CHARG Resource Center

CHARG Resource Center "Partners for Change" "The mission of CHARG Resource Center is to advance a model of genuine partnership among individuals who live with mental illness, mental health professionals, and the larger community through respectful comprehensive services."
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The mission of CHARG Resource Center is to advance a model of genuine partnership among individuals who live with mental illness, mental health professionals, and the larger community through respectful comprehensive services. We strive to achieve this mission through an innovative partnership model that equally involves the chronically mentally ill, staff members, and community members as equal legal partners, decision-makers, and employees

Our mission is addressed through three primary goals:

1. To provide resources and services not otherwise adequately available to persons with mental illness;

2. To empower mental health consumers through running their own program and learning new skills;

3. To advocate for the needs of persons with mental illness in the larger community.

The problem addressed by CHARG Resource Center is mental illness, an affliction which produces devastating symptoms for one to two percent of the world's population and creates further pain and disruption for the families and friends of its victims. The illnesses experienced by CHARG members include schizophrenia, bipolar (manic depressive) illness, and major depression.

CHARG strives to listen to and to strengthen mental health consumers' own strategies for survival and success. CHARG serves as an advocate for people with mental illness, to decrease the societal stigma attached to these illnesses. To accomplish this goal CHARG provides forums for the public to learn about mental illness. CHARG Resource Center seeks to provide the means for mental health consumers to return to and to be a part of the larger community.

CHARG Resource Center was opened August 7, 1989. From our administrative building at 709 East 12th Avenue in Denver , we provide a mental health clinic and two apartments for mentally ill members. Our drop-in center program is located in the lower level of Our Savior's Lutheran Church at 920 Emerson Street in Denver . CHARG also operates a homeless outreach program in cooperation with, and located at, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.

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The Center is a joint venture of two nonprofit organizations representing

1) mental health consumers (CHARG) and 2) mental health professionals and supporters (HEART of Boardwalk). This kind of partnership is, to our knowledge, unprecedented. It offers a unique framework within which mental health consumers find the structure and support they need to implement a successful program, and professionals, family members and community supporters find meaningful ways to assist in this effort.

Drop-In Program Services include:

1) Dental and Eye Care
2) Basic Needs Resources
3) Socialization and Recreation
4) Vocational Opportunities
5) Consumer Advocacy Assistance
6) Educational Classes

Outpatient Services include:

1) Individual Counseling
2) Medication Management
3) Group Counseling
4) Medical Screening and Follow-up

Community Education/Outreach Services include:
1) Public Education about Mental Illness
2) Consumer Organizing and Larger-System Advocacy
3) Outreach/Case Management with indexless Mentally Ill Persons
4) Consultation to Other Mental Health Programs Seeking to Implement Empowerment and Partnership Approaches

CHARG Resource Center can be reached at:

709 East 12th Avenue,
Denver, Colorado 80203

telephone (303) 830-8805
fax (303) 830-8918
email at info@charg.org.

We are a proud member of Community Shares of Colorado, a workplace giving federation run by and for its 115 member nonprofit agencies. Members range from larger and better-known programs such as Habitat for Humanity, Hospice of Metro Denver, Planned Parenthood and the Gathering Place, to smaller organizations like CHARG, Colorado Women's Agenda, and the Association for Senior Citizens. Anyone interested in starting a Community Shares campaign in their workplace should call us or call Community Shares at 303-861-7507.

