Jenn Beach Brillante

07
Nov
2022

Center For Family Life and Recovery Offers Parenting Seminar in November

Center For Family Life and Recovery Offers Parenting Seminar in November

Utica, NY (Nov) – The Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) will offer a series of lunch and learn seminars focused on parenting teens on Wednesdays in November. This seminar series will have three topics: raising responsible teens, raising competent teens, and raising connected teens. CFLR’s parenting programs offer more services including classes for caregivers, events for caregivers, and family peer advocates. This seminar series is offered during these times to accommodate parents and caregivers who already have very busy schedules.

Date: Wednesday, November 9th, 16th, & 23rd, 2022

Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm

Location Site: Center for Family Life and Recovery

502 Court Street Suite 104

Utica, NY 13502

Families can register to join one or all the lunch and learn seminars by registering at the link provided or by calling CFLR at 315.733.1709. Inquiries can be directed to Erica Baslow, Family Prevention Coordinator, at 315-795-6001 or ebaslow@cflrinc.org

 

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness, and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in CFLR In Action, News
19
Oct
2022

Center For Family Life and Recovery Announces Fatherhood Training

Utica, NY – The Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) honored to have Kelly Little, an international trainer with a focus on fathers and youth as special populations, coming to CFLR from South Carolina, for an in-person training. Kelly is the founder of The Urban Institute for Strengthening Families, an author, visionary, transformational coach, emotional intelligence change agent, motivational speaker, humanitarian, and strategist who partners with people to elevate community and organizational growth.  He has been involved with NYS OASAS 30 in 30 and NYS EPICS projects and is one of our SAMHSA Trauma Informed Care in the Criminal Justice System trainer team members.

“Having been to multiple trainings with Kelly, I can say, it is a privilege to learn from him.  The discussions and lightbulb moments, at times through tears, make his trainings just incredible.  Kelly has a gift and he shared so many things I had not considered when working with fathers, including some specific challenges with vulnerability and the effect of role expectations.  He changed the way I thought about my work with families, especially those with criminal justice involvement.”  -Ambi Daniel

We would like to invite community members to join us for this very special opportunity. Kelly will be talking about the special considerations when working with fathers and how the absence of fathers impacts the family system. Spaces are very limited. In great thanks to our Peer Alliance program with Oneida County’s Opioid Task Force initiatives, we are offering reduced costs for our community CRPA/Recovery Advocates.

Date: Friday, October 28th, 2022

Time: 9am- 4pm

Location Site: Center for Family Life and Recovery

502 Court Street Suite 104

Utica, NY 13502

The registration cost for individuals from the community who are recovery advocates is $65, for all others it is $100. Space is limited, so if you or someone one you know is interested in this training, please call CFLR at 315.733.1709. There will be virtual sessions available in the future for those that cannot make the in-person event.

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness, and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

 

Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in CFLR In Action
14
Oct
2022

Center For Family Life and Recovery Announces Community Take Back Days in October 2022

The Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) announces its Fall Take Back Days. Since October 2016, CFLR has been committed to enhancing prevention efforts in the community to decrease risky behaviors, addiction, and overdoses by promoting the Med Return Units and Community Take Back Days. CFLR monitors pounds collected during these events and over 23,000 pounds (about the weight of a school bus) to date and hopes to reach its goal of 30,000 pounds by the end of October 2023.

Center for Family Life and Recovery as part of their growing Oneida County Prevention Services, and in conjunction with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, and Local Police Departments are working together in collaboration to “Take Back” unused/or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications, including pet medications by offering drive-through events.

Date: Thursday, October 26th, 2022 (Drive-through, Rain or Shine)

Time: 10am- 1pm

Location Site: 50 Forward Verona Beach

6734 NYS Route 13

Verona Beach NY 13162

Date:  Saturday, October 29th, 2022 (Drive-through, Rain or Shine)

Time: 10am- 2pm

Location Site: Utica Train Station

Railroad Street

“Take back days are a great opportunity to get rid of over-the-counter or prescription medications that may be expired or unused, (including pet medications) and a safe and effective way to clean out your medicine cabinet,” Says Cassandra Sheets, CEO of CFLR. “It is important to dispose of them properly to reduce risk from accidental exposure or intentional misuse or abuse along with overdose.”

