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- On-line Shopping supports MHA
- Bill Grove, Executive Director
- Consumer Conference Scholarship Fund Established
- Bill Grove, Executive Director
- MHA receives Erie Community Foundation Grant
- MHA gets new van
Internet Shoppers Can Help Support
The Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pa
Do you shop on the internet or are you thinking about taking advantage of the ease of shopping from your home or office on line? We at the Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pa hope so. We hope that you will take advantage of shopping the many stores and services in the OneCause on-line Shopping Mall. Stop the running around from store to store. No waiting in long lines or being jostled by crowds. Shop Sears, Land's End, K-Mart, The Gap, Wal-Mart, and many more nationally known vendors and services. Best of all with each purchase made on www.mhanp.onecause.com you support the Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pa. Each of the vendors on this site returns a small percentage of each purchase to the Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pa for us to continue to provide a safe place for mental health consumers to meet, socialize, and support one another in their recovery from mental illnesses.
Go on line and review the shopping opportunties, the specials, the list of over 340 vendors and you can't help but be impressed by the ease and convenience of internet mall shopping. You save time energy, gas and dollars when you can find your best price for the things you want just by using your keyboard. Own or operate a business? Order your supplies at www.mhanp.onecause.com. Need computers? Our site has them.
Need a gift for someone hard to shop for? Check out some of the specialty shops at www.mhanp.onecause.com. You'll find something to meet your needs without wearing yourself out.
So, please take a look. It's easy and you can help us at the Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pa to support your neighbors, friends, and loved ones to lead meaningful lives of their own choosing in our community.
Consumer Conference Scholarship Fund Established
The Erie County MH/MR Office in conjunction with the Mental Health Association of Northwestern Pa. has established a Consumer Conference Scholarship Fund for Erie county mental health consumers. This fund can be used for registration, lodging, and/or transportation expenses associated with conference attendance. Any consumer wishing to access this fund must complete an application available at the MHA.
Applications will be received by the MHA and submitted to the Erie Co. MH/MR Office for final processing. Requests must be received no later than three (3) weeks prior to the registration deadline for the event for which funds are being requested.
Contact Bill Grove at the MHA if you have questions, (814) 452-4462.
MHA receives Erie Community Foundation Grant
The Erie Community Foundation (ECF) has awarded the MHA a $15,000 grant toward replacement of its aging heating and air conditioning (HVAC) units. We are very grateful to ECF for recognizing the urgent need for this funding as the old units are showing significant disrepair which could lead to breakdown or carbon monoxide entering our building. This grant will ensure that the empowerment and recovery based programs at the MHA will proceed without interruption due to HVAC failure.
The ECF grant funds will be paired with funding provided by the Erie County Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation designated for this project. Without these additional funds the MHA would have had to select those units most in need of immediate replacement rather than complete the entire project. Both sources of financial support have truly come through for the MHA in a moment of need.
MHA Gets New Van
Thanks to the generosity of the Erie County Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation the MHA has been able to replace its van. We now have a new 12-passenger van available to consumers attending activities at the MHA. As well as taking consumers home daily from the Consumer Center, our van transports people to: community events, visits to Warren State Hospital, Special regional activities, conferences and workshops, and a variety of recreational activities. The van has also been used to help consumers of mental health services to arrange their own events and activities, access the Second Harvest Food Bank, and have assistance in moving between residences.
Our previous van had been in repair frequently, costing the MHA literally thousands of dollars a year to maintain. We are looking forward to having a vehicle that is reliable and more consistently available.
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