FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EASTERN VIRGINIA OFFICE
MARY MCKAY
FROM THE DESK OF
MARY McKAY
AMHDD, INC., Former Executive Director
Eastern Virginia Office
On Behalf of, AMHDD Inc. Board of Trustees, of Virginia, we wish to Express our Appreciation to AMHDD Founder, Martha Taylor for Expanding Her Agency into Virginia. I’ve known Martha for over 22 years and during this time, she has been faithfully abiding by her Founding Mission of Caring and Transforming the Lives of People with Mental Health Needs and Developmental Disabilities to help them live a more Rewarding and Independent Life Style. Martha’s Integrity, Humility, Love and Compassion for all people have had an Indelible Impression on My Life. Martha amazes me More Every Day. Her Unconditional Love and Enthusiastic Spirit is the Reason why I’ve Become and Advocate for People with Mental Health Needs with Developmental Disabilities for Over 20 Years. I will be Forever Grateful for Her Wonderful Leadership Example.
THANKS and Congratulations to all of the Prestigious Community LEADERSHIP Award Recipients!!!!
As With Any Major Project, it Takes A Great Team to Make all of the Essentials Come Together in an Agency. I would like to Thank the New Jersey Staff for their Professional Clinical Skills and Phone Manners in being Knowledgeable about Working with People with Mental Health Issues.
T HANKS To My Virginia Staff for their Hard Work and Dedication to Many of Our Projects that we are in the Process of Completing and have Completed. Thank You Rene Hamilton Wilson, our AMHDD Program Director. She has Worked with me Since the Beginning of AMHDD. She Brings a Variety of Skills in Behavior Modification, Behavior Management, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, and Positive Practice 1, 2, 3 and Dual Diagnosis, and Family Guidance.
HISTORY OF Our Work In Eastern Virginia:
As a Result of Our Work in Eastern Virginia, AMHDD Provides a Variety of Services for Participants Receiving Services From the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Services, Workforce Investment Act, Mental Health Agencies and Court Services. The dedication of our staff and volunteers has produced outstanding results such as our program Youth Services. We work with young ladies between the ages of 12-18 in urban areas of Virginia. In our holistic program we encourage each participant to realize her own potential, gain self-confidence, to break her cycle of despair and hopelessness, become self- reliant, and live a future full of promise. In exploring their own potential, we enrich our girls with cultural and art opportunities such as, lessons in dance, choral and drama, seasonal passes for the performing arts and field trips to Virginia’s Museums.
We Will be Offering Four Progressive Residential Programs to meet our Client’s Needs. This includes In- Home Services:
1. A Community- Base Transitional Home for Men, Ages 21-65
2. A Community- Base Transitional Home for Girls, Ages 13-18
3. A Community- Base Transitional Independent Living Group Cottage for Young Men ages 14-18
4. A Community- Base Transitional Home for Pregnant Teens and Teen Mothers With Their Baby.
5. In Home -Counseling for Children and Families.
OUR THANKS to All of AMHDD STAFF and in particular, OUR FOUNDER / President & CEO, Martha Taylor.
M a r y M c K a y
AMHDD, INC., Former Executive Director
Eastern Virgina Office
