For many years, the ACSB has partnered with Carpenter’s Shelter to provide compassionate and effective services that support self-determination, recovery and resiliency for residents affected by mental illness, intellectual disabilities and substance use disorders.

Current collaboration includes:

• A mental health liaison who daily interacts with our child and family services staff in the assessment, treatment, and coordination of mental health services for individuals, families and children.
• Teen peer therapy groups
• Outreach workers who closely with our chronically homeless clients at David’s Place who may need mental health or substance abuse interventions.

Carpenter’s is grateful for the Alexandria office of Grant Thornton who so enthusiastically answered our call for help. Through very busy with their own professional lives, each month Grant Thornton employees find the time to:

• Serve and provide lunch
• Organize children’s field trips
• Lead job skills workshops
• Provide volunteers for special events
• Provide resources and financial support for shelter programs

The Taproot Foundation, which provides highly skilled creative, technical and management professionals committed to doing pro bono work to help local nonprofits increase their impact in the community, gave a website grant to us. A heartfelt thank you to our team, Kandace Evelyn, Rick Banez, Jennifer Berk, John Miller, Brockett Horne, Jenny Christenson, John MacDougall, Vincent Knaus, Brock Boland, and Yenny Louie, for your patience, advice and expertise!