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Mission
Brandywine Counseling, Inc. is a substance abuse treatment agency that provides counseling and related assistance to addicted persons and their families for chemical addiction and related problems.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
Delaware
Target demographics:
Adults ages 18 and over and their families in the State of Delaware.
Results to date:
The Delaware Needle Exchange has exchanged over 10,000 syringes, enrolled 353 participants, and identified 7 HIV positives in less than two years of operation.
412 methadone patients (40%) have at least 90 days of abstinence and have some take-home privileges.
We’ve reduced our patients’ wait time for psychiatric services by 4 to 5 weeks across all locations, using existing staff and without added costs.
Alpha North Wilmington increased its patient census from 28 to 60 after moving to the Edgemoor Community Center.
The Lighthouse Women and Children’s residential program will soon have its first graduate, and is expanding from 10 beds to 14.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 2000
Obstacles:
Maintaining funding, licensure, and accreditation. Reducing stigma for persons in treatment.
What your donation will allow us to do:
Your donation helps us save lives! Your donation supports our work, helping addicted Delawareans change behaviors and attitudes.
Your donation of $1 enables us to:
Save the community $4-$7 in drug-related crime, theft, and criminal justice costs.
Board Members and Affiliation:
David Oppold, President
Carole Franzoni, Vice President
Lisa Sherwood, Treasurer
LaShawn Carter
Karla Fleshman
Jamie Hummell
Sanjay Kotha
Past and Current Funders:
The State of Delaware, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the Delaware HIV Consortium, United Way
Key Staff
Sara Taylor Allshouse, Executive Director
Lynn Fahey, Alpha Site Director
Matt Friedman, Assistant to the Executive Director
Dr. Joseph Glick, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
James Harrison, Lancaster Site Director
Shay Lipshitz, Director of Sussex County Services
Carol Ludwig, Chief Financial Officer
Basha Silverman, Director of HIV Prevention Services
Janice Sneed, Director of Continuous Quality Improvement; Newark Site Director
Luther Whiting, Director of Human Resources