VIDEO–This installment focuses upon Justin Stimson, a certified recovery peer advocate who has overcome addiction to alcohol and drugs and has found a path to help others struggling with SUD. This is the third installment of the “Recovery Journey Leads to Career at UConnectCare” series – articles and videos about …
Press release: UConnectCare has promoted Jessica Ferry to the position of Assistant Chief Fiscal Officer. John Bennett, chief executive officer of the nonprofit agency (formerly Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse), announced the promotion of Ferry, who was hired as a finance manager in June. “Jessica’s ability to tackle …
Video of Ribbon Cutting-September 20, 2024/Video News Service/Mike Pettinella By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare Publicist No longer “a concept,” The Recovery Station at 5256 Clinton St. Rd. in the Town of Batavia is a welcome option for people in recovery from substance use disorder to socialize in a setting free of drugs …
John Bennett and Erin Phelps of UConnectCare stand next to the Harm Reduction vending machine located at the agency’s office at 5130 East Main St. Rd. (provided photo) Press release: UConnectCare is expanding its support services to those struggling with substance use disorder by placing Harm Reduction Vending Machines at …
UConnectCare video story-Linda Ackley By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare Publicist As someone in recovery for more than four decades, Linda Ackley knows what those struggling with substance use are going through. Now in her 22nd year at UConnectCare (formerly Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse), Ackley is a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance …
Press release: UConnectCare (formerly Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) has hired Erik Winarski, a longtime educator and accountant, as its chief fiscal officer. Winarski, a Rochester native and Canandaigua resident, assumed the role in March. He succeeds JoAnn Ryan, who has held the position for 37 years. Winarski …
By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare Publicist Energetic and personable, with a warm sense of humor and jovial laugh, Melissa Vinyard is only half joking when she tells people that she was “predisposed to be an alcoholic with a last name like Vinyard.” That’s because the 57-year-old Batavia resident was born to an …
Press release: The New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group and Rochester Business Journal have named UConnectCare Behavioral Health Services as one of the 2024 Best Companies to Work for in New York. This is the sixth consecutive year that the local nonprofit …
By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare Publicist Wednesday afternoon’s annual meeting at Terry Hills Restaurant in Batavia may have been the first under the name UConnectCare, but it served as a celebration of the many ways the agency formerly known as Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse is having a positive impact …
By Mike PettinellaUConnectCare Publicist Attitude. Behavior. Effort. “Those are three things you can control,” said Ryan Leaf, former National Football League quarterback and now a sought-after motivational speaker, to about 300 high school juniors and seniors this morning during a prom awareness event at the Genesee Community College gymnasium. Leaf, …