01 JULY 2019

Greetings!

By Cal Hedigan - CEO

I’m writing this as Community Access’ new CEO. Today – July 1 – is my first day! I am very grateful for the opportunity to lead an organization that has been such a central part of my life.

04 JAN 2017

Free Groups for Complex Minds

By Tami Gatta - Hearing Voices Group Developer

Manhattan is slowly building up its groups for those hearing voices, seeing visions, and experiencing other sensory phenomenon. We now have THREE free groups that are open to the public!

27 DEC 2016

2016 Holiday Market

By Daniel Meredith - Employment Specialist

On December 9, Community Access held its second annual Holiday Market. The event featured vendors from across Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx selling all types of homemade wares: from paintings and prints to knitted garments and scented balms to holiday cards and cookies.

4 NOV 2016

Join us on the steps of City Hall for CIT Speak Out

By Carla Rabinowitz - Advocacy Coordinator

Please consider joining us on the steps of City Hall on Monday, November 14, for CIT Speak Out — a call for the NYPD to improve its responses to those in emotional distress.

20 OCT 2016

2016 Vocational Achievement Awards an Awesome Celebration

By Daniel Meredith - Employment Specialist

Community Access prides itself on being more than just a housing provider; it is a place for people to enrich their lives and find satisfaction in the things that they do. With that in mind, Community Access hosted its first Vocational Achievement Awards this past Friday.

11 OCT 2016

An Inspiring Day of Film and Conversation

By Carla Rabinowitz - Advocacy Coordinator

Our 12th annual New York City Mental Health Film Festival was a wonderful event. With 12 films from around the world, as well as appearances by some very special guests, it was a major achievement in our efforts to present mental health issues in a positive light and build a community through film.

17 MAY 2016

Tobacco Harm Reduction Conference

By Helen Redmond - (Former) Harm Reduction Specialist

On April 21, Community Access co-sponsored (along with CUNY) a Tobacco Harm Reduction Conference – the first time in the U.S. a conference has specifically addressed smoking among people with a psychiatric diagnosis. It was a resounding success!

13 JAN 2016

Holiday Market: Homemade Wares

By Jordan Freeman - Director, Career Development Services

This past month, Community Access hosted a score of entrepreneurs in its first December Holiday Market located at the 2 Washington St offices.

14 DEC 2015

Hello From the Blueprint Launch Party

By Justin Barron - Director, Blueprint Supported Education

On Friday, December 11th, Community Access hosted a launch party to celebrate its newest program, Blueprint Supported Education!

06 JULY 2015

Proud to March with CA (Pride 2015)

By Duhaney Williams - Service Coordinator

On June 28th, Community Access participated in New York’s Heritage of Pride March for the first time! This year’s Pride March not only honored the past struggles and sacrifices of the LGBTQ community, but also celebrated the progress we have made towards equal rights. In particular, joy over last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage throughout the US permeated all of Sunday’s festivities!

26 JUNE 2015

The Climate of Our Ear (Pride)

By Jenna Young - Executive Assistant

For the very first time this Sunday, Community Access staff and participants will be walking in New York City's annual Pride March.

02 JULY 2014

CA Iron Chef Cook-Off: The Results

By Tiffany Conway - Program Director

CA's Iron Chef Cook-Off was such an incredible event. I had high hopes for it, but was overwhelmed with joy to find out we had over 75 guests attend! Around 2 p.m., people started to trickle into the Stanton Street backyard, where tables were decorated in lovely red and white fruit arrangements, and with veggie platters.

26 NOV 2013

Hell's Kitchen Winner Chef Rocks Cooks for CA

By Mark Jennings - Dep. Director of Housing

As a manager who works at Community Access’ downtown office it is not often that I get to interact directly with tenants and program participants. To stay connected, each year I try to organize some kind of event or group that brings people together.

10 OCT 2013

Community Access in Europe… and Europeans Over Here!

By Giselle Harrington - (Former) Development Associate

Community Access’ CEO, Steve Coe, and our Director of Real Estate, Maggi Knox, are currently in Rotterdam, Holland: attending an International Mental Health conference, in Utrecht, and visiting the mental health organization Pameijer, which started using Community Access’ Howie the Harp (HTH) peer-training model back in 2012.