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April 2017

First Annual “Art Teams” Art Fair

Staff Anniversaries in May

To The Point

Crosspoint Human Services Employee Newsletter

Crosspoint Human Services

Board of Directors

Chairman

Maurie Miller

Vice Chairman

Mark Denman

Secretary

Rose Butler

Treasure

Wes Grimes

Wendy Barnes

Nate Byram

Monica Campbell

John Drews

John Hart

Stan Hogsett

Terry Miles

Terri Tate

Tammy Wilson

Executive Director

Thomas Pollock

210 Ave C

Danville, IL 61832

217-442-3200

217-442-8471 TTY

217-442-7460 FAX

Inside This Issue

Page 2

Y’s Buys Thrift Store

Staff Birthdays in May

Vocational Program Information

Pages 3, 4 & 5

Recognition to our Staff

Page 6

New Faces

Page 7

GOTCHA’s

More New Faces

Page 8

Scholarship Award Winners

Enhancing Your Child’s Social Develop-

ment

Page 9

IPS, WRAP PSR Corner

Page10

CPR & First Aid Trainings

TB Testing

Free Raffle

Thought for the Month

Dates When Crosspoint is Closed

1 Year

Maggie Brozio

9 Years

Barbara Darr

34 Years

Maretta Withers

2 Years

Vicki Neal

Malissa Weiser

6 Years

Lindsay Fuentes

Michelle Toth

11 Years

Karla Dieu

20 Years

Rhonda Parrish

May 17 thru June 7

The medium for the artwork in this exhibit will be mixed me-

dia/collage. Each of the Day Training classrooms will be cre-

ating their works of art as a team. Each team must decide

on a theme for their work and then write a brief artist’s

statement about their theme. All staff, visitors, and persons

served will have the opportunity to vote

for their favorites. Ribbons will be

awarded and there will also be a “Best -

In - Show” ribbon. So be on the lookout

for some amazing artwork coming soon

to the “Crosspoint Gallery”!


Directors and Supervisors

Medical Director

Dr. Bumyong Lee

Director Nursing

And Accreditation

Lisa Rhodes

Recovery Services, PSR &

Crisis Intervention

- Director

Roberta Cundiff

Vanetta Harvey

Ellen Gilbert

Aimee Unakis

Crisis Response & Follow

Up Services

- Director

Residential Services

Lisa Rhodes - Director

Kara Earles

Linda Rudy

Developmental Services

Joe Rasmussen - Director

Debra Mank

Sue Meeker

Cheryl Pichon

Tim Revello

Human Resources &

Quality Assurance

Michelle Nelson - Director

Maintenance

Gary Miller - Director

Administrative Services

Michelle Glines - Director

Sonna Rodgers

Y Programs

Cher Pollock - Director

Shelter Services

Maretta Withers

Early Learning Center

Cindy Montgomery

Crosspoint’s Y’s Buys Thrift Store

208 N. Jackson (Right Behind the Y)

(217) 709-0331

Business Hours

Monday - Friday 9:00 - 4:30

Check Out Our Weekly Specials!! Donations are accepted and welcomed.

You may drop off your donations during business hours

at the back door of the shop.

Staff Birthdays in May

Vocational Program Information Do you know of a person served that thinks finding a job in Danville is impossible?

Do you know of a person served that has difficulty keeping a job because of their

disability?

Crosspoint Human Services’ Individual Placement and Support Program can help

them change the impossible to POSSIBLE.

Our Employment Specialists can assist with identifying a job that will best match

their interests, situation and skills set. Other services include resume building, im-

proving interview skills, assistance with completing applications, meeting hiring

managers, follow-up services, and job retention training.

If you have any questions, please call Aimee Unakis, Vocation Supervisor, at 442-

3200, ext 166 for more information or to made a referral.

2 - Meredith Grant

3 - Sherry Huffman

5 - Lisa Ping

8 - Katrina Beinborn

10 - Mary Jones

16 - Clara Davis

22 - Lisa Rhodes

27 - Karla Anderson

In Recognition to our Staff -- Reaching Landmark Years of Service in 2016!

By: Michelle Nelson

40 Years of Service – WOW!!! - 1976 – It was a very GOOD YEAR!

The work history of our two 40 Years of Service staff began before Crosspoint was Crosspoint. Both worked at the Developmental Learning Center before their consolidation with the Vermilion County Mental Health Center to become the Vermilion Mental Health and Developmental Center – which became Crosspoint.