Please be a part of CFLR’s goal of reaching 30,000 pounds, you can help by checking your medicine cabinet today and dropping off your items at one of the drive-through events.

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness, and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in News
02
Sep
2022

In Response to Increase in Opioid Overdoses in CNY, Center for Family Life and Recovery Offers Services and Help

Utica, New York – In response to the State Department of Health recent warning to the public in Central New York about an alarming increase in opioid overdoses and the spike alert for Oneida County, Center for Family Life and Recovery wants to remind the public of services they have available.

According to the State Department of Health, these overdoses are likely linked to fentanyl, which is a powerful opioid that is often added to other drugs like heroin, as well as, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and illicitly manufactured pills, including benzodiazepines and other psychostimulants like Molly and MDMA. Nearly half of all overdose deaths in New York State now involve fentanyl.

The State Department of Health is encouraging providers and the public to take advantage of new standing order, allowing New Yorkers to get naloxone without a prescription. Individuals interested can also be trained by CFLR in a brief training session on how looks for the signs of an overdose, how to administer Narcan and get a kit once trained.  The following training sessions are free and open to the public and CFLR’s EAP companies:

In-person:                           Sept. 15th 11:00am at CFLR Utica office, 502 Court St., Utica

Sept. 21st 1:30-2:30 walk-in or 3:00pm sit down class at the CLFR Rome office, 201 W. Dominick St, Rome

Virtual Drop in:                 Sept. 21st at 11:00am (find the zoom link here: https://www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com/calendar/ or call 315.733.1709 for the link)

Additionally, CLFR has several other services to help prevent overdose, to help families affected by addiction, and assist those in active addiction to seek help and recovery services. Center for Family Life and Recovery’s vision is to be a leader in creating a world where people have the power to achieve and celebrate recovery. To learn more about our services, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com or call 315.733.1709.

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

 

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Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in CFLR In Action, News
23
Nov
2021

Center for Family Life holds holiday meal basket giveaway!

UTICA, NY – A joyful mood of gratitude was evident at the Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) holiday meal basket give-a-way. Staff and volunteers collected and packed meal baskets with care for families in need.

A successful multi-site food drive supplemented the baskets with a variety of canned and boxed holiday food items. Special gift cards were included in each basket so that individual families could exercise personal choice at the grocery store to shop for their preferred fresh food perishables, according to their family tastes and dietary needs.

Boxes and baskets were loaded into vehicles at three Mohawk Valley area basket distribution sites set up outside for a COVID-safe distribution. Site locations allowed for a distribution nearest to identified families in need. Some baskets were even hand-delivered to those that could not come out to the event or who did not have transportation.

“Every year staff and volunteers love seeing the smiles on the faces of our clients as they receive their holiday meal baskets,” Cassandra Sheets, CEO, shared, “it really is a very special tradition of our agency and one we greatly enjoy. This year we are especially thankful to brighten the holidays for 38 Mohawk Valley families.”

A special thank you to Officer Harrington and the Utica Police Department for their valuable assistance loading baskets the day of the event.

The CFLR team would like to thank all sponsoring partners of this year’s successful event. Partners include: BNY Mellon – the staff of BNY, Scalzo, Zogby, and Wittig Insurance, Police Benevolent Association of Utica, the Remsen and Rome Rotarians, Parkway Senior Center in Utica, Parkway Center in Verona, Hannaford’s supermarkets, PJ Green, Fit Body Bootcamp in Whitesboro, and the Holland Patent School District. Many other local organizations also participated in the huge food drive, which was wildly successful to help fill baskets this year – THANK YOU!

Food and donations collected locally for this project stays local. There are many ways to get involved with this special annual holiday giving opportunity. Visit https://www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com/thanksgiving to view giving opportunities for the 2022 year.

For more information on Center for Family Life and Recovery, please visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com, and the project page at https://www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com/thanksgiving/

Media inquiries can be directed to Cassandra Sheets, CEO. Office:  315-768-2645 Email: CSheets@cflrinc.org

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Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in CFLR In Action