Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. Receives a $30,000 CVS Health Community Grant
Grant to the Center for Humanistic Change, Inc.is part of CVS Health’s commitment to helping deliver the first tobacco-free generation

Allentown, PA – The Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. (CHC) announced today that it has received $30,000 from CVS Health. The grant is part of Be The First, CVS Health's $50 million, five-year initiative to help deliver the nation's first tobacco-free generation and extend the company's commitment to help people lead tobacco-free lives.
The support from CVS Health will help the Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. expand the Project SUCCESS Mentoring Program in the Lehigh Valley as well as provide much needed tobacco prevention education to students through CVS’s Be The First Tobacco Prevention Curriculum.
Project SUCCESS is an evidence-based mentoring program for students in middle and high school that prevents and/or reduces substance abuse and helps participants who are in danger of school failure or other high-risk behaviors develop resiliency and coping skills. The program works on building social emotional support and practical skills needed to identify and develop personal character and resiliency, succeed in school, graduate from school, and cope with life challenges.
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes Project SUCCESS as an effective prevention program that can strengthen a community’s overall behavioral health. It is listed on the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. During the 2017-2018 school year, 571 students from 18 middle/high schools participated as student mentees. Additionally, CHC reached approximately 3,000 students in these schools through class-wide prevention education workshops and presentations.
Eileen Howard Boone, Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy, CVS Health said, “As a pharmacy innovation company, we are committed to helping people on their path to better health. We are proud to support organizations that provide tobacco prevention resources for yotuh because we know their efforts are critical to delivering better community health. We are pleased to support the work that the Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. does in the community and we look forward to working with them to fulfill their program’s mission.”

In 2016, CVS Health announced Be The First, a five-year, $50 million initiative to help deliver the first tobacco-free generation and extend the company's commitment to helping people lead tobacco-free lives. With support and funding through CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation, Be The First supports comprehensive education, advocacy, tobacco control and healthy behavior programming delivered by a group of national partner organizations. For more information about Be The First and CVS Health's broader commitment to tobacco-free living, please visit www.cvshealth.com/bethefirst.
This grant award will help to further the mission of the Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. (CHC) which is to give people, especially youth, the knowledge and tools they need to make better-informed and more positive life choices. The ability to make healthy choices is critical when people face peer pressure, loss, painful transitions and other difficulties such as alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Armed with positive skills, participants are better able to make healthy decisions and avoid destructive behaviors while building resiliency.

CHC, founded in 1979, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. The organization is dedicated to the implementation of evidence-based programs and curricula as well as successful programs developed in-house. Drug and alcohol prevention programs and life skills education remain their core service. CHC clients include students, counselors, parents, social service employees, teachers, administrators, community groups, and individuals interested in personal growth. In 2017-2018, CHC served 52,072 individuals through prevention programming.

THE CENTER FOR HUMANISTIC CHANGE, INC. RECEIVES $11,000 GRANT FROM
THE TWO RIVERS HEALTH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION

The Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $11,000 grant from
The Two Rivers Health & Wellness Foundation. These funds will support the Crossroads Mentoring Program in five elementary schools located in the Easton and Bethlehem School Districts. The Crossroads Mentoring Program provides “at-risk” students in K-5th grade with the emotional support and practical skills needed to identify and develop personal character and resiliency, succeed in school, graduate from school, and cope with life challenges.

This grant award will help to further the mission of the Center for Humanistic Change which is to give people, especially youth, the knowledge and tools they need to make better-informed and more positive life choices. The ability to make healthy choices is critical when people face peer pressure, loss, painful transitions and other difficulties. Armed with positive skills, participants are better able to make healthy decisions and avoid destructive behaviors while building resiliency.
The Two Rivers Health & Wellness Foundation awards grants through a competitive application and review process.

The Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $22,200 grant from The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation. These funds will support the Project SUCCESS/Crossroads Mentoring Program in the Lehigh Valley.

Project SUCCESS/Crossroads, is designed to prevent and reduce substance abuse and help young people who are most in danger of failure in school or other high-risk behaviors develop resiliency and coping skills so they can make healthy, positive choices to succeed in school and life. Currently, Project SUCCESS/Crossroads is serving children in 30 schools within Lehigh and Northampton County.

Prevention Programming offered by the Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. helps to further its mission, which is to give people, especially youth, the knowledge and tools they need to make better-informed and more positive life choices. The ability to make healthy choices is critical when people face peer pressure, loss, painful transitions and other difficulties. Armed with positive skills, participants are better able to make healthy decisions and avoid destructive behaviors while building resiliency.

The Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. facilitates interactive experience-based trainings and small groups that engage participants in meaningful learning. Most of the Center’s programs have been designed in response to the specific needs of schools and communities in the Lehigh Valley. The Center also offers many evidence-based programs that have been approved by the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation awards grants through a competitive application and review process.

The Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. is pleased to announce it was awarded a grant from The Rotary District and the Bethlehem Rotary. These funds helped to support the purchase of technology equipment to support the Project SUCCESS/Crossroads Mentoring Program. The Project SUCCESS/Crossroads Mentoring Program provides “at-risk” students in K-12th grade with the emotional support and practical skills needed to identify and develop personal character and resiliency, succeed in school, graduate from school, and cope with life challenges.

This grant award will help to further the mission of the Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. which is to give people, especially youth, the knowledge and tools they need to make better-informed and more positive life choices. The ability to make healthy choices is critical when people face peer pressure, loss, painful transitions and other difficulties. Armed with positive skills, participants are better able to make healthy decisions and avoid destructive behaviors while building resiliency.

Pictured are Theresa Krohn, Grant Writer from CHC and Mark Reed, president of the Bethlehem Rotary.

The Center for Humanistic Change, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $2,500 grant from The Ruth P. Seruga Trust. These funds will support the Crossroads Mentoring Program in Lehigh County. The Crossroads Mentoring Program provides “at-risk” students in K-5th grade with the emotional support and practical skills needed to identify and develop personal character and resiliency, succeed in school, graduate from school, and cope with life challenges.

This grant award will help to further the mission of the Center for Humanistic Change which is to give people, especially youth, the knowledge and tools they need to make better-informed and more positive life choices. The ability to make healthy choices is critical when people face peer pressure, loss, painful transitions and other difficulties. Armed with positive skills, participants are better able to make healthy decisions and avoid destructive behaviors while building resiliency. The Ruth P. Seruga Trust awards grants through a competitive application and review process.