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Buckelew Programs Newsletter
December 2010
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I recently noticed a phrase from the poet T.S. Eliot, “Home is where one starts from.” Home is certainly where we, at Buckelew, often start in helping clients begin to recover
their lives. You see, having a home can bring clients a sense of safety and stability, a grounding that makes all the difference in the world as we begin to provide supportive services. As much or as little as they need, for as long as they need it.
We help clients with cooking, cleaning, shopping, budgeting, and other daily living skills. We provide case management, counseling and medication monitoring services. We provide recreational activities;
we help them get library cards; we help them with school; we arrange medical appointments and accompany them to the doctor. We help them get a job. We do whatever they need to live healthy, happy, sustainable lives in the community.
Thank you for being a friend of Buckelew Programs. As we enter the Holiday Season we are ever mindful of how your support helps us to continue to deliver homes, jobs, and hope to those who might
otherwise be living on the streets or in institutions, alone. Your support also helps create opportunities for at-risk youth, and resources to families seeking help for a loved one with mental illness. For all of them, we thank you.
With gratitude,
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An Incredible Sunset, Many Friends, and Scrumptious Pizza
About 100 friends of Buckelew gathered to watch the sunset, sip wine, and hear more about Buckelew at a reception held at the Paradise Ridge Winery, in Santa Rosa, on November
4. It was a great time for our community in Sonoma County to come together in a lovely setting to learn more about each other and our work.
As with our Napa event last month, we took the opportunity to thank
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How We (and You) Make a Difference…
We’ve been expanding our abilities to measure, track, and report the outcomes of our work with clients, so we can know that we’re delivering the results that we intend, and
to make decisions that are grounded in data, not just good intentions. We’re happy to report that we met nearly all of our contractual goals set with governmental payers and foundations. The only exception was ...
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More Services for Seniors
 According
to the Marin County Commission on Aging, the number of seniors in Marin is projected to increase dramatically over the next decade, growing from 29.6% in 2010 to 40.5% in 2020. As people age, they will need affordable housing and services to “age in place”
and remain living in the community.
The aging trend is beginning to have an impact on Buckelew as well. Did you know that ...
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NorthBay biz to Feature Buckelew in its January Issue!
NorthBay biz, the monthly magazine covering businesses in Napa, Marin, and Sonoma will feature Buckelew’s Blue Skies Enterprises in its special issue on how nonprofits ...
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Self-Help Tools now Available on Buckelew’s Website
The Facing Us Clubhouse—available in Buckelew’s online
Client Resource Center is home to a variety of personal wellness tools. At FacingUs.org, clients can ...
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Hold the Date for a Grand Opening Celebration!
 Please
hold the date of January 12, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for a Grand Opening Celebration of Blue Skies Coffees & Teas of Napa, located at 2344 Old Sonoma Road, Napa.
It will be a joint celebrtion with Community Action Napa Valley, which recently opened the adjacent Lunch Box Cafe. VIPS and local dignataries will acknowledge the two social enterprises during
an official program starting at 11:30 a.m. Stop by for free samples and for Grand Opening special offers, including a special lunch menu for the big day.
We’ll be posting more information on our website,
www.buckelew.org over the next month, so please stay tuned!
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