Clara Davis – Starting as an Outreach Worker with the Developmental Learning Center back in 1975, Clara’s anniversary date/ starting date with Crosspoint is recorded as June 25, 1976. Clara worked as an Infant Screener until 1987, when her position and job title changed to Case Coordinator-Infant De-velopment Specialist. Clara was promoted to Supervisor of Infant Development Services in 1989. With significant changes to the program over the last several years, Clara serves as a Developmental Therapist; providing vital services to children and their families in their homes and in the community. Though the program has downsized considerably over the years, the quality of services provided by Clara has remained top notch. Thank you Clara for your many years of dedicated service; we appre-ciate you beyond measure.

Cheryl Pichon – Starting as a Child Development Worker with DLC, Cheryl’s anniversary date/start date shows as August 2, 1976. In September of 1990 Cheryl was promoted from Developmental Technician to the new position of Supervisor of Health and Education Technicians. With a change in the clientele and programming during 1991-92, Cheryl’s job description title was changed to Supervi-sor of Day Training Technicians. Though often a quiet presence, Cheryl’s knowledge of the Day Training Program and the persons it serves is vast and her input is valued and appreciated. Her pres-ence is calming and hers is the nice voice heard on the answering service when you call Crosspoint. Thank you, Cheryl, for everything that you do, you are appreciated!

20 Years of Service

Thom Pollock – Thom came on board as Executive Director of Crosspoint on July 15, 1996.

The agency has grown in leaps and bounds during Thom’s tenure. New programs and services have been added and staff numbers have grown. Under Thom’s leadership Crosspoint has a well known presence in the community, providing quality mental health services, developmental services, domes-tic violence services, shelter for homeless women and children, childcare services, and affordable housing despite the dire situation with the budget of the State of Illinois. Thank you for your dedica-tion to Crosspoint Human Services, the staff we employ, and the people we serve.

15 Years of Service

Holly Phillips – Holly was hired April 10, 2001 as a Residential Technician. Holly transferred to PSR and became a Skills Trainer on December 3, 2012 where she has been able to learn new skills and use the ones she developed in Residential Services to help her flourish as a Skills Trainer. Holly is a valuable member of the PSR team and we appreciate her dedication to the persons we serve!

Continued on page 4

15 Years of Service continued

Linda Rudy – Linda joined the Residential program on April 10, 2001 as a technician on first shift. She was promoted to Medical Assistant in August, 2004. Linda then returned to the Residential pro-gram in January, 2006 as a Residential Technician before being promoted to her current position as a Residential Supervisor on April 18, 2013. Regardless of her role, Linda has been a valuable asset to Crosspoint Human Services and to the persons we serve. Her ability to ride the waves of change in Residential has been appreciated greatly!

Michelle Nelson – Michelle joined Crosspoint on April 10, 2001.

Ken Howard – Ken became an employee at Crosspoint on July 1, 2008; however, he has worked at the YFRC since November 8, 2001 as a Maintenance Technician. His knowledge of the Y building is invaluable and he proudly keeps it running like a fine oiled machine!

Lori Thatcher – Hired on November 27, 2001, Lori works as a Technician in our Day Training Pro-gram. Lori has a positive spirit, a friendly smile, and is an asset to Day Training as a program and the persons they serve. Thank you Lori for being a valuable member of Crosspoint!

10 Years of Service

Karla Dieu – Karla has been an employee of Crosspoint Human Services since July 1, 2008; how-ever, she has been a part time Teacher in the Early Learning Center since May 25, 2006. Only work-ing summers, Karla is rarely seen outside of the Early Learning Center, but is a huge asset and help to them while she is there!

Brenda Hays – Brenda started working at Crosspoint on January 24, 2006 as a Case Manager in Re-covery Services; on May 9, 2008, Brenda transferred to Crisis Services where she works as a Crisis Intervention Counselor. Brenda has been a consistent presence in the ever changing crisis office and often takes on the role of mentor to new staff. Her ability to roll with the flow and the changes is greatly appreciated!

Kristopher Kizer – Kris joined Crosspoint as a Maintenance Technician on June 26, 2006. Whether it’s by painting, repairing, or changing light bulbs/filters, we thank you, Kris, for being a part of the valuable team that keeps the properties of Crosspoint Human Services in great shape!

