2015 Winter Newsletter - On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.

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Inside This Issue...
The Anti-Stigma Project 20th
Anniversary Celebration
1
Save the Dates: June 4th & 5th
On Our Own of Maryland’s Annual
Conference
4
An Update on the TAY Project’s
“What Helps What Harms”
Initiative
5
Tenant Tales: Stephen
6
Who’s Next? Looking for Two
Programs to Participate
6
2014 Annual Meeting & “What’s
Trending” Advocacy and Peer
Support Workshop
7
Happy New Year from the WRAP®
Outreach Project
8
Volunteers Put Service over Self for
Main Street Housing
8
Save the Date: February 25, 2015
Action Annapolis & Behavioral
Health Rally
9
In The News...
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WINTER
2015
THE ANTI-STIGMA PROJECT
20th ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
O
n Our Own of Maryland celebrated the 20th year anniversary of our Anti-Stigma Project on December 3, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel in Columbia, Maryland. Almost 90
people came to honor the work of our Anti-Stigma Project, and to join in the celebration complete with a silent auction, dinner, and jazz quartet.
This year marked the anniversary of the very first Anti-Stigma
Project workshop, which was held in Easton, Maryland. Joining us this year were three of the immediate past Executive Directors of the Maryland Mental Hygiene Administration (MHA)
including Dr. Stuart Silver (1987-1997), Oscar Morgan (19972002) and the current Executive Director of the new Behavioral
Health Administration, Dr. Brian Hepburn (2002-present).
Throughout the last 20 years, the project has dedicated itself
to fighting the stigma and discrimination within the behavioral
health system, training more than 20,000 people directly and
impacting countless others indirectly. We have provided techStuart Silver, Oscar Morgan
nical assistance and workshops to the federal Center for Men& Brian Hepburn
tal Health Services, and were asked by SAMHSA (Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) in 2001 to coordinate the nation’s first Mental Health Symposium to Address Discrimination and Stigma. This led to the creation of the
National Anti-Stigma Campaign, which in turn fostered additional national initiatives to promote social inclusion and fight discrimination and stigma throughout the United States. While
our focus has been on the state of Maryland, we have also provided technical assistance and
training to eight other states and facilitated our workshops in four other countries-- Canada,
China, England and France.
In addition, a two-year research project with nationallyknown stigma researcher Dr. Patrick Corrigan showed
that, in summary, the Anti-Stigma Project workshops raise
awareness, improve attitudes, decrease stigma, and foster
a sense of personal recovery.
Joining us at our anniversary event were several guest
speakers. We first heard from Alison Carter, former federal grant writer for the Mental Hygiene Administration,
Jennifer Brown & Ken Wireman
THE ANTI-STIGMA PROJECT
20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
and the visionary who had the
ful paintings done by artists Lissa
original idea for the project 20
Abrams and Denise Camp, and
years ago. Her eloquent and proaward winning photographs by
found comments provided insight
Alison Carter.
to the audience about the behavWe want to thank the Mental Hyioral health landscape at the time
giene Administration, now the
and the events that sparked her to
Behavioral Health Adminstration
approach On Our Own of Maryand especially Stu Silver, Oscar
land in 1992/93 with some seed
Brian Hepburn, Ken Wireman, Mike Finkle, & Alison Carter
Morgan and Brian Hepburn for
money to start this project. Under
their strong support of our project
the leadership of Dr. Stuart Silver and Jim Stockdill, Deputy
and a special thank you to Alison Carter for the vision and
Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration at the time,
assistance in helping us start this now nationally recognized
funding was approved by MHA for On Our Own of Maryproject. We also wish to thank all the evening’s participants
land to purchase some video equipment to begin working on
in making this a most memorable way to celebrate 20 years
the project. This was followed by an MHA grant in 1994 to
of ground-breaking work. We are grateful for all of the suphire a project director. We hired Jennifer Brown in August
porters of this project throughout the years—and to the peoof 1994 to lead the project and Jennifer has been with us
ple we have spoken with, cried with,
ever since. Jennifer is a skilled trainer,
learned from, and been challenged by.
teacher, and motivator who has proWe know that change is possible, and
vided guidance, support and leadership
we are privileged and humbled to have
in making this one of the most unique
had an “up close” look. We look forprojects in the United States.
ward to many more years of collaboraEdgar Wiggins, CEO of Baltimore
tion and many more years of reducing
Crisis Response Inc. and Thomas
stigma and increasing empowerment!
