BethHaven News

New President

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 14:46:49 -0700

Jim Johnston has begun as BethHaven Inc’s new president. He previously had worked at Pikes Peak Mental Health Center where he knew a few of our residents. We are all very excited to have Jim on board. Feel free to stop by or give him a call and say Hello. This also means that Larry Dalton is once again able to reenter retirement. We all are thankful that Larry was able to come back and help us through this period of transition. Welcome Jim!

Happy Holidays

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:57:22 -0700

The Houses are decorated and ready for Christmas to come. A big thank you goes out to the volunteers who helped us this past weekend with decorating both the outside and inside of our homes. The decorations have helped our residents get in the Christmas spirit. Check back to see pictures of the decorated houses.

Teaming for Technology Computer Grant

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:35:18 -0700

This past year we applied for a grant to receive three new computers through Teaming for Technology (T4T) Colorado. T4T has a program through a partnership with IBM to supply non-profits with new computers. BethHaven was one of eight non-profit organizations, and the only one in Colorado Springs, to receive the grant. This fall we were given three brand new IBM/Lenovo desktop computers. Two of these computers were set up in the basement of the BethHaven house for the residents to use. In the past we have been lucky enough to get donations of computers for the residents, but often these computers are older, and do not tend to last very long. Now we have two brand new machines that our residents can use to get information online and keep in touch with their friends and family. The third computer was used to replace our Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeping computer. This has made it much more convenient to run the programs required for this job. Not only did T4T supply us with these computers, but there was also training that occurred afterwards to make sure that the computers would last BethHaven for a long time.

With these additional computers we now have two computers in the basement of each house for our residents to use. Many of our younger residents were excited to be able to have access to the internet right in the house, and some of the other residents have begun to set up e-mail accounts and learn more about what type of information they can now access.

For more information on T4T and their grant program visit there web site at: http://www.t4tcolorado.org/