Vickie Miller – Vickie started working at Crosspoint Human Services on June 26, 2006 as a Billing Assistant in Administrative Services. Vickie has a wonderful sense of humor and a contagious smile, but, don’t let that fool you; she is a bull dog when it comes to getting insurance companies to pay the claims they owe Crosspoint. She is a valuable asset to the Administrative team, always willing to help with additional duties, and promotes the safety of the staff by taking charge of fire/weather drills and Facility Safety Surveys!

Meredith Grant - Meredith began working at Crosspoint on October 9, 2006 as a Crisis Intervention Counselor. On November 30, 2007she transferred to Recovery Services as a Case Manager. In July, 2016, Meredith transferred to Vocational Services as an Employment Specialist. Meredith is a huge asset to the team; helping them to achieve exemplary fidelity for the second year in a row and has flourished as an Employment Specialist!

Continued on page 5

Sunday

May 14th

5 Years of Service continued

Lindsay Fuentes – Lindsay was hired May 9, 2011 as a Residential Technician. Lindsay always has a positive outlook, a smile on her face, and a willingness to go the extra mile for her co-workers and persons served. She is also a valued member of the Employee Recognition Committee.

Michelle Toth – Michelle started working at Crosspoint May 12, 2011 as a Day Training Technician. Her artistic ability has brightened up the Day Training area and her art work can often be seen dis-played on the bulletin board in the main hallway at 210 Ave. C. Michelle goes above and beyond for her co-workers and persons served and she is appreciated!

Rachel Cravens – Rachel was hired June 13, 2011 as the PEACE Coordinator. On January 8, 2016, Rachel switched to the position part time as she is attending nursing school. She is a valued member of the team and has a role that is most certainly not easy. Thank you for the quality service you pro-vide to person served by Crosspoint.

Linda Lucas – Linda was hired August 30, 2011 as a legal advocate before swapping positions and becoming a care coordinator. Linda decided to retire on August 4, 2015, but has stayed on part time to fill in where needed. Whether it be in domestic violence services, transitional shelter services, or answering the phone at the front desk, we appreciate all that you do Linda!

Sandra Knauer - Sandra was hired September 19, 2011 as the MIS/IT Manager. Sandy works hard to update an outdated system, to get Avatar fully implemented, and now to bring new Accounting/HR/Payroll software on board. She is always cheerful, always willing to help, and has a contagious giggle that sometimes includes a snort! Thank you, Sandy, for everything you do to make Crosspoint more efficient!

Donna Clay – Donna was hired September 29, 2011 as an in home worker under Day Training. She now works as a Day Training Technician in a classroom. Donna is a great advocate for our persons served and is prompt to let supervisors know when something is awry. Thank you, Donna for every-thing you do!

Cher Pollock - Cher was hired December 9, 2011 as the Supervisor of Clinical and Accreditation Services at the 201 N. Hazel St. location. On February 7, 2013 she was promoted to Director of Ser-vices at the Y. Cher is passionate about the programs she serves and the staff she supervises and is a strong advocate for both. She is a strong promoter of teamwork between programs! We appreciate your positive spirit, Cher, and everything that you do!

The quality, continuity and history of service that this combination of 260 years represents are invaluable! Many, many thanks to all of you for your years of dedication to Crosspoint and the persons we serve.

Accredited By:

Council On Accreditation of Ser-

vices for Families and Children

Licensed By:

Illinois Department of Human

Services and Illinois Department

of Public Health

Crosspoint Human Services has

been serving Vermilion County

since 1980 by consolidating the

services of the Vermilion Mental

Health and Developmental Cen-

ter, incorporated in 1955, and the

Retarded Children’s Center, in-

corporated in 1964

Vision Statement

Crosspoint Human Services be-

lieves that all people should have

every opportunity to realize their

highest possible level for a pro-

ductive and health life in their

community.

Mission Statement

Crosspoint provides quality hu-

man services in a competent and

reliable fashion to individuals,

families and the community.


210 Ave C

Danville, IL 61832

Phone: (217) 442-3200

Fax: (217) 442-7460

Email: [email protected]

Emma Hutson

ELC Teacher Aide

April 6, 2017

Molly Thinnes

Recovery Services Intern

April 6, 2017

De’Borah Atcher

Residential Technician

April 20, 2017

Ke’Shara Brown


April 20, 2017

Lana Douglas


April 20, 2017

From: The Recognition Committee

Karla Anderson GOTCHA’d by Aimee Unakis, “AWESOME JOB in achieving Exemplary Fidelity this year! You

have done a wonderful job in the IPS program and the team is happy you joined us here at Crosspoint!”

