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MHALC Offers Mental Health Support By Dayna M. Reidenouer
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Mental Health America of Lancaster County leaders, including (from left) president Tracey Lavallias, executive director Kim McDevitt, and vice president Julie Weaver, have worked together to ensure their organization is prepared to offer increased mental health support.
Aaron’s Acres Finds Permanent Home In Manheim
Restaurants Create Outdoor Dining Space By Ann Mead Ash
When Lancaster County restaurant owners learned that outdoor service would be permitted, with restrictions, in the yellow phase of the process to reopen the county, many began thinking outside the box in order to create outdoor seating for their venues. Liz Concra, operations manager at Rooster Street Restaurant and Bar,
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Aaron’s Acres hopes to have a new home at the Hoffer Farm property located adjacent to Pleasant View Retirement Community on North Penryn Road in Manheim. Pleasant View plans to build a cultural center on the property with the goal to complete it by 2022. By Ann Mead Ash
In 2018, Aaron’s Acres celebrated 20 years of providing socialization and recreation for children and young adults ages 5 to 21 with special needs. The nonprofit
located at 11 S. Cedar St., Lititz, said that at first the owners and employees were at a loss as to what to do. “We (had been offering) takeout all along on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays,” said Concra. “We never closed.” But offering outdoor dining posed a dilemma. “We asked, ‘What could we do?’ Because we didn’t have outdoor space,” recalled Concra. The answer lay with the Lititz Borough Council. When restaurant representatives spoke with a council member, they learned that restaurants were See Restaurants pg 4
Liz Concra, operations manager at Rooster Street Restaurant and Bar located in Lititz, stands on the stage that is part of the restaurant’s new outdoor dining area. The area opened in mid-June with counter service for customers.
organization held camp at the Jewish Community Center in Lancaster until 2013. Starting in 2014, the program was hosted by the Manheim Community Pool and Memorial Park. In 2019, the six-week camp served 220 campers. See Aaron’s Acres pg 3
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A lot has been said about the importance of physical health as it pertains to the novel coronavirus. However, mental health must not be forgotten. “It is just as important to take protective action and precautions for your mental health as you would for your physical health. One cannot exist without the other,” advised Kim McDevitt, executive director of Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC). “COVID-19 has changed the way we think about things. Where we had safety, we have insecurities. We are also conflicted with feeling anxious but also grateful for some of the gifts that we have received as a result of this crisis. The forced series of events and feelings associated with them can throw our equilibrium off.” MHALC’s mission is to promote
optimal mental health through advocacy, education, and support, so the organization has stepped up its efforts to help individuals cope with these trying times. “The uncertainty is what’s unsettling,” McDevitt said. “It’s important to remember, in spite of this all, you still have control over your day-to-day.” Both solitude and unrelenting closeness can be challenges. For people who seek connection, McDevitt recommended video chats with friends and family or calling someone they might not have talked to in a while. She noted that it is valuable to ask three simple questions of someone who might be struggling with loneliness: Do you feel left out? Do you lack companionship? Do you feel isolated? The answers to these questions can help lonely people acknowledge their isolation and begin to open contact with others in a supportive social network. See MHALC pg 2
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