MHA of Columbia Greene

About MHA of Columbia Greene

Do you want to make a difference? Want to be part of a growing non-profit organization? Our agency serves over 6000 individuals in Columbia and Greene counties with over 30 programs. We are committed to empowering individuals, families and groups to set and fulfill their goals in collaboration with community agencies to benefit all participants and the organization as a whole. Our values constitute the foundation and framework of our organization including hope, integrity, creativity, self-determination, diversity, respect and empathy. We are dedicated to understanding, accepting and appreciating individuals of diverse cultures, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, and economic status. Make a difference and be part of our team! OUR VISION: The Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties, Inc. will be a community leader in education, prevention, rehabilitation and recovery. We will ensure inclusion and the fair and equal treatment of people with mental illness. We will accomplish this through effective, innovative, and collaborative programming provided by a dedicated staff working in a dynamic, responsibly managed, well respected organization. WHO WE ARE: The organization began in 1958 as The Columbia County Society for Mental Health. From 1958-1980, volunteer Board members provided community education, visits to patients at Hudson River Psychiatric Center, and helped in planning. In 1981, we began our first direct care services, which is now the PROS program. Over the years we added programs and services driven by community need and are now a major provider of mental health, preventative and support services and an integral part of the provider network in this area. The MHACGC has three divisions: Clinical & Rehabilitation; Residential and Children & Families. We changed our name to the Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties, Inc. to be more closely affiliated with the advocacy efforts of our 30 other local MHAs across the state, The Mental Health Association of New York State (MHANYS) and Mental Health America, of which we are affiliates. In 1997, the MHACGC merged with Assistance in Meaningful Living, Inc (AIM) which was a nonprofit mental health provider of residential services. In 2010, The REACH Center, a provider of service to those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault, became part of our organization as well. OUR VALUES: Our values constitute the foundation and framework of our organization. These values affect all decision making and guide our daily activities. HOPE: As individuals within our organization, we: affirm that every person has the potential to live a full, productive and rewarding life. INTEGRITY: As individuals within our organization, we: hold ourselves accountable for our speech and actions, and shall remain open to differing opinions and perspectives. DIVERSITY: As individuals within our organization, we: are committed to understanding, accepting and appreciating individuals of diverse cultures, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, and economic status. RESPECT AND EMPATHY: As individuals within our organization, we: affirm that all people have value and must be treated with dignity. We practice and promote kindness and compassion in our interactions with participants, staff & the community. CREATIVITY: As individuals within our organization, we: support innovation, flexibility and creativity. COLLABORATION: As individuals within our organization, we: believe that coordination and collaboration within the agency, and with the larger community, benefit participants and the organization as a whole. SELF-DETERMINATION: As individuals within our organization, we: are committed to empowering individuals, families and groups to set and fulfill their goals, and to working together toward self-actualization.