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Brought to you by the <b>Healthy Carolinians of Orange County</b> Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee to raise awareness of the challenges and contributions of people with severe and persistent mental illness in our community. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Additionally, they hope to engage members of the community in supporting and expanding the Mental Health Association in </span></span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Orange</span></span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">County</span></span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">’s <b><a href="http://mhatriangle.org/programs/companionship-for-people-with-mental-illness/">Compeer Program</a></b>, a project that fosters supportive friendships between people with mental illness and volunteers.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-1569089524582965352010-09-20T08:05:00.000-04:002010-09-20T08:05:50.638-04:00Social Security and You<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila3_RbS8BafPs0fb0eoJbhnGkcocfiXgNedmeZoa6tp2iaxqdbwU3osxaBnRTYXy_HlDWXDwtISetaPq1Kt1vvT0qLw3PkqXXiUeDBvLUvY50nAd7_Li3ONZHt0kBMUh4LGCAEQ/s1600/Social-Security-Administration-Plaque+L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila3_RbS8BafPs0fb0eoJbhnGkcocfiXgNedmeZoa6tp2iaxqdbwU3osxaBnRTYXy_HlDWXDwtISetaPq1Kt1vvT0qLw3PkqXXiUeDBvLUvY50nAd7_Li3ONZHt0kBMUh4LGCAEQ/s200/Social-Security-Administration-Plaque+L.jpg" width="195" /></a><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Whether you already receive Social Security benefits when you enter Caramore or want to apply for them while you're here, we can help. <br />
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Here are a few facts. There are two types of benefits, Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI). SSDI provides benefits to blind or disabled persons who are "insured" based upon FICA contributions, while SSI provides benefits to low income people who are disabled, blind or elderly. <br />
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Many of Caramore's clients receive or are applying for one or both types of disability. Those who receive SSDI will also receive Medicare two years after the date they became eligible for SSDI. Those who receive SSI automatically receive Medicaid.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Some common myths: </span></div><ul><li>everybody is denied the first time</li>
<li>most people are denied three times before they're approved</li>
<li>if you work, you'll lose your benefits</li>
</ul>In fact, assuming you are disabled for purposes of Social Security law, your chances of being approved the first time you apply are very good if your case is presented properly. <br />
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Also, while SSDI and SSI calculate your "earned income" differently, each allows disabled individuals to work part time. In fact, each program encourages its recipients to work. Caramore's mission is to, among other things, find employment in the community for its clients. It could not do so if Social Security prohibited or otherwise penalized its recipients from working.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Caramore </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">helps those who are seeking benefits navigate the sometimes complicated application process, and it helps those who are receiving benefits understand the rules that apply to them concerning work, Medicare and Medicaid. The interplay between these social services can be overwhelming; it's comforting to our clients and their families to have Caramore there to help with the issues that arise inevitably.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Scott D. Zimmerman<br />
Financial and Benefits Counselor</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-39457568991064662032010-09-17T11:31:00.001-04:002010-09-17T11:44:51.453-04:00Caramore is...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dRJ9StvCRyyANsuFprNJP6tQ9Y-4zuiIbJhyphenhyphenCDp14gr2jmkq0OfxgNNith-6v6g4UxsKdNidKYKEUE2kaS8EUrBdUHbQZBa6KmfuS40bkdiYVZq-_Kw7kLUJyuvg7s28fXOkJQ/s1600/ghol.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dRJ9StvCRyyANsuFprNJP6tQ9Y-4zuiIbJhyphenhyphenCDp14gr2jmkq0OfxgNNith-6v6g4UxsKdNidKYKEUE2kaS8EUrBdUHbQZBa6KmfuS40bkdiYVZq-_Kw7kLUJyuvg7s28fXOkJQ/s320/ghol.gif" /></a></div><ul><li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Caramore is an established psychosocial</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">treatment</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">for mental illness; once stabilized on medication, Caramore provides individuals with a warm and comfortable community environment to form and keep relationships; where work, health, and continual practice of confronting the everyday challenges of life can be achieved and maintained.</span> </span></strong></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Caramore has 30 years of success in rehabilitation emphasizing social and vocational emersion—we offer immediate work and continual job counseling, money management counseling, and transportation; all of which adds up to mastering and keeping employment.</span> </span></strong></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Through our structured program, individuals are more likely to keep taking their medication and less likely to relapse or be hospitalized. The program—and work with therapists—combine to allow for a better understanding of how to best live with mental illness and its common yet individual symptoms.