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Mental Health Agencies Bring Cheer To Putnam Kids

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – Members of the Children’s Coordinated Services Initiative and Putnam Family & Community Services Inc. joined forces with the Putnam County Youth Bureau and Green Chimneys on Thursday, Dec. 11, to host an annual children’s holiday party.

From left, Julie Doyle (RISE, PFCS), Sandra Sodano (PFCS), Christina McGuigan (CCSI), Dawn Mullins (CCSI), Shawna Dameaksa (Green Chimneys Outreach Center), Connie Chin (PFCS), Bonnie Soldano (PFCS), Rebecca Giampaolo (PFCS) and Jessica Day (GCOC).

From left, Julie Doyle (RISE, PFCS), Sandra Sodano (PFCS), Christina McGuigan (CCSI), Dawn Mullins (CCSI), Shawna Dameaksa (Green Chimneys Outreach Center), Connie Chin (PFCS), Bonnie Soldano (PFCS), Rebecca Giampaolo (PFCS) and Jessica Day (GCOC).

Photo Credit: Contributed

The joint community partnership brought Putnam County youths and their families a night filled with food, fun and festivities. This year’s party saw more than 100 people in attendance and distributed many toys and holiday gifts in the hopes of making the holidays extra special for the children.

Along with the Knights of Columbus Our Lady of the Lake Council 6318 of Carmel, who donated the hall space for this event, many locals donated their time and talent to this event.

Children’s Coordinated Services Initiative CCSI is a partnership between family members and service providers designed to assist families whose children have mental health needs. Its goal is to keep families together by creating linkages to community based services.

Putnam Family & Community Services Putnam Family and Community Services Inc. is the only private nonprofit agency providing recovery-based mental health, chemical dependency treatment and prevention services in Putnam County. PFCS offers people of all ages a comprehensive range of services, including individual and group treatment, care management, family advocacy, parenting education, community outreach, psychiatric rehabilitation and medication management. For more information, visit http://www.PFCSinc.org or http://www.Facebook.com/PFCSinc.

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