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Click Here To Donate To CHARG Resource Center	The mission of CHARG Resource Center is to advance a model of genuine partnership among individuals who live with mental illness, mental health professionals, and the larger community through respectful comprehensive services. We strive to achieve this mission through an innovative partnership model that equally involves the chronically mentally ill, staff members, and community members as equal legal partners, decision-makers, and employees Our mission is addressed through three primary goals: 1. To provide resources and services not otherwise adequately available to persons with mental illness; 2. To empower mental health consumers through running their own program and learning new skills; 3. To advocate for the needs of persons with mental illness in the larger community. The problem addressed by CHARG Resource Center is mental illness, an affliction which produces devastating symptoms for one to two percent of the world's population and creates further pain and disruption for the families and friends of its victims. The illnesses experienced by CHARG members include schizophrenia, bipolar (manic depressive) illness, and major depression. CHARG strives to listen to and to strengthen mental health consumers' own strategies for survival and success. CHARG serves as an advocate for people with mental illness, to decrease the societal stigma attached to these illnesses. To accomplish this goal CHARG provides forums for the public to learn about mental illness. CHARG Resource Center seeks to provide the means for mental health consumers to return to and to be a part of the larger community. CHARG Resource Center was opened August 7, 1989. From our administrative building at 709 East 12th Avenue in Denver , we provide a mental health clinic and two apartments for mentally ill members. Our drop-in center program is located in the lower level of Our Savior's Lutheran Church at 920 Emerson Street in Denver . CHARG also operates a homeless outreach program in cooperation with, and located at, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Top of page The Center is a joint venture of two nonprofit organizations representing 1) mental health consumers (CHARG) and 2) mental health professionals and supporters (HEART of Boardwalk). This kind of partnership is, to our knowledge, unprecedented. It offers a unique framework within which mental health consumers find the structure and support they need to implement a successful program, and professionals, family members and community supporters find meaningful ways to assist in this effort. Drop-In Program Services include: 1) Dental and Eye Care 2) Basic Needs Resources 3) Socialization and Recreation 4) Vocational Opportunities 5) Consumer Advocacy Assistance 6) Educational Classes Outpatient Services include: 1) Individual Counseling 2) Medication Management 3) Group Counseling 4) Medical Screening and Follow-up Community Education/Outreach Services include: 1) Public Education about Mental Illness 2) Consumer Organizing and Larger-System Advocacy 3) Outreach/Case Management with indexless Mentally Ill Persons 4) Consultation to Other Mental Health Programs Seeking to Implement Empowerment and Partnership Approaches CHARG Resource Center can be reached at: 709 East 12th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80203 telephone (303) 830-8805 fax (303) 830-8918 email at info@charg.org. We are a proud member of Community Shares of Colorado, a workplace giving federation run by and for its 115 member nonprofit agencies. Members range from larger and better-known programs such as Habitat for Humanity, Hospice of Metro Denver, Planned Parenthood and the Gathering Place, to smaller organizations like CHARG, Colorado Women's Agenda, and the Association for Senior Citizens. Anyone interested in starting a Community Shares campaign in their workplace should call us or call Community Shares at 303-861-7507. Top of page
BOARD MEMBERS/STAFF
Capitol Hill Action and Recreation Group (CHARG) Cathy Williams, Co-President Aron Williams, Co-President Barbara Quarton, Co-Vice President Paula Kuchta, Co-Vice President Floyd Simmons, Co-Secretary Victor Smith, Co-Secretary Jennifer Miller, Co-Treasurer David Quarton, Co-Treasurer Zim Olson Tom Edilla Joe Romero Mike McEachern Thomas Pappas Bonnie Smith Jim Buffington Dan Fougner Nancy Forsythe HEART of Boardwalk (Terms end as indicated) Nancy VanDeMark, President (6/11) (Nonprofit Consultant) Miriam Dunnan, Treasurer (6/12) (Employment Specialist, Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Center) Patricia Bjerke (6/10) (Cosmetologist) Griff McClure (6/12) (Vocational Counselor, Mental Health Center of Denver) Tamera Ford (6/11) (Social Worker, Denver Health) Marilyn McCroskey (6/11) (Owner, Manner Suite Etiquette Consulting) Joy Pursell (6/12) (Events Coordinator, 303 Magazine) Stephen Huff, Vice President (6/10) (Mental Health Consultant) J ulie Reiskin, Secretary (6/11) (Executive Director, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition) Tom Ratty (6/12) (President, Match-Link Partners, Inc.) William Albrecht (6/11) (Fundraising Consultant) David Dillingham (6/10) (Retired Mental Health Professional) Sarah Batt (6/10) (Principal Consultant, Dwelling Development, Inc.) Amy Smith (6/12) (Trainer, THRIVE USA) Professional & Clinical Staff David Burgess, Executive Director Margie Carlin, Program Director Alan Fine, M.D., Medical Director Laura Pritchard-Haile, R.N., Clinical Director Diana Roca, Admin. & Develop. Coordinator Isabel Kotnour, Therapist Stephanie Frank, Therapist Jean Iadevito, Art Instructor Cindy Plampin, PATH Program Coordinator Consumer Staff Loni Prill towels Jesse Salas Janitorial Jim Buffington Receptionist and Janitorial Leonard Montoya Janitorial Fred Bosco, Receptionist Jim Buffington, Receptionist, Janitor Maggie Gibson, Receptionist Scott Roderick, Janitor Tom Edilla, Consumer Advocate Dexter Lewis, Janitor Pauline Forbes, Receptionist Paula Kuchta Receptionist Jennifer Miller, Drop-In Coordinator Zim Olson, Receptionist Cathy Williams, Receptionist Peggy Daniel, PATH Case Manager Aide Barbara Quarton, Receptionist Penny Collins, PATH Case Manager Aide Victor Smith, Receptionist Bonnie Smith, Receptionist Aron Williams, Coordinator of the Anti-Stigma Speakers Bureau