(TEA) Arthur, former Co-Chair of the
We provided an assortment of vintage
Anti-Stigma Project Workgroup’s first
postcards as folks registered for them
Jazz Mosaic
years of operation, also spoke. Both
to share thoughts in lieu of an actual
recounted various events through the
guest book. The comments were inspiring and touching-years that were particularly meaningful, such as the virtual
here is a sample:
“lightbulbs” going off at the very first stigma workshop,
comments from workshop participants through the years in• “I can feel and not be so hard on myself. Thanks,
dicating just how much this had impacted their thinking and
Anti-Stigma Project.”
behavior, and adventures consulting in other states. The pre• “Another fabulous light on the Maryland landscape!”
sentation concluded with remarks from Dr. Brian Hepburn,
current Director of the Behavioral Health Administration.
• “This project has taught me skills, values, and really
just how to be… You all have changed my life more
The evening celebration included wonderful music provided
than you know.”
by our own TEA Arthur and his jazz quartet, Jazz Mosaic,
• “Wow…20 years and what a journey! The work of
who serenaded the guests in style and added a festive flair
the Anti-Stigma Project is unprecedented!! Continue
to the event.
the great work.”
We also enjoyed a delicious dinner and a robust silent aucIf you are interested in hosting one of our Anti-Stigma
tion which included 41 items ranging from signed pictures
Project workshops, please contact Kristen Myers,
of sports icons such as Brooks Robinson, to donations from
Training Coordinator, by calling 410-646-0262
local businesses such as jewelers, restaurants, and theatres.
or by email at kmyers@onourownmd.org.
The artistic angle was represented as well, including beautiPage 2
Consumer Network News s Volume 21, Number 4 s Winter 2015
20th Anniversary Celebration Snapshots
Kristen Myers
& Cynthia Petion
Jennifer Brown & Eileen Hansen
Elaine Carroll, Emily Hoffman, & Steve Johnson
Carolyn Cullison & Mike Finkle
Diane Lane
Joan Gillece
& Erik Roskes
Tim Santoni
Lissa Abrams
Donna Wells
Denise Camp & Irene Shaulis
Linda Raines
& Yvonne Perret
Brandee Izquierdo
Silent Auction Items
Jim Raley & Eugene Smith
Phyllis Goldberg & Phil Holmes
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SAVE THE DATES
Thursday & Friday,
June 4 & 5, 2015
On Our Own of Maryland’s
23rd Annual Statewide Summer
Conference
F r i end s
We’ll Be There For You - Peers in Recovery
(Brough
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t to you by the Recovery Broadcasting Network (
Princess RoyalE Hotel
Ocean City, Maryland
Aerial Shot of the Princess Royale Hotel
J
oin us for our 2015 annual conference at the beautiful
Princess Royale Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland. The
Princess Royale Oceanfront is one of the premier hotels in the area and is the largest all-suite resort offering the
ultimate in accommodations. Located on the white sandy
beaches of Ocean City, Maryland, the hotel offers a variety of accommodations from spacious two room suites with
fully equipped kitchenettes that directly overlook the beautiful Atlantic Ocean, to suites that have a view of an indoor
heated swimming pool, hot tubs, saunas and a four-story
glass oceanfront tropical atrium. The hotel also offers complimentary wireless Internet, free whirlpool and saunas.
This year’s theme is: “Friends: We’ll Be There for You
- Peers in Recovery” as we explore areas related to peer
support, recovery, empowerment, and behavioral health integration, etc. We will also have our annual Awards Dinner,
our annual dance and Karaoke celebration, and opportunities to network and enjoy the sights and sounds of the
ocean. So make plans now to join us and all your “Friends”
this coming June 4 & 5, 2015 in Ocean City!