</span> </span></strong></span></strong></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Caramore residents take an active role in managing their illness and can better make decisions about their own care, be very aware of their persistent symptoms, and have a plan to respond to early warning signs of possible relapse, typically preventing it.</span></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-77409501306024416722010-09-17T09:23:00.005-04:002010-09-17T09:30:29.099-04:00"Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLDfalDruVbNj-rVqt_meW4Ien2YJE7oAALBjQ6JAT9l7ynMW9sAoLH-Gwm5SkFHMow_VqsnNjsQg3Gjq90ochXySbYxAGk672kQQkL6rjdyCR50ts_RuPWDz0V9RCWZJ9qURng/s1600/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLDfalDruVbNj-rVqt_meW4Ien2YJE7oAALBjQ6JAT9l7ynMW9sAoLH-Gwm5SkFHMow_VqsnNjsQg3Gjq90ochXySbYxAGk672kQQkL6rjdyCR50ts_RuPWDz0V9RCWZJ9qURng/s320/Picture1.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br />
<p:colorscheme colors="#FFFFFF,#000000,#808080,#000000,#BBE0E3,#333399,#009999,#99CC00"></p:colorscheme><div class="O" v:shape="_x0000_s1026"><div style="mso-line-spacing: "100 50 0"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sponsored by </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">NAMI Durham Free </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">to the public </span><span style="font-family: 'MS Pゴシック'; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div style="mso-line-spacing: "100 50 0"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">October 13</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; position: relative; top: -0.45em;">th</span><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> at 7:30 pm </span></div><div style="mso-line-spacing: "100 50 0"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><a href="http://www.carolinatheatre.org/">The Carolina Theatre</a> </span></div><div style="mso-line-spacing: "100 50 0"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Cinema One </span></div><div style="mso-line-spacing: "100 50 0"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">309 W Morgan St., Durham</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Director Statement...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">For years I felt conflicted about having disconnected from my father. I told myself that</div><div style="text-align: left;">without my contact information my dad would no longer be tempted to come searching</div><div style="text-align: left;">for me in a psychotic state, and I could avoid the pain of not being able to get him help.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Five years ago I decided to stop hiding. Part of the catalyst for this decision was my</div><div style="text-align: left;">growing need to tell my story; a story that while unique in its details is universal in its</div><div style="text-align: left;">themes.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Severe mental illness tears families apart, but not for the reasons that make tabloid</div><div style="text-align: left;">headlines. Yes, the symptoms of these illnesses can be devastating, but what really tears</div><div style="text-align: left;">families apart is their inability to get treatment for their family member. The frustrations</div><div style="text-align: left;">and heartache that comes from not being able to get care causes thousands of family</div><div style="text-align: left;">members to disconnect. Over the years, the films I have seen about mental illness, have</div><div style="text-align: left;">portrayed devoted caretakers, but I had a need to expose the other side of the story,</div><div style="text-align: left;">family members who are themselves deeply conflicted by the realities of deciding not to</div><div style="text-align: left;">care for an ill family member.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not only was I propelled to give a new voice to family, but also to give a more typical</div><div style="text-align: left;">picture of someone suffering from severe mental illness. The stories we hear in the media</div><div style="text-align: left;">focus on a few famous individuals (Van Gogh or John Nash, for example) or a few</div><div style="text-align: left;">notorious ones (the rare, but terrifying person shooting at strangers). My dad, on the</div><div style="text-align: left;">other hand, represents the more common face of mental illness; a regular guy who</div><div style="text-align: left;">wanted a career and a family, but was constantly stymied by his disordered thought</div><div style="text-align: left;">process.<br />
With Unlisted I wanted to give viewers a background on why getting mental health</div><div style="text-align: left;">treatment is so difficult. My hope is that this knowledge will not only help viewers</div><div style="text-align: left;">understand why so many people sit untreated on our streets, but why things do not have</div><div style="text-align: left;">to stay this way. I hope that viewers will have a foundation from which to take action; be</div><div style="text-align: left;">it simply taking a moment to validate the existence of someone living on the streets or</div><div style="text-align: left;">working to create a more functional and compassionate mental health system.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, my hope is that after seeing Unlisted viewers will be more motivated to discuss</div><div style="text-align: left;">mental illness, for if it is not present in their own family, it certainly is present in a family</div><div style="text-align: left;">of someone they know. Greater than any statistic, what most reminds us of the</div><div style="text-align: left;">prevalence of mental illness, and the obstacles to treating it, are these conversations.