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Choices to Expand to Northern Indiana

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:43:33 -0400

Choices to Expand to Northern Indiana

Choices has been invited by the Indiana Department of Child Services to administer an intensive short-term intervention, aiming to move 300 youth out of restrictive residential environments and stabilize them in family and community-based settings. Youth and families will be served through a six month long process which connects them with opportunities to develop and access community-based supports and develop skills that will help prevent future involvement in the child welfare system. Choices will begin serving the first 150 of 300 youth in early September, 2010.

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Resources from Research Conference Available

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:24:31 -0400

Resources from Research Conference Available

Agendas and handouts from the 23rd Annual Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference held in Tampa Florida are now available. Visit the conference web site for more information and to download these resources.

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Choices, Inc. to Host Chick-fil-A Leadercast Event

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:22:57 -0500

Choices, Inc. to Host Chick-fil-A Leadercast Event

Choices is pleased to announce is will be hosting live broadcasts of Chick-fil-A’s Leadercast event on May 7th. This one day event features some of the world’s leading speakers on leadership, including former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy. Check out our events page for ticket pricing and event locations. This is sure to be an exciting and motivating event for managers and leaders.

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400 Families in Need Gather to Receive Toys for Tots Donations

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:00:22 -0500

400 Families in Need Gather to Receive Toys for Tots Donations

When: December 15, 2009
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: LCFS Campus Gymnasium
1525 N. Ritter Ave., Indianapolis, IN

If you have ever wondered what happens to all of the generous donations of toys over the holidays, we invite the media to see the faces of more than 400 families receive 1,200 donated toys from Toys for Tots. Santa Clause is scheduled to attend, and will deliver presents to boys and girls 15 years old and younger.

Families will also be bringing a small donation of their own, as a gratitude to the Toys for Tots program. Rainbows is asking everyone to bring a donation of a canned good, clothing or hygiene item to donate to The Sharing Place. The Sharing Place, a ministry of LCFS, will be sponsoring its annual “Christmas Store” in mid December. This event provides families in need the opportunity to shop for gifts, free of charge, for each member in their household. Individuals, congregations and community groups gathered the Christmas gifts that were donated or purchased through corporate and foundation grants and cash contributions.

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For more information about LCFS please contact Patrick Jamison at 317.372.8387.

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Families Reaching for Rainbows to Attend Get on Board 2009

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:50:33 -0400

Rainbows to Attend Get on Board 2009

Rainbows will attend the Lacy Leadership Association and Leadership Ventures' Get on Board 2009, along with more than 50 other nonprofit organizations while they recruit new board members.

Are you a passionate Indianapolis professional seeking to contribute to the community on a high level? Join other individuals searching for opportunities to serve at Get on Board 2009: Roadmap to Community Involvement.

Don't miss your chance to visit with over 50 nonprofit organizations who are seeking board members or leadership volunteers. You'll travel through highways and byways, all under one roof, to learn about opportunities for you to get involved and make a difference.

More than 1,500 people have taken this annual excursion and have become involved in organizations they are passionate about.

The event will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 pm on October 14th at the Eiteljorg Museum in downtown Indianapolis.

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Systems of Care Conference Announced - Sponsorships Available

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:57:32 -0400

Systems of Care Conference Announced - Sponsorships Available

Choices and the Technical Assistance Center are pleased to announce the 9th Annual Indiana Systems of Care Conference. On October 1st, we will return to the Adam's Mark Hotel on Indianapolis' southwest side. Last year's conference set a new attendance record, with more than 400 attendees and unique sponsors taking part. The SOC conference is unlike any in the state and is one of the most established and successful children's mental health conferences available.

This year's conference will feature guest keynote speaker Brett Eastburn. Brett was born with no arms and no legs, but more importantly, he truly believes that he was also born with no handicaps! Brett believes you're a success only if you choose to be. He also believes you are handicapped only if you allow yourself to be. Brett considers his body a very special gift to be used to inspire others to be the best they can be!

