CARITAS (Richmond, VA)

Congratulations to our very own Benjamin Carr, CARITAS Director of Recovery Services, for graduating from the Emerging Nonprofit Leadership Program (ENLP) through the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond. Well done, Benjamin! We’re grateful to have you on our team!

We are so grateful to our fantastic friends at ABC 8NEWS WRIC - Nexstar Media Group for supporting everything we do 2 End The Stigma. Thank you for helping us to promote our upcoming CARITAS (Richmond, VA) + 2ETS Community Day, we can’t wait to bring this event to you once again 💜💜 We still have sponsorship opportunities, for more information visit ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eUh9SxkF? *Deanna Allbrittin you are a ROCK🌟* 🫶 David Bigelow Anna Sothen Dixon Johnston Benjamin Carr Ben Arnold Dean Francis Cameron Francis Camille Schrier, PharmD Tyler Thrasher Will Melton 💧 Mike King Jon C. DeLena Amy Burke-Donnellan Jeffrey A. Katz John Reid Joseph A. Crowley Dawn Hobbs Randy West Megan Seagram Stacy Best Wood 🌿 Nina Whittleton Rob Ukrop Autumn Redford AnneMoss Rogers Eric Morris Jr Katie Carter Cole K. Kyle Blanchard Ken Oxendine Dion Foxx M.Ed.,RAA Kelly Till Lori Waran Chris Coates Matthew Boone Emily Lehmann Thomas Bannard John Freyer

What a delicious breakfast this morning!😋 Huge thanks to the CARITAS Cares Committee for a fantastic staff breakfast at the CARITAS Center and Dinwiddie Avenue Men's Campus. Shout out to our food service team for making this possible! We also raffled off tickets for Military Appreciation Night at City Stadium: Richmond Kickers vs. Charlotte Independence on June 8th! It's not too late to purchase your tickets—$7 of each ticket sold through this link will support CARITAS programs: https://lnkd.in/d9dMMTNP The CARITAS Cares committee is our internal committee dedicated to staff connection, appreciation, reflection, engagement, and spirit. #caritascares #love #caritas #breakfast #rva #richmond #dei

Thank you so much to our wonderful friends at Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine for sponsoring our CARITAS (Richmond, VA) + 2ETS Community Day 💜💜 We are absolutely thrilled to have your partnership and support, the more we come together… the more lives we save! Together, we WILL continue 2 End The Stigma #allforscott Want to join us?? We still have sponsorship opportunities at ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eUh9SxkF? This is a fantastic event to bring the whole family out to learn more about the disease of addiction, prevention as well as REVIVE! Training….and it is FREE! We hope to see you there 🫶 Joseph A. Crowley Anna Sothen Benjamin Carr Karen O'Brien Emily Lehmann Hilary Phelps Dion Foxx M.Ed.,RAA Mike King Ken Oxendine Reba Hollingsworth Jeffrey A. Katz Kelly Till Jeffrey A. Katz Billy S. Garland Deanna Allbrittin Dean Francis Dean Browell Cameron Francis Danny Kenyon Nathan Mccomsey Autumn Redford Maggy Gray Omar Abubaker Matthew Boone Debra Willis Kyle Blanchard Cole K. Ashley Traficant Colleen Messick Lynn Taylor, MS RPRS Kim Piper Hill Kim Roth Kimberly Braine-Tillem Michael Fatula

CARITAS administrative offices are closed today in honor of Memorial Day. On Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. 🇺🇸 We also send our support to those mourning a loved one today. Let’s come together and remember that there is always hope and help. Support is out there. Get started at FindSupport.gov. #together4MH #mham2024 #memorialday #rememberandhonor

Thank you to our friends at ChamberRVA for allowing us to host their Meet ChamberRVA networking event. Attendees received information about the Chamber's benefits, made new connections, and took a special tour of the CARITAS Center. It was an excellent opportunity to connect and to showcase the impactful work that our organizations do in the RVA region. #chamberrva #caritas #communitypartnerships #collaboration Brian Anderson Dasha Runyan, CGMP, CDME

We are so thrilled to host our 3rd Annual CARITAS (Richmond, VA) + 2ETS Community Day 6/22!! Our 2ETS Board Member and longtime advocate Dr. Omar Abubaker is one of our Keynote Speakers, we are grateful for all he does for our community-you will not want to miss this! Have a recovery organization?? We would love to have you join us, the more resources we have available to our community…the more lives we save! For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/eUh9SxkF It’s so important we come together, 2 End The Stigma in order to normalize the need for help! #allforscott Anna Sothen Hilary Phelps Mike King Will Melton 💧 Kelly Till Lori Waran Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine Kelley Eason-Wysocki Honesty Liller Kimberly Braine-Tillem Ken Oxendine Dion Foxx M.Ed.,RAA Dixon Johnston Colin M. Greene MD MPH Heather Phibbs David Bigelow Justin Savoy, MBA, M.Ed, MS Melissa Mariner, LPC, ATR-BC Kerri Rhodes Pam Tyler Tucker Wrenn Kathy Wrenn Emily Lehmann Matthew Boone AnneMoss Rogers Starfish Recovery & Wellness Lynn Taylor, MS RPRS Kim Roth Kim Piper Hill Libbie Roberts Thomas Bannard Richard LaRose, CRPC, CLTC, Financial Advisor Autumn Redford Benjamin Carr Joseph A. Crowley Jesalyn Moore, LCSW, LSATP, LCAS, CAADC Ashley Traficant John Littel

Three members of the CARITAS Leadership Team— (from left to right) Chief Program Officer Emily Lehmann, President & CEO Karen O'Brien, and Chief Advancement Officer Clara Stokes —participated today in the inaugural City of Richmond Human Services Summit. The event brought together local government and non-profit organizations to coordinate efforts and better align service delivery for Richmond residents' health and human services needs. We are always grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with our community partners!👏 #humanservicessummit #communityleaders #caritas #rva #va #richmond #change

⚽🇺🇸 Save the date for June 8th at 7 pm! Join us as we celebrate Military Appreciation Night with the Richmond Kickers at City Stadium, where the Kickers will take on Charlotte Independence. $7 from every ticket sold will support CARITAS programs.🧡 🎟 For more info and tickets, visit: https://lnkd.in/ejP9XGNg or click the link in our bio. #rva #militaryappreciation #ourheros #richmondkickers #supportourtroops #richmondevents #caritas #support

Thank you Amanda Lynch for leading the CARITAS staff training today on Trauma-Informed Care! Amanda is a Trauma-Informed Care Specialist for the Crater Health District for the Virginia Department of Health. This workshop deepened our team's understanding of trauma and its various causes and expressions. Trainings such as these strengthen our ability to improve the services we offer and maintain a supportive environment for healing and recovery. #mentalhealth #trauma #healthmatters #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #rva