Our Keynote Speaker ~ Steve Miccio
Steve Miccio is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PEOPLe, Inc.
which is based in Poughkeepsie, NY. PEOPLe” is an acronym
that stands for “Projects to Empower and Organize the Psychiatrically Labeled.” PEOPLe, Inc. is a peer-run 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization that advocates for and provides services to people
living with mental health diagnoses. PEOPLe has developed an
array of complementary mental health services over the years
that include housing, employment, hospital diversion services,
peer services and social integration opportunities. PEOPLe, Inc.
also advocates for the transformation of the mental health system at the local, state, and federal levels to improve how we as
a society serve individuals in need. “At PEOPLe, Inc. we believe
that recovery from mental health diagnoses is a real possibility,
and that more individuals can and do recover from even the most
serious diagnoses if they have access to education, treatments
and supports tailored to their individual needs.”
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An Update on the TAY Project’s
“What Helps What Harms” Initiative
By Lauren Grimes
B
ack in August 2014, On Our Own of Maryland’s
Transitional Age Youth Project launched a yearlong project to utilize the YouthMOVE National
“What Helps What Harms” (WHWH) template for infusing the youth and young adult voice into strategic policy
actions and planning structures for systemic change in
the state of Maryland.
The TAY Project, in partnership with Taking Flight, the
young adult advisory council under Maryland Coalition
of Families, has modified and applied the youth-driven
focus forum and discussion group process to the statewide young-adult peer and service recipient community
in order to leverage the youth voice in Maryland behavioral health service planning and policy creation.
The discussion forums are being held with young adults
ages 18-29 years old who have and/or are receiving services in the Maryland service system. The discussion
prompt is simple so that the conversation remains truly
directed by the youth participants. It asks: “Of all the
systems you have been involved with (education, mental
health, juvenile justice, peer-run services, employment
services, etc.); what about its set-up, services, and service delivery has helped you (move forward into adulthood, recovery etc.), what has harmed you or created barriers for you moving forward; and what do you think is
needed that would benefit you in reaching your goals and
becoming who you want to be?”
We held our first discussion group in August with a group
of young adults at On Our Own (OOO) St. Mary’s County. Since then we have facilitated several other discussion
groups with young people who have lived experience
in service systems including groups with youth from
OOO Cecil County,
Chesapeake Voyagers, Channel Marker,
YouthMOVE Eastern Shore, PDG Services in Glen Burnie, OOO Inc., and
Pathways School in
Annapolis. Several
others are already
scheduled for the
new year including
Nick’s Place, Recovery House and Humanim Inc. Our
goal is to hold these groups with young people served
in an array of service systems across the state including
mental health, substance use, education, foster care, and
alternative education; in a number of levels of care including outpatient, residential, and PRP; and across all
counties in Maryland.
We have been thrilled and awed with the insightful analysis offered by the young adults with whom we have been
fortunate enough to have in-depth conversations on topics
such as employment services, education, psychiatric hospitals, aversive measures such as seclusion & restraint,
stigma, youth leadership & advocacy, housing, disability
issues, service coordination, bullying, parenting, coping
mechanisms, and many more.
We will continue to hold discussion groups and collect the
thoughts, ideas, and policy suggestions of these youth advocates throughout 2015. We will be sharing some of our
preliminary findings with the Maryland behavioral health
system in workshops at both the Behavioral Health Administration’s (BHA) Child & Adolescent Conference on
March 24th and at BHA’s statewide conference in May.
We hope these forums will serve as a place where discussion can begin around how we as a mental health system,
as distinct organizations, and as individuals, can put into
action these policy suggestions offered by the young people we serve in our systems, our work, and our lives.
For more information on this group or to schedule a discussion forum for the young adults in your agency or center, please contact Lauren Grimes, Transitional Age Youth
Outreach Coordinator at 410-646-0262 or
Lauren@onourownmd.org.
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Tenant Tales:
Stephen
by Kathryn (Katie) Rouse, Operations Manager
Main Street Housing, Inc. (MSH) is devoted to providing
quality, affordable, independent rental housing opportunities across Maryland for individuals and families with
psychiatric disabilities and low income. “Tenant Tales”
highlights our Tenants’ stories of finding hope and home
on Main Street.