</div></div><span style="color: white; font-family: 'MS Pゴシック'; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></div><div style="mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1; mso-line-spacing: "100 50 0";"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-91557432223417476212010-09-10T13:11:00.000-04:002010-09-10T13:11:56.798-04:00Josh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dynSPsyPJfVRdSzfcUkRVl7L86apnBhleN39jPyIbmdmNXkbdfK1y8blYnjQankeV6CdwENhUqcHf4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-73892408170076679392010-09-08T15:42:00.001-04:002010-09-08T15:42:19.941-04:00Eric's Words<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMfIiAq5apk?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMfIiAq5apk?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-88187352338205056072010-09-02T07:44:00.002-04:002010-09-02T07:47:16.465-04:00Jacob Long Ties the Knot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPeeZz9radV6gd2LMLVEssYS1QU9lULnsa9NFCcacW_GRoJ7xE63YSb6S-CJssiEmXROcgUfXIEh9C7h50mEuEUZ8ijSeP0SypgTdfbF8nxIikiB2skjc_THSXP575OicjpL_yw/s1600/kw13.gif"><img style="display:block; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVcd6vs0e5XakVq_N_1ZRi4iQNFOt4RNJTWHDMIHjaVMiKFimEaNZxAKS6V_A3P35jHdw11SNzwc3sHGOrf4mWKQq4LjrmwG2uRLxTnQohYln-Tpnp-EACsixXF4Tumm3UrScnQ/s400/uc7.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432610347708451458" border="0" /></a><br />This past month Caramore took a progressive step --- we have purchased our first residential condominium in Chapel Hill (a four bedroom unit), and thus begun the process of being able to effectively shape our future and enhance the lives of our residents.<br /><br />For over twenty years Caramore has rented numerous apartments in the community, and then we subleased these units back to our various clients. We were renters, not owners. Although this process has been suitable for us in the past, we have realized that through our lack of ownership, we also lacked the ability to design and shape the environments that are residents lived in.<br /><br />To illustrate this point, over the past two years Caramore has dramatically rethought and redesigned the <a href="http://caramore.blogspot.com/2007/10/long-island-sensibility.html">interiors of our office spaces </a>and <a href="http://caramore.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-beautiful-two-newly-redecorated.html">group homes.</a> These changes have created a peaceful, comfortable, and stimulating environment that sets the tone for the supportive nature of services that Caramore provides. The response from clients and others to the new environment has been overwhelmingly positive.<br /><br />Our goal of ownership of <a href="http://caramore.blogspot.com/2006/08/theres-more-to-life-than-work.html">Tier 2</a> and <a href="http://caramore.blogspot.com/2006/08/tier-3-project.html">Tier 3</a> residences will help us have better control and creative input in designing apartment environments that are more pleasant for our clients. This step will provide us with a more desirable residential program that helps our residents feel positive about themselves and where they are living.<br /><br />The task is daunting and the cost for funding this undertaking is extremely high, as we currently provide leases to almost 40 residents. 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cSUdDlpviG__FotpdZ_YS1vP9lUggtGOGdA3kDPFN2A0riV2tvgLesZWihCgcpvMjEipF6RPZTNXjlesgmagJHKPKLeLBR2CWyKRS0om8ENQbdz9F8Ix1VixuyENDi1cfpuAmQ/s400/car4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364352100883021010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>As you examine the various components of our mission and services, it becomes clear that the Caramore Program takes a bold and unique approach in guiding people with mental illness to realize their potentials and expand their futures. Our success is based upon many solid and consistent program guidelines, as well as on a personally tailored plan for every individual who enters Caramore.<br /> <br />But of equal importance, Caramore is also strategically located in a geographic community that offers three key and readily available components that are essential to helping adults with mental illness maximize the benefits of the Caramore Program. Those three elements are ---<br /> <br />1) <u>Outstanding Mental Health Treatment</u> --- Effective local mental health treatment and community support services are readily available for adults with mental illness. UNC Hospital and Duke Hospital are close by and provide excellent psychiatric and therapy services. Local agencies such as Oasis, The STEP Clinic, Freedom House and Club Nova also act as partners with Caramore to address the various mental health needs of our participants<br /> <br />2) <u>Availability of Community Jobs</u> --- The Chapel Hill / Carrboro area is home to a vibrant and stable college community with many job possibilities available in support of that community. The various service industry and University related jobs that are created in our area have been wonderful employment opportunities for all of our participants<br /> <br />3) <u>Free Public Transportation</u> --- Caramore is situated in the heart of an area that provides free public bus transportation to local population. All of our participants are able to utilize free public transportation to get them to their jobs, doctors, therapists, shopping, social events, etc. In other words, people are not held back from opportunities because of any inability to get there.