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Center for Enriched Communications, Inc. 2708 Patterson Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506

Phone # 970-243-9539 Email frontdesk.cecwecare@bresnan.net

Counseling & Education Center..Counseling With A Difference

When We Are Open & Appointments

How We Are Funded

Our Staff

Our Board

Our Serenity Garden

2007 Highlights

See Our Serenity Garden

Wow! Did we have FUN!

We had a GREAT turn-out and The Swing Set really is a terrific band. With generous Sponsor donations, ticket sales and our Silent Auction, nearly $7,500 came in for CEC's low-income counseling programs. CLICK HERE to see some of the pictures taken during the evening. THANKS to all who helped make this fund-raiser such a success...and lots of fun, too!

OUR GREAT Multi-Multi-Family GARAGE SALE --- Friday May 1st & Saturday May 2nd was a GREAT SALE...about $2,400 was made to help us continue providing counseling services to many children, families, couples...who otherwise might not be able to receive such services. THANKS to all who donated...and bought items, too!

A SUCCESS for the Artists and for CEC! Our 2008 FALL (He)Art for the Community Art Sale!!!...was held FRIDAY October 24th - 4:00 to 8:00 PM at IHM Catholic Church at H Road & 26 1/2 Road--Presenting Works of 28 Local Seasoned and Emerging Artists....We had many folks come to Look, Buy, Sip Wine and Enjoy the Company!

Approximately $8,000 net proceeds from this event will help to keep our Counseling & Education Services going for un- and under-insured families in our community!

SPONSORS who supported this event with GENEROUS FUNDS:

True Value Hardware Stores (Peach Tree & 12th Street & OM)

Callahan Edfast Mortuary Williams Production RMT Co.

Enstrom Candies Dr. Ivan Alkes Hall & Pearce, P.C.

Womens Health Care of Western Colorado Tom & Jean Paradis

The Grand Junction FREE PRESS BIN 707 Food & Wine

The generosity of IHM Catholic Church provided the venue for this event.

Want to see pictures taken at this event? Click Here

We held our GRAND OPENING and Dedication of CEC's Serenity Garden on Friday, May 2nd 2008...lots of friends came to join us for cake, appetizers and beverages.

CLICK HERE TO SEE Our Serenity Garden Photos

CLICK HERE TO SEE C.E.C. HIGHLIGHTS IN 2007

DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD WORKING DISHWASHER TO DONATE TO OUR STAFF KITCHEN? Ours is too old to clean our dishes well without some by-hand-washing! Call if you can help us with this, please...243-9539...THANKS!

Click Here--Volunteers are ALWAYS needed...call to "enlist" with us. Ask for Wynne when you call #243-9539. Thanks.

We can use you for 2-hour shifts at Fair Booths, office assistance, yard work, one-time fundraising activities, property repair, computer maintenance, and helping us maintain a welcoming, safe, and fun Waiting Area.

Vision

The Counseling and Education Center, staffed by a diverse community of dedicated caring professionals enriches our community by providing affordable emotional, psychological, and spiritual intervention and prevention counseling services to families and individuals.

Mission

The Counseling and Education Center enriches our community’s emotional health through affordable professional counseling.

History: [see Who We Are]

	CEC has served the Grand Junction community since 1982 to troubled individuals and families in need of counseling services.
	The Center for Enriched Communication initially began in the home of Sister Faye Huelsmann and Sister Pat Lewter, Sisters of Saint Joseph of Concordia, Kansas.
	With the help of grants and donations CEC paid down on and obtained a loan to obtain their present home, at 2708 Patterson Road.
	CEC continues to provide affordable counseling services to low income and uninsured individuals of Mesa County.
	Clients seek treatment for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, marriage counseling, family dysfunction and behavioral problems.

What Makes us One of a Kind: [see Who We Are]

	We provide affordable counseling services. We are able to see families and individuals from all income levels.
	We charge on a sliding scale and do not turn anyone in need away.
	We do not have any requirements, limits or income criteria on who can come for services.
	Our emphasis is on situational, life crisis problems.
	We are open Monday thru Fridays AND on some Sundays, including evenings.
	Our location is convenient not only by car but by public transportation.
	Our emphasis is not on the chronically ill.

FYI:

	We accept Medicaid, RMHP Medicare, and various other insurance plans.
	In 2007, CEC provided over 3,200 hours of counseling hours to over 425 low-income individuals and families. Twenty-nine youth were seen in our weekly structured Insights program. Thirty families participated in our parenting classes, Parent Effective Communication Skills. Ten adults attended our Anger Management classes. Ten children (ages 6 to 13) attended our Power-Aid classes, a therapeutic support group for children who have witnessed violence. Eighty-two students were seen at Holy Family School for therapeutic groups and counseling.
	Funding sources: donations, grants, fundraising projects, and fees for service.
	Presently our staffing pattern is: 2.5 fulltime equivalent administrative staff; 10 full- and part-time counselors, and 2 half-time MSC AmeriCorps Volunteers.
	Volunteers are recruited to help with many day-to-day duties such as clerical, maintenance, housekeeping duties, and with special events. Total volunteer hours contributed during 2007 were over 2,900 hours. Back To The Top

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