CHNK Behavioral Health has promoted Crystal Leugers to the position of chief programming officer.
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Leugers joined CHNK in January 2013 as a therapist for the organization’s residential treatment program before moving into a management position with CHNK’s outpatient services in 2015. Most recently, she served as Clinical Director of Treatment Services, overseeing the programming and staff for both residential and outpatient services.
As chief programming officer, Leugers will ensure that CHNK’s treatment services respond to community needs, have adequate funding sources to remain sustainable, and are offered in ways that demonstrate quality and excellence. In addition to managing CHNK’s direct care staff, she will also help vet new programming ideas and make certain that CHNK is both effective and efficient in clinical practice and execution of duties.
“Crystal has consistently demonstrated her dedication to the mission of CHNK and to the clients we serve,” remarked CHNK Chief Executive Officer Rick Wurth. “She is a consummate professional who manages with integrity and with a thorough knowledge of her field. Crystal has taken great strides in understanding the multiple facets of CHNK operations and displays a true understanding of the complex financial underpinnings of our work. It’s a pleasure to have her join the leadership team here at CHNK Behavioral Health.”
Established in 1882, Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK Behavioral Health) is a premier provider of behavioral health and substance use treatment services. Outpatient and residential services benefit individuals who have experienced mental health disorders, addiction, abuse, neglect, or other serious trauma.
Operating out of three locations in Northern Kentucky, the CHNK team of 100 healthcare professionals takes a trauma-informed and family-focused approach to treatment, annually impacting more than 2,900 individuals. For more information, visit www.chnk.org.
NKADD/Team Shelter USA get $250K grant for spay/neuter program
The Joanie Bernard Foundation has awarded the Northern Kentucky Area Development District (NKADD) and Team Shelter USA a $250,000 to support cat spay/neuter throughout the district’s eight-county region.
This is the fourth year the Foundation has supported the Northern Kentucky region, and 2018 marked the first year in history that no shelter dogs and cats were euthanized simply because there was no space.
This milestone lifesaving achievement meant more than 90 percent of the shelter pets were saved. The NKADD salutes all of the private veterinarians, UCAN, OAR, and shelters, and thanks everyone for their participation.
To view the list of participating Service Providers click here.
Please direct media inquiries to Dr. Sara Pizano, Team Shelter USA at drpizano@teamshelterusa.com, 954-401-8785.
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Women’s Crisis Center gets grant from Kentucky Colonels
Women’s Crisis Center (WCC) is proud to announce it received a grant from the Honorable Order Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $8,772 to be used for window replacement in the WCC Covington outreach office.
Over the past 42 years, WCC has provided a foundational community presence in Northern Kentucky, Maysville and Greater Cincinnati by offering free 24/7 responsive services and survivor-centered advocacy programs.
WCC offers free services such as emergency shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, legal/medical accompaniment, and much more, while also working to create safer communities through the Green Dot Bystander prevention program in high schools, colleges and communities across our region.
HOKC will award $2.1 million in grants supporting 265 non-profits, impacting more than 3.9 million Kentuckians.
This year’s total is a record for HOKC’s Good Works Program and represents HOKC reaching the $50-million mark since the Colonels became a 501(c)3 in 1951. Grants are made possible through donations from active Kentucky Colonels from around the world who chose to exercise this honor in a meaningful way.
HOKC Commanding General Lynn Ashton said: “We cast a wide net across the Commonwealth and across the scope of those in need from aiding the abused, to assisting the handicapped, to supporting crisis relief to historic preservation. Our goal is to annually grant $5 million to worthy causes. All funding is generated through donations from active Colonels ranging from $1 to major gifts, so to get to that dollar amount we must reach Colonels not engaged with us.”
Women’s Crisis Center (WCC) is a 501(c)(3), foundational community center, offering comprehensive services for people impacted by domestic violence and sexual abuse, while transforming our community through violence prevention.
Services are provided confidentially and at no cost to our clients. To learn more visit www.wccky.org
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