Conference time always brings a sense of excitement and anticipation for me—especially when the focus is on a topic I’m passionate about. So when I learned that this year’s National Council for Mental Wellbeing conference would be held in Philadelphia during Mental Health Awareness Month,...
With a recent grant of $87,000 from the Staunton Farm Foundation, Teetotal aims to expand its reach in Southwestern Pennsylvania and grow its staff. ...
Grantmaking is a key step in realizing the Foundation’s vision of a future where behavioral health is understood, supported, and accepted. Staunton Farm Foundation seeks proposals that use evidence-based models, emphasize best practices, provide measurable outcomes, and eliminate negative stereotypes associated with behavioral illnesses....
The path to mental wellness isn’t a one-size-fits-all. While traditional talk therapy may work wonders for many, others find healing in more creative ways by utilizing arts forms like dance, painting, drama, and my personal favorite, music therapy....
Pittsburgh Union Progress - From the beginning of her career, Monique Jackson has been passionate about children’s services and equitable mental health care for all, especially those from underserved communities. In her new position as Staunton Farm Foundation executive director, she will be able to advance that work...
Pittsburgh Business Times - The Staunton Farm Foundation, a downtown-based organization that focuses on providing grants to promote mental health and wellness, has named a new executive director. Monique Jackson, who had previously served as chief operating officer at FamilyLinks, now leads the foundation, taking over...
While the person who serves as Staunton Farm Foundation’s executive director has changed, the mission and vision of our organization remain the same. I am excited about what the future holds for the Foundation and our partners in the ten southwestern Pennsylvania counties we serve....
Staunton Farm Foundation recognizes the importance of building capacity to maintain optimal services and long-term sustainability of mental health and substance use programs....
The opening of a 40-bed recovery center in the Mon Valley caps the 33-year career of First Step’s founder and marks the rebound of an organization that clashed with the mayor and scraped bottom financially....
I’d like to express a big thank you to the Staunton Farm Foundation Board of Directors (old and new), to Bethany Hemingway (Staunton Farm’s Senior Program Officer), and to you, our stakeholders, friends, colleagues, grantee partners, and the behavioral health community....