Project Hope

Earlier today I received the following email from Mr. Matthew Roohan of "Project Hope" 

The New York State Office of Mental Health has created the Project Hope Crisis Counseling Program to assist individuals, families, and groups impacted by the disaster caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Project Hope offers free and confidential supportive counseling and public education services to Hurricane Sandy disaster victims in New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester Counties. Project Hope was initiated in November 2012 and it is anticipated that it will operate until fall 2013. Project Hope is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and administered on the federal level by the Center for Mental Health Services at SAMHSA

To: The West 12th Road Block Association

Hello, my name is Matthew Roohan. I am with Project Hope through St. Johns Episcopal Hospital. 

We have been going door to door in Broad Channel for a few months now, offering free counseling and links to any resources that might help out. We are currently running recovery groups at the Broad Channel library, and we are in the process of trying to start another group later in the day that would be available to the people who work until late. 

I was wondering if it would be possible for you to put our contact info on your site so that residents we might miss during the day would know of the services we offer. 

                                                                                                   

  Number to our Project Hope Office (718) 474 - 2082.

   If anyone is interested in participating in a recovery group, would benefit from individual counseling (house visits) or is just curious about some of the resources out there that might be useful to them. They can call our office and we will be glad to help in any way we can. All of our services are free.

Thank you very much. And BTW, this blog is great and is an exceptionally up-to-date resource for any residents.

Much appreciated,

Matthew Roohan

Project Hope