I
n six years, you can learn a lot about yourself and
your community when you have the independence to
go out and explore. That freedom - and the responsibilities that go with it – is one of the things that Stephen,
a long-time MSH Tenant on the Eastern Shore, values
about life ‘on Main Street.’
Being able to control his own schedule was something
Stephen immediately pointed out as an example of what
it means to really live independently in the community.
“Here [as a Main Street Housing Tenant] you are more
independent. I’m not stuck going to a program [each day]
if I don’t want to – I can take a day off.” Having that
flexibility helps him balance different aspects of his life:
working at a local mental health services provider, going
to church, connecting with family, completing personal
errands and attending a day program. At the same time,
he remembers how taking more initiative was an adjustment from living in a residential program. “You’ve got
to get used to the idea that you’re not going to be chauffeured around.” While he often walks where he needs to
go, Stephen’s also learned to take advantage of the local
public transit system to navigate the community.
As a savvy shopper who likes collecting “baseball hats,
bibles and CDs,” Stephen pays close attention to track
which stores in his community offer discounts on specific days. “I’ve always controlled my own money for the
most part,” he explained. “I’d rather support [local] businesses.” He cares about the future of his community and
pays attention to how political and economic trends – like
the development of new chain retail stores in a nearby
shopping plaza – could impact local residents.
An easy-going person who values persistence and humor,
Stephen likes that it’s “consumers living with consumers” in Main Street Housing, as that makes it more comfortable to discuss mental health issues if needed. In his
view, the keys to being successful in a shared living situation with his MSH Co-Tenants are “faith, having a good
disposition, being considerate, and knowing when to ask
for help.” After all, being independent isn’t about going
it alone – it’s about having the freedom and support to
participate in your community and to make a full, happy
life pursuing your own goals and preferences.
Who’s Next? Looking for Two Programs to Participate
“Achieving Wellness Together:” A 6-week Weight Loss & Exercise Program
Participants will:
• Become more aware of their current habits so they can make more deliberate and healthier
choices
• Learn to make simple switches to diet, exercise, and daily habits to promote health
and reduce/reverse the risk of major chronic disease
• Learn how to increase physical activity and reduce time spent in sedentary
behaviors
• Learn simple and various ways of preparing meals at home
• Share barriers and solutions to common issues in regards to eating healthy and increasing
daily physical activity
For more information or to schedule contact Kristen Myers at kmyers@onourownmd.org.
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Consumer Network News s Volume 21, Number 4 s Winter 2015
2014 Annual Meeting & “What’s Trending?
Advocacy and Peer Support Workshop”
by Elaine Carroll
O
n October 16th On Our Own of Maryland held
its Annual Meeting to recap and celebrate our
work in 2014. On Our Own of Maryland staff
took the opportunity to highlight to our network of peers,
friends and supporters the activities and accomplishments
of the Ant-Stigma Project, the Empowerment Partnership
Project, the WRAP® Outreach Project, and the Transitional Age Youth or TAY Project. Also celebrated were
the peer voice and statewide advocacy efforts of many on
controversial mental health policy issues such as behavioral health integration and involuntary outpatient commitment. Many Wellness and Recovery Centers shared
their accomplishments of the past year, which shined a
light on the innovative work being done within our peerrun centers in every part of the state. Last but not least,
Main Street Housing took the floor to pass on its incredible success in 2014 ─ specifically, the achievements of
their Baltimore City initiative and the development of
five new properties, which created a total of ten new tenant slots across the state.
Special thanks to our morning presenters who gave us the
latest news on “What’s Trending” in Maryland regarding
Peer Recovery Specialist Certification and Involuntary
Outpatient Commitment, also known as Assisted Outpatient Treatment. Both tend to be emotionally charged
issues and we thank David Barnes, President of the Maryland Behavioral Health and Addiction Professionals Certification Board; Dan Martin, Director of Public Policy
for the Mental Health Association of Maryland; and Laura Cain, Attorney for the Maryland Disability Law Center
for their presentations and updates as we prepare for a
new year.
