Lancaster’s Community Addiction Conference
The Positive Change Conference is Lancaster County’s community conference on addiction, serving helping professionals, college students, and anyone interested in addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. Although it’s been an annual event in one form or another since 1991, Compass…
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Welcome Aboard, Ashley Denlinger!
Ashley Denlinger is eager to join the Compass Mark team through fulfilling the role of Prevention Specialist. She will specifically be helping to facilitate the Leaders of Future Generations program, as well as other school-based programs. Ashley has grown up in Lancaster County and is grateful…
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New Web Chat offers Addiction Help in a Hurry
The Addiction Resource Center at Compass Mark is is adapting to reach out in new ways to the communities we serve. This week marks the rollout of a website chat feature on compassmark.org so that the public can interact with…
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Compass Mark’s Advocacy Team Delivers!
The Advocacy Team at Compass Mark created a packet containing three lessons with corresponding worksheets for students and families to enjoy at home. The lessons taught on personal strengths, time management, and goal setting. Even the cover page offered a…
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What Does Caring Look Like?
The springtime weather is so beautiful as I write this post, it’s as if Mother Nature were trying to make up for all the cold days of rain. I get to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and I’m…
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What if I need help? Treatment & Recovery Update
COVID-19 Update Lancaster & Lebanon Counties Treatment & Recovery Services The addiction field is considered a life-sustaining service and is working hard to adapt treatment, support groups, and recovery services to safely meet the needs of people affected by substance…
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Staff Highlights from 2019
Compass Mark’s dedicated teams work to fulfill the mission to prevent addiction through education, skill-building, and community mobilization. Lauren Krebs, Youth Leadership Advocate I haven’t been here long but I did get to witness Landis Run Intermediate School’s community service…
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The Maze of Injustice
Our Family Services Advocate, Lindsey Ober, participated in the event’s featured panel; Women in the Justice System. The Maze of Injustice showcased in Ronks, PA was held by the Vera Institute of Justice. The maze was created on a 3-acre cornfield…
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Community Prevention Mobilizer Hosts Annual Grassroots Breakfast
Community Prevention Mobilizer, Christine Glover Compass Mark’s Community Prevention Mobilizer, Chris Glover, coaches grassroots groups in the use of tested and effective programs, policies, and procedures. The mobilizer helps to build skills and equip the group leaders to build more…
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Compass Mark Moving to New Location
Front entrance for Compass Mark’s new home on Santa Barbara Drive For the first time in over fifty years, the Lancaster office of Compass Mark is calling a new place ‘home.’ In late July, the non-profit addiction prevention provider will…
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