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Venture House 25th Anniversary

Venture House invites you to celebrate 25 years of empowerment and recovery.



 Venture House Inc. is hosting a 25th anniversary garden party on Thursday September 19th, 2013 at 150-10 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica. The garden party will feature live music, a silent auction, an art show, a 50/50 raffle, and much more.

Since 1988, Venture House has enabled its members to lead successful lives in the community by: providing access to meaningful work, sustaining relationships, securing housing, attaining adequate income, finding adequate medical care, and providing opportunities to pursue educational.   

Individuals with serious mental illness have a 85% unemployment rate, a life expectancy that’s 25 years shorter than the general population, and individuals diagnosed while in high school or college have an 75% dropout rate, making the services that Venture House offers particularly critical. Over the past 25 years, we’ve assisted hundreds of individuals in finding employment, housing, and in reaching many of their goals. And now, after 25 years of experience supporting individuals with mental illness, we have been granted funds from the Sydney Baer foundation that will allow us to distribute scholarships to our members who are interested in pursuing their education.

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Events will begin at 4:30 PM, and tickets sell for $50 a seat. To register for the event, or to find out more about our program, contact Ray Schwartz at 718-658-7201 or email ray@venturehouse.org



 

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