Bilingual Behavioral Services
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Bilingual Behavioral Services
Bilingual Behavioral Services Mente Sana, Education, Prevention, and Counseling Special Edition – Hispanic Heritage Month October Community Events: 10/01 White House Hispanic Community Action Summit Where: East Las Vegas Community Senior Center. When: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm 10/01 Grapes & Hops Festival Where: Spring Preserve When: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm 10/09 The Little Black Dress" Fashion Show Where: SunCoast Hotel & Casino When: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Fiesta Las Vegas Parade & Festival! Mente Sana participated in the first Fiesta Las Vegas Fiesta Latino Parade & Festival to celebrate the commencement of the Hispanic Heritage Month festivities. This event took place in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Fiesta Las Vegas celebrated cultural diversity and highlight unique customs that make Latino culture special. Fiesta Las Vegas featured an array of colorful floats, performing artists, traditional food and family activities. 10/13 United Way Campaign Kick Off Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino When: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm 10/15 Set Up for Kids (NICRP) Where: Mountains Edge Exploration Park When: 7:00 am to 12:00 pm 10/22 Fight For Air Walk (American Lung Association) Where: Floyd Lamb Park, Area 4 When: 8:00 am (Registration) 10/22 G.L.O.W. Conference Growing Latinas into Outstanding Women Where: UNLV Student Union When: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 10/28 Trunk-of-Treat [Luz Coalition Event] Where: La Bonita Supermarket 2672 N. Las Vegas, NV 89030 When: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm 10/31 2011 Safe Halloween N. Las Vegas Police Department Where: Home Depot Parking Lot 1275 W Craig Road N. Las Vegas, NV When: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm www.fiestalasvegas.org “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama For more information, please contact: Mario A. Castelo [email protected] October 2011 ● Special Edition● Bilingual Behavioral Services ● (702) 451-7542 Fiesta Las Vegas Parade & Festival! If you would like to see more pictures of this event, go to: PHOTO GALLERY October 2011 ● Special Edition● Bilingual Behavioral Services ● (702) 451-7542 BBS Counseling Ingrid Sanchez, LCSW Executive Director [email protected] Riley Kline, LCSW Clinical Director [email protected] Bert Potts Director of Operation [email protected] Rosa Gonzales General Manager [email protected] Yamara Escageda Case Coordinator Supervisor [email protected] Bill Sparks Director of Day Treatment Services [email protected] Margarita De La Fuente Lead Facilitador margaritadelafuente@mentesanal v.us Mario A. Castelo Leadership-Development Coordinator [email protected] Mente Sana Education, Prevention, and Counseling Sarahi Valdivieso Leadership & Resiliency Program Program Coordinator [email protected] Mente Sana 101 MENTE SANA, EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND COUNSELING is a 501©3 nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic counseling to children and their families. Our mission is to provide quality mental health services to children who are underinsured or uninsured. Our goal is to provide a healthier mental health environment to the families of our community. LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCY PROGRAM: This is an intensive substance abuse prevention program designed to serve youth who are “at-risk” for involvement with substance abuse and/or violence, dropping out of school, gang involvement, teen pregnancy and youth who are enrolled in mainstream or alternative school settings. This program is provided in partnership with Luz Community Development Coalition at Mente Sana the last two Saturdays of every month from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. GRUPO DE MUJERES: This support group for Spanish speaking women is held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm every other Friday. Through Occupational Therapy, Aromatherapy, Social and Recreational Activities, Educational and Motivational Speeches, the participants of this group may find emotional support, motivation and social interaction. Visit our new website: www.mentesanalv.org Message Board Mente Sana, Education, Prevention, and Counseling is always looking forward to being present at the Las Vegas community events. BBS Counseling has the perfect team to support most of these great events. Most of our team members are bilingual and with a huge desire of helping others. I am sure that we will do a great job in the community. If you enjoy helping others and like to be involved in community events here in the valley, feel free to contact me. There are several ways to help others. I will be happy to share community resources with you and connect you to other agencies in our community. Sandra Valdez Grupo de Mujeres Program Coordinador [email protected] Mario A. Castelo Leadership-Development Coordinator Visit our websites twice a day Bilingual Behavioral Services 4660 S. Eastern #200 Las Vegas, NV 89119 Phone: 702-451-7542 Fax: 702-450-4239 bbscounseling.com mentesanalv.org ICANNFB.com Newsletter Contacts: [email protected] [email protected] Page 3 December 2010 ● Issue 1 ● Bilingual Behavioral Services ● (702) 451-7542