Daphne Klein & George McElfatrick
Denise Camp & David Barnes
Dan Martin
Laura Cain
Maggie Schei-Lurie & Miriam Yarmolinsky
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Happy New Year from the
WRAP® Outreach Project!
By Denise Camp
2
014 was a busy year for the project. Four facilitator
trainings were held, the last one being in December.
Seven people attended the facilitator training held at
the New Day Wellness and Recovery Center in Aberdeen.
The director, Ella Jones, and her assistant Tony McCauley,
helped to make the training a safe and comfortable learning
environment. Daphne Klein co-facilitated and six participants received certificates.
Facilitators around the state attended refresher trainings.
The facilitator follow-up trainings were held as two day sessions, with facilitators choosing one or both days of trainings. Multiple locations around the state included On Our
Own of Montgomery County, On Our Own of Carroll County, Chesapeake Voyagers in Easton, Prologue, Inc. in Pikesville, and On Our Own of St. Mary’s County.
In 2015 we are looking forward to Matthew Federici presenting at the On Our Own of Maryland Annual Conference June
4th and 5th at the Princess Royale in Ocean City, Maryland.
We are also excited about WRAP® Around the World in
Washington, D.C., August 24-26, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency
Washington on Capitol Hill. We hope you will join us for
this grassroots conference that brings together the WRAP®
community from all over the world! Conference Registration is $425. WRAP® Facilitator Refreshers and Advanced
Level WRAP Facilitator Refreshers are offered post conference for an additional fee. Please visit the Copeland Center
website at www.copelandcenter.com for more information.
And of course we will hold “Intro to WRAP®” trainings as
well as the 5-day facilitator trainings throughout the year.
Finally, the WRAP® Outreach Project would like to thank
the Krieger Foundation for their continued support.
Volunteers Put Service Over Self
for Main Street Housing
by Kathryn (Katie) Rouse, Operations Manager
I
t was a bright and sunny Saturday morning back on
September 27th when six smiling volunteers from St.
John’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City arrived at
a MSH property in Howard County. MSH was fortunate
enough to again receive hours of volunteer service by St.
John’s parishioners as part of Service Over Self, an event of
the church’s Outreach commission to encourage community
involvement.
and we are so grateful to have help from our friends to keep
our homes beautiful. Many, many thanks to St. John’s Episcopal Church and to their members, the Geist and Gawthrop
families, for spending their Saturday on Main Street!
For more information about St. John’s Episcopal Church,
visit www.stjohnsec.org.
The Gawthrop and Geist Families wasted no time in getting their
hands dirty in the name of property
improvement! In a few short hours,
they spruced up the building inside
and out – weeding and mulching,
power-washing concrete, staining
landscape timbers and washing windows. By noon, the property was
looking spiffy and ready to welcome
home a new tenant on Monday.
MSH is proud to provide quality
housing in desirable communities,
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Save The Date
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
(9:00 am)
On Our Own of Maryland’s
ACTION
ANNAPOLIS
Location: St. Anne’s Parish Hall
199 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, Maryland
Who: All Change Agents in the Behavioral Health
Community
Why: Experience the Excitement of Legislative Action!
What do I bring?: Photo ID
FREE BREAKFAST • FREE ADVOCACY
TRAINING
Followed by Visits to Legislators
More information to follow.
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In The News...
C
ongratulations to Zereana JessHuff, CEO of ValueOptions
Maryland, on being named one of
the “50 Women to Watch in 2014”
by The Baltimore Sun.
F
ebruary 25th at noon – Rally
for Behavioral Health. Join the
Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition at the State House in Annapolis
Zereana Jess-Huff
to advocate for access to high-quality
mental health and substance use disorder services and adequate
funding for the public behavioral health system.
C
ongratulations to Chesapeake Voyagers, Inc. (CVI) on
their 5 year anniversary. CVI is based in Easton, MD and
serves the five counties of the Mid-Shore region of the Eastern
Shore including Talbot, Caroline, Kent, Dorchester and Queen
Anne’s Counties. CVI held a big Open House on October 9,
2014 to celebrate this milestone.