If you are interested in attending, please stay tuned to our events page as more details become available. Organizations interested in sponsoring this event can find more details in the our official sponsorship kit.

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Faith in Community Ministry Awarded $60,000 Grant

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:44:38 -0500

Faith in Community Ministry Awarded $60,000 Grant

More than 5,000 people are released annually from state prisons to Marion County. They are typically faced with insurmountable needs and oftentimes when these needs go unmet, they return to a life of crime.

Thanks to a $60,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, offenders released to Marion County will have access to a program to help them succeed in the community.

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Full Service Schools Featured in Washington Post

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:53:38 -0400

Full Service Schools Featured in Washington Post

Full Service Schools, a collaborative effort in which Choices is a partner, has been featured in a Washington Post story covering recent overhauls to the Washington, D.C. public school system. Full Service Schools serves eight middle schools in the Washington D.C. area, working to address the academic and behavioral needs of students while focusing on providing individualized support for youth with intensive needs.

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New Needs Aren't Services Blog Entry Posted

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:31:06 -0400

New Needs Aren't Services Blog Entry Posted

How would you react if someone told you what YOU needed?

At the Georgetown Training Institutes, Choices, Inc. launched the Needs Arent Services blog to give systems of care communities across the country a place to share their thoughts about the phrase that pays Listen, Listen and then Listen. More than 150 people commented on our first post, a testament to the importance of providing families and professionals alike a place to have a meaningful discourse.

This month we are inviting you to join in a discussion about the phrase that pays Needs Arent Services. This phrase has historically created controversy around what services are needed in a continuum of care.

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Re-entry Inmates Honored in Graduation Ceremony

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:21:12 -0400

Re-entry Inmates Honored in Graduation Ceremony

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Curtis Key, a resident in the Plainfield Re-Entry Educational Facility, recently shared his feelings with those attending his graduation ceremony from the Christian Theological Seminary (CTS).

“A lot of guys in this program are associated with failure,” he said. “After being in this program, I am excited because I now know I can accomplish my goal in life.”

Key, along with nine other residents and eight outside students from CTS, participated in a six-week course to learn how religion and the teachings of the Bible have directly affected and influenced the penal system around the world from the beginning to present. The graduation ceremony is the result of the first ever collaboration between the CTS and the Indiana Department of Correction.

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Choices Launches Systems of Care Blog

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:54:21 -0400

Choices Launches Needs Aren't Services Blog

Choices, Inc. launched a new blog site today, one of the first of its kind catered to systems of care professionals. NeedsArentServices.org will feature topics on systems of care, wraparound values and the Phrases that Pay as written by guest authors from across the systems of care field.

Named after one of the Phrases that Pay, Needs Aren’t Services is a concept that even the most seasoned professional must constantly work to achieve, and is set to be covered in an upcoming blog post later this year.

Visitors will be able to share comments and ideas with guest authors as well as other blog visitors, creating a venue for professionals to collaborate, network and share successes.

Visit the Needs Aren't Services blog today at www.NeedsArentServices.org or by clicking on the "Blog" link in our quicklinks section.

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Choices to Present at Georgetown University Training Institutes in Nashville

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:33:56 -0400

Nashville, Here We Come!

This summer Choices employees will present seven seminars and multiple poster sessions at the 2008 Georgetown University Training Institutes. More than 2200 people from all over the country and across all child serving systems attend this event to learn more about best practices in systems of care and children’s mental health.

The Institutes are very competitive – several hundred proposals were received to fill about 135 seminar slots.

If you're attending the Institutes, make sure to visit our Needs Aren't Services blog booth for a chance to win an Apple iPod!

The Institutes will be held July 16 to 20, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. The biennial Training Institutes are organized by the National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health at the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development in partnership with the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch of the federal Center for Mental Health Services.

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Choices to Launch Washington DC Site

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:22:05 -0400

Choices to Launch Washington DC Site

Choices is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of our newest site, located in Washington DC! If you are interested in joining our Washington DC team, please visit the "Jobs" page for available positions.

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