CFAR July 2025 Newsletter

We have been busy wrapping up our fiscal year and preparing for the start of a new one. This is always an exciting time for CFAR, but this year there is certainly a lot of concern paired with that excitement. However, we have been taking some time to reflect on how much we’ve worked to grow the organization over the years, and just seeing the client growth over the last few years has re-energized us. While CFAR, like most organizations, will be proceeding carefully, we are looking forward to continuing our growth. More importantly, we are grateful to be able to serve our clients with much-needed high quality mental health services. If you have questions about making a referral, or are in need of services, please call 215-537-5367.

We are just a couple of weeks away from our Annual Movie Night! Join us on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at Pelbano Rec Center to watch the classic family movie The Incredibles. We will have free snacks and water, some wonderful mental health resources, and a fun canvas mural project. This is part of a series of wellness-related events that CFAR is holding to help support the communities in Philadelphia who are in need of mental health education and resources. If you are interested in supporting these events, please contact development@cfarcounseling.org or visit www.cfarcounseling.org/sponsor for more information. Thank you to our  Lamb Insurance, A-Best Swag, and Faegre Drinker for making events like our movie night possible through their sponsorships!

Our Together Through Trauma team loves teaching the kiddos in a few of the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation summer camps about emotional education and finding fun ways to help them build strength and resiliency. Trauma Therapist Delicia has been doing yoga with campers and showing them how they can calm their minds and bodies through stretches, breathing, and movement. The team is excited to work with the campers throughout the summer, and have a lot of creative and fun workshops planned. For  information about collaborating with our Together Through Trauma team, please email ttt@cfarcounseling.org.

CFAR  is so grateful to Lamb Insurance Services for supporting community wellness with an Ally Sponsorship! Lamb Insurance Services is the largest insurance broker exclusively dedicated to providing insurance coverage for nonprofit and human service organizations. As a company that has worked with CFAR for many years, they understand the importance of making mental health accessible and supporting community wellness through innovative approaches. Thank you Lamb Insurance Services!

The need for mental health education and support in our most vulnerable Philadelphia communities continues to grow every day. Center for Families and Relationships is working to address that need by running free programming and holding community wellness events in Philadelphia’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Events include a spring North Philadelphia Community Wellness Day in spring with food, games, wellness activities, and resource tables; a Northeast Philadelphia Movie Night in summer with free snacks, mental health resources and screenings, and games; and a Fall Family Fun day to support youth and families as they are getting back into the school year with school supplies, resources to help youth manage mental health as they balance school and home life, general family wellness resources, and fun activities. WE NEED COMMUNITY WELLNESS SPONSORS TO SUPPORT THESE IMPACTFUL EVENTS! Not only will you be supporting the mental health and wellness of these vulnerable communities, sponsors receive wonderful benefits. If you are interested in becoming a Community Wellness Sponsor, please contact development@cfarcounseling.org, and visit our sponsor page for more information about the benefits.