O
n Our Own of Maryland’s
Transitional Age Youth
Outreach Project Coordinator,
Lauren Grimes, went on an adventure dear to her heart this past
November. Lauren was part of
a 16 day Habitat for Humanity
Global Village trip to Rajathstan,
India where she joined a group
of volunteers from all over the
world to build homes for families in some of the most impoverished areas in that country. Lauren came back starry-eyed and
full of great stories and knowledge of a culture so fascinatingly
different from our own to share with us.
W
e are sad to say “good bye” to
Emily Hoffman who is moving
back to her hometown of Cleveland,
OH to be closer to her mother who is
now in an assisted living center and is
in need of having a family advocate to
help with her care. Emily returned to
Maryland in February of 2011 to work
for On Our Own of Maryland as a ReEmily Hoffman
covery Employment Counselor and
trainer. We will miss you Emily – hope you come back often
to visit all your Maryland friends.
C
ongratulations to Joe Murphy who is the new Executive Director of On Our Own of Montgomery County. The following is taken from the On Our Own of Montgomery County website: “Dr. Joseph Murphy has been actively involved in creating
and sustaining high quality therapeutic programs for individuals
living with mental health challenges since the early 1990’s. Joe
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Joseph Murphy
worked at the California Center for Living
and Learning in Los Angeles, a center that
promoted individual recovery through the
use of social skills training modules based
on professional, peer, and rehabilitation
support.” Welcome Joe to the Maryland
network of peer-operated Wellness and
Recovery Centers!
M
ain Street Housing, Inc. was founded on the principle that
all people, regardless of psychiatric disabilities, should
be afforded the same rights and choices with respect to housing
options. Our “Main Street Model” of housing development has
been nationally recognized and awarded for setting a progressive
standard for housing for people with disabilities. This summer,
MSH Executive Director Kenneth Wireman was invited to present
on the “Main Street Model” to a group of national leaders from
Israel’s mental health and disability sectors during their visit to
Maryland hosted by The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
The delegates also toured one of MSH’s Baltimore City properties, meeting Tenants and learning how maintaining a quality, affordable home in the community is essential to long-term recovery
and reintegration.
Other Consumer Organizations
Silver Spring Wellness & Recovery Center
1400 Spring Street, Suite 100
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-589-2303 x108 / Fax: 301-585-2965
Contact Person: Ben Aniba
Website: www.silverspringdropincenter.blogspot.com
Marty Log Wellness & Recovery Center
3 Milford Mill Road, Pikesville, MD 21208
410-653-6190
Contact Person: Sarah Burns
E-mail: sarahburns@prologueinc.org
Our Place Wellness & Recovery Center
400 Potomac Street, La Plata, MD 20646
301-932-2737
Contact Person: Stephanie Burch
E-mail: ccfl_ourplace@verizon.net
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Affiliated Consumer Organizations
On Our Own of Anne Arundel County, Inc.
132 Holiday Court, #210
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-224-0116 / Fax: 410-224-0991
Contact Person: Patrice O’Toole
E-Mail: onourownaa@verizon.net
On Our Own of St. Mary’s County, Inc.
P.O. Box 1245; 41665 Fenwick Street;
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Phone: 301-997-1066 / Fax: 301-997-1065
Contact Person: Carolyn Cullison
E-Mail: oooinsmc@verizon.net
On Our Own of Calvert County, Inc.
P.O. Box 2961; 24 Solomons Island Road
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: 410-535-7576 / Fax: 410-535-0984
Contact Person: JoAnn Adams
E-Mail: onourownofcalvert@comcast.net
Website: www.ooocc.org
On Our Own, Inc. (Baltimore City) &
Transitional Age Youth Center Mobile Peer
Support Unit
6301 Harford Road; Baltimore, MD 21214
Phone: 410-444-4500 / Fax: 410-444-0239
Contact Person: Tony Wright
E-Mail: tonyw21214@aol.com
www.onourownbaltimore.org
On Our Own of Carroll County, Inc.
