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New York, NY -
Heidi Albertsen,
Melissa Russo and Justine Simmons
came together to raise funds for
the Lower Eastside Service Center (LESC),
which benefited the center’s camp for
at-risk youth and the pregnant women and
infant program on
Monday, May 17, 2010.
“Both these
programs are vitally important to LESC’s
mission and are the only ones still in need
of funding,” said Ms. Albertsen. “LESC is
very grateful for the funding it receives to
deal with chemical dependency, but we need
to raise as much as possible in order to
complete our mission of serving the
community at our highest level.”
LESC is
celebrating its 51st year as a
non-profit working with the Lower Eastside
community to assist those afflicted with
substance abuse. It provides a full
continuum of treatment and care for New
Yorkers living with chemical dependency and
mental health issues. LESC is accredited
with full standards compliance by the
Commission of Accredited Rehabilitation
Facilities, which means LESC has passed an
in-depth review of its services, and
received three exemplary commendations.
“Providing
services for young people and pregnant women
who are affected by chemical dependency is
important work,” said Ms. Simmons. “We must
all band together to help people get back on
the right track in life and limit long term
dangerous affect of controlled substances.”
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The
benefit took place at Capitale
(130 Bowery, New York, New York)
About the Lower
Eastside Service Center
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LESC,
a 501(c)(3), believes that chemical
dependency is a chronic and
progressive disease with multiple
causes affecting the social,
physical, spiritual, cultural and
emotional aspects of people’s lives.
They categorically believe that
opioid dependency is medically
treatable with proven, clinically
researched methods to abate cravings
that cause relapse. Its programs
offer treatment plans designed for
each client’s specific needs,
outpatient and residential treatment
tracks, state-of-the-art medications
to help prevent cravings, dual
diagnosis assessment and treatment,
primary healthcare, vocational
counseling and housing assistance.
www.lesc.org |
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