Compeer San Diego will be Presented with the UNITY Program Award
Compeer San Diego, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing friendship, information, and support to individuals with mental illnesses in San Diego, will be presented with a Unity Award from Palomar Pomerado Health on Friday, November 4, 2005. This award recognizes individuals and groups in North County for their outstanding contributions to the health and safety of their communities through the Health Care Advisory Councils. Compeer San Diego will be receiving the award during the ceremony at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, CA.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 4, 2005
Compeer San Diego, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing friendship, information, and support to individuals with mental illnesses in San Diego, will be presented with a Unity Award from Palomar Pomerado Health on Friday, November 4, 2005. This award recognizes individuals and groups in North County for their outstanding contributions to the health and safety of their communities through the Health Care Advisory Councils. Compeer San Diego will be receiving the award during the ceremony at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, CA.
“Compeer San Diego, strives very hard for San Diego to support the mental health community and accepting this award from the Palomar Pomerado Health group is a huge accomplishment for our organization,” states Shannon Jaccard, President and Founder of Compeer San Diego. “The Palomar Pomerado Health group has been supportive since we were founded in 2003 and we our honored to be apart of this exciting event.”
Compeer San Diego has accomplished many milestones in 2005. Some of them include:
Exceeded the organization’s goal of having a record 30 friendship matches, the most since the start of the program;
Extended its program for the youth of San Diego County to include youth ages thirteen and up; and
Shannon Jaccard received the Outstanding Young American award, an award that is only given to twelve people in the state of California from the California Jaycees.
About Compeer
Compeer San Diego, an affiliate of Compeer International, (www. compeersandiego. org) is an innovative, mental-health advocacy organization that cultivates supportive friendships and mentoring between volunteers and individuals. Compeer volunteer friendships have a direct impact by building the self-esteem, self-confidence and independence of children and adults receiving mental-health treatment.
The agency offers flexible volunteer programs -- from one-to-one friendships to group activities -- so people can participate in a way that best fits their busy lives. Routinely recognized as a model mental-health volunteer program, Compeer San Diego is one of 100 affiliate programs in the U. S., Canada and Australia.
About Palomar Pomerado Health
Palomar Pomerado Health, California’s largest public health district, is North County’s most comprehensive health care delivery system, recognized for clinical excellence in cardiac care, women’s services, cancer, orthopedics, trauma, rehabilitation and behavioral health services. Facilities include Palomar Medical Center, Pomerado Hospital, Villa Pomerado, Palomar Continuing Care Center, Escondido Surgery Center, Palomar Pomerado Behavioral Health Services and Palomar Pomerado Home Care.
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