P.O. Box 1174; 265 E. Main Street
Westminster, MD 21158
Phone: 410-751-6600 / Fax: 410-751-2644
Contact Person: Laurie Galloway
E-Mail: ooocarroll@hotmail.com
On Our Own of Cecil County
170 West Main Street, Elkton, MD 21921
Phone: 410-392-4228 / Fax: 443-485-6497
Contact Person: Cameron England
E-Mail: onourown21921@comcast.net
On Our Own of Frederick County, Inc.
217 North Market St., Frederick, MD 21701
Phone/Fax: 301-620-0555
Contact Person: Eric Wakefield
E-Mail: onourownfrederick@gmail.com
On Our Own of Howard County, Inc.
6440 Dobbin Rd., Suite B
Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: 410-772-7905 / Fax: 410-772-7906
Contact Person: Debbie Andersen
E-Mail: onourownhoward@comcast.net
On Our Own of Montgomery County, Inc.
434 East Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone: 240-683-5555 / Fax: 240-683-5461
Contact Person: Joe Murphy
Website: www.ooomc.org
On Our Own of Prince George’s County, Inc.
10007 Rhode Island Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-699-8939 / Fax 301-696-5378
Contact Person: Daphne Klein
E-Mail: daphne@onourownpg.org
Website: www.onourownpg.org
New Day Wellness & Recovery Center
16 North Philadelphia Boulevard
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Phone: 410-273-0400
Fax: 410-273-0600
Contact Person: Ella Jones
E-mail: NewDayWellness@yahoo.com
Chesapeake Voyagers
342-C North Aurora Street
Easton, MD 21601
Phone: 410-822-1601 / Fax: 410-822-1621
Contact Person: Diane Lane
E-mail: dianelane@chesapeakevoyagers.org
Website: www.chesapeakevoyagers.org
On Our Own Charles Street Center
2539 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 443-610-5956
Contact Person: Robert Williams
E-Mail: tonyw21214@aol.com
Peer Wellness and Recovery Services, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Phone: 240-292-9727
Contact Person: Miriam L. Yarmolinsky
E-mail: PWRS4u@gmail.com
On Our Own Dundalk (Baltimore County)
& One Voice
1 Market Place
Baltimore, MD 21222
Phone: 410-282-1701/410-282-1706
Hours: call for hours
Contact Person: Kathy Franks and Sandra Zack
Lower Shore Friends, Inc.
P.O. Box 3508; 207 Maryland Ave., Ste 4 & 5
Salisbury, MD 21802
Phone: 410-334-2173 / Fax: 410-334-6361
Contact Person: Wilmore “Bunky” Sterling
E-Mail: wlmrstrl@aol.com
On Our Own Catonsville Center
7 Bloomsbury Drive
Catonsville, MD 21228
Phone: 410-747-4492 Ext. 1203
Contact Person: Sherica Dilworth
E-Mail: sherica.dilworth@yahoo.com
On Our Own - Towson Center
Sheppard Pratt - Building D, Room D020
6501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204
Phone: 410-494-4163
Contact Person: Caroline Warfield
Office of Consumer Advocates, Inc. (OCA)
265 Mill Street, Suite 200
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: 301-790-5054 / Fax: 301-791-3097
Contact Person: Jim Raley
jimraley.ocainc@outlook.com
Soul Haven
12 West Franklin Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: 301-733-6676
Contact Person: Kirk Stroup
Helping Other People Through Empowerment
2828 Loch Raven Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410-327-5830 / Fax: 410-327-5834
Contact Person: Thomas Hicks
E-mail: thickshope@verizon.net
HOPE Station
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632 N. Centre Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: 240-362-7168 / Fax: 240-362-7170
Contact Person: Dan Snyder
E-mail: HOPEStation@atlanticbbn.net
Hearts & Ears, Inc.
611 Park Avenue, Suite A
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone/Fax: 410-523-1694
Contact Person: Jessica Blum
E-Mail: heartsandears@hotmail.com
www.heartsandears.org
Mountain Haven
(part of OCA, Inc. - Garrett County)
315 Dawson Avenue
Oakland, MD 21550
Phone/Fax: 301-334-1314
Contact Person: Kathy Schrock
E-mail: kathy59@mthavenwrc.com
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