<br /> <br />Caramore offers the perfect mix of a well designed program, fully competent and caring staff people, and valuable community services ... and utilizes all those assets to ensure the success of our participants.<span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-43591439687312912672009-06-20T16:39:00.004-04:002009-06-26T19:46:58.302-04:00Helping Our Caramore Family<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8u_syWIrCAsOk5O_X2BrmMkpdhSrdJ0eAW2lUGQf2PMPb9ZrGVnm-6-x1K6grIKHRQxwYERuv_22MZ2ihzi9h3MKHaVBFbyGKmM2mCJSjW_N0MCwg2cxYrejWRYX6Idbaa2cIwA/s1600-h/blog.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8u_syWIrCAsOk5O_X2BrmMkpdhSrdJ0eAW2lUGQf2PMPb9ZrGVnm-6-x1K6grIKHRQxwYERuv_22MZ2ihzi9h3MKHaVBFbyGKmM2mCJSjW_N0MCwg2cxYrejWRYX6Idbaa2cIwA/s400/blog.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349514827340075426" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDC%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C06%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">Diane Enger, a noted artist of handcrafted glass and jewelry, currently residing in <st1:place><st1:city>Morganton</st1:city>, <st1:state>NC</st1:state></st1:place>, has taken it upon herself to donate her time and talents to furthering our mission of providing quality lifestyles for our program participants. If you are interested in hand made jewelry, and would like to support the growing financial needs of our organization, explore Diane’s website and work – there is a designated page of handcrafted items dedicated to raising funds for our community.<span style=""> </span>Diane has made a pledge to support our cause by donating 80% of her profits from these jewelry sales to Caramore Community, which is quite a stance of magnanimity considering the labor, supplies, and effort that goes into each piece of jewelry.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps, you can find something special for yourself, or a loved one, that will provide our Caramore family with even greater opportunities.</p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDC%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C07%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">Diane has been fusing glass and creating jewelry for 12 years. After teaching art for 25 years in the <st1:place><st1:placename>Illinois</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Public School</st1:placetype></st1:place> system, she has recently retired to the beautiful <st1:place>Blue Ridge Mountains</st1:place> of <st1:state><st1:place>North Carolina</st1:place></st1:state>. She received her Bachelor of Art (B.A.) degree from <st1:place><st1:placename>Western</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Illinois</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype></st1:place> and a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) from <st1:place><st1:placename>Northern</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Illinois</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDC%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C08%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial;">To see Diane’s work, please visit her </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://timeandagaindesigns.com/">website</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p></p> <p></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387151.post-6369571615936347232009-05-07T10:25:00.003-04:002009-05-07T10:27:04.282-04:00Pushing Towards Potential<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd5EtmZGWs_HtyozKDjucjBP0fsKxYduUaDveFKvKLBG3aHxvJy4zsHNcPezOOj7vi-Y4TV8JMqULRWcZPdgFFJI3bicyFf4JYFb6BNu4l1wnnO_PAAzsk4a2400M29pb0Luv7g/s1600-h/Tanya.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd5EtmZGWs_HtyozKDjucjBP0fsKxYduUaDveFKvKLBG3aHxvJy4zsHNcPezOOj7vi-Y4TV8JMqULRWcZPdgFFJI3bicyFf4JYFb6BNu4l1wnnO_PAAzsk4a2400M29pb0Luv7g/s400/Tanya.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333088240752065746" border="0" /></a><br /> A integral component of the Caramore philosophy is the value of helping all our clients reach their individual potentials. We at Caramore recognize that the goals of each participant may be different, but that every one shares the desire to find meaningful and rewarding work in his or her life.<br /> <br />Tanya Beiars has been with Caramore for almost 10 years now, serving as a hands-on instructor with many of our participants. Tanya helps people get themselves "job ready" for an employment situation in our community. Tanya has been adept at utilizing all of her diverse and effective skills in helping people realize their own potential and thereby get closer to their personal goals.<br /> <br />The path towards being able to work competitively isn't always smooth, and the ride can be bumpy for some. But Tanya has guided people as needed, aiming to bring out the best in all of the people who have worked with her. She is at times mentor, teacher, friend, sympathetic listener, and when necessary a focused task-master --- often she assumes each of these roles seamlessly in a single day.<br /> <br />The people who have worked with Tanya are better for her influence, and often people return and express grateful thanks for her guidance during a difficult time in their lives. The proof is also in the results. Every participant who has spent sufficient time with Tanya in the Caramore program has been able to find a job in our community. Everyone ... that's quite an accomplishment.<br /> <br />Caramore is a truly special place ... dedicated people like Tanya continue to make it so.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0