Our team from Wilmington’s Peer Recovery Center got into the spooky spirit yesterday and dressed up in costume to celebrate Halloween with our participants! We know there were plenty of smiles and laughs to go around!

Members of our awesome Peer Recovery Center team were out and about in the local Wilmington community again this past weekend at the Latin Food Festival, sharing information on who Horizon House is, what we do and how we can help those in need. Spreading the word about our services is a crucial part of what we do. Its incredibly important to us to take care of members of our communities!

Last week, we had the honor of hosting a dedication ceremony in memory of Arlene Solomon, a devoted Horizon House staff member who passed away in 2022. A fierce supporter of our participants and their right to education, Arlene founded our Education Plus program, which provides mobile academic and social support to participants in college or those interested in furthering their education. This program has now helped 75 participants earn degrees or post-secondary certifications. The plaque dedicated to her and the incredible impact she has left will forever hang in the Education Plus office at our New Market West Headquarters. Thank you to the Solomon family for being on hand and for the continued support of our mission. And thank you to all who came to share their memories of Arlene.

 

Our annual Fall Festival took place last Thursday and we wanted to share some snapshots from all the fun! The theme was “The Most Magical Place on Stokley”. Our participants and staff from around the region came to our Stokley Street office parking lot dressed in their favorite Disney-inspired outfits. We had a most magical time thanks to our magic makers of the day, including staff volunteers, representatives from our executive team, our food truck vendors, our resource tables, and our DJ. Our participants were definitely satisfied!

Recently, our Susquehanna Park location participated in another Journey of Hope kickball tournament in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. They competed alongside three other behavioral health organizations for a shot at taking home the tournament trophy. Susquehanna participants were the reigning champs from 2023, and we are happy to report that our program won again! Congrats again to all involved!

Today, our PEACE program participants and staff put together a small get-together event in Penn Treaty Park alongside the Delaware River. The event is a quarterly outing provided to current and graduated PEACE program participants. PEACE program alumni are heavily involved in the planning of this event and work together as part of an alumni planning committee. Today’s event had lunch, tie-dying, karaoke, and a clothing giveaway. It was a pleasure to attend this event and we look forward to future events alongside our PEACE program.

We’re excited to share with you all photos of this beautiful kitchen renovation that recently took place at one of our Montgomery County Behavioral Health Services locations. We pride ourselves on providing participants with the best environments during their respective recoveries and this amazing renovation is an example of just that.

This past weekend, our awesome team from the Peer Recovery Center in Delaware once again joined forces with our great partner The Journey for two community events in Wilmington – TLC in the Park on Saturday and a donation event on Sunday. On Saturday, over 300 people were served with food, clothes and personal items while enjoying carnival games and demonstrations from the Wilmington police K-9 Team. On Sunday, the Journey brought donations to Horizon House and handed them out to those in need throughout the day. Over 130 people received donated goods on Sunday. All told, nearly 500 people in Delaware were served with life-affirming goods throughout the weekend. We are so thankful for partners like The Journey who help us make a difference in the » Continue Reading.

It was a pleasure to join our friends from University of Pennsylvania‘s Women’s Athletic Association this past weekend to collect donations for our participants at the UPenn-Harvard women’s lacrosse game at Penn Park. Thank you to all who came by to drop off donations while enjoying seeing the home team win on a beautiful afternoon. We look forward to coming back again soon!