Debbie Bohlen-Edenburn GOTCHA’d by Cathy Huerta, “Miss Debbie does a fantastic job in any room she is

asked to work in.”

Diana Brenneman GOTCHA’d by Aimee, Meredith and Karla, “Thank you so much for your participation in our

annual Fidelity Review. The support from PSR helped us achieve Exemplary Fidelity again this year! We appre-

ciate you!”

Meredith Grant GOTCHA’d by Aimee Unakis, “AWESOME JOB in achieving Exemplary Fidelity this year! We are

proud of the work you have done for the IPS program. Here’s to another great year!”

Franchesca Magee GOTCHA’d by Aimee, Meredith and Karla, “Thank you for your input during the Interview for

Fidelity Review. We appreciated it and you helped us be successful!”

Vicki Neal GOTCHA’d by Cathy Huerta, “Miss Vicki does a great job in the two year old room. Even at times

when it is challenging and a bit overwhelming.”

Michelle Nelson GOTCHA’d by Aimee, Meredith, and Karla, “Thank you for your input during the Fidelity Review

interviews! That ‘Three Cups of Tea’ worked!!!”

Holly Phillips GOTCHA’d by Aimee, Meredith, and Karla, “Thank you so much for your participation in our an-

nual Fidelity Review. The support from PSR helped us achieve Exemplary Fidelity again this year! We appreci-

ate you!”

Thom Pollock GOTCHA’d by Aimee, Meredith, and Karla, “Thank you for your leadership during our review year

and for helping us achieve Exemplary Fidelity again!”

Joey Smith GOTCHA’d by Aimee, Meredith, and Karla, “Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed for the Fidelity

Review. We appreciated your input and you helped us be successful!”

Nichole Waterman GOTCHA’d by Aimee, Meredith and Karla, “Thank you so much for your participation in our

annual Fidelity Review. The support from PSR helped us achieve Exemplary Fidelity again this year! We are

happy you rejoined the Crosspoint team!”

AND THE WINNER IS… MICHELLE NELSON!!!

Thank you, Michelle, and all the GOTCHA nominees, for going the “extra mile” for

Your co-workers and persons served! We appreciate you!!!! It’s not too late...there will be a winner drawn every month. So, catch a co-worker going above and beyond and Nominate them for a GOTCHA!!

Shanon Croell

Crisis Counselor

April 20, 2017

Christina Plummer

Crisis Counselor

April 20, 2017

1st Place Winner - Hannah Karis from Danville High School - $1000 scholarship

2nd Place Winner - Lexi Karuzi from Westville High School - $250 scholarship

Margaret Ward Scholarship

Award Winners

Enhancing Your Child’s Social Development Sent in by: Cindy Montgomery, Supervisor of Early Learning Center

To enhance your child’s social development further, Lawrence Balter Ph.D., child psy-

chologist and parenting expert, suggests the four strategies below.

Teach empathy: Run through different scenarios by asking your child how other people

might feel when certain things happen, and substitute different situations each time.

Explain personal space: Tell your child that it’s important for everyone to have some per-

sonal space to feel comfortable, and practice acceptable ways to interact with someone

during playtime.

Practice social overtures: Teach kids the proper way to start a conversation, get some-

one’s attention, or join a group of kids who are already playing together. These are all

situations that can be discussed and branstormed at the dinner table, or in the car on the

way to school or activities.

Go over taking turns: Sit with your child for at least an hour a day and play with him to ex-

plain what it means to wait, take turns and share.

The Employee Rec-

ognition Committee

is raffling off a pair of

cowboy boots with

flowers planted in

them for an outside

decoration. If you would like a chance

to win these boots. Please contact

Cheryl Allison at the Y or Jeanine Black

in Human Resources to enter. It’s free to

enter. Drawing will take place on Friday,

May 12. This would also make a nice

Mothers Day present.

Updates at the IPS/WRAP/PSR Corner

IPS News-

The Vocational Team had their annual Fidelity Review conducted in late March and we’re happy to

report that we achieved Exemplary Fidelity again this year! We even bested our score by 3 points

from last year. Congratulations to Meredith Grant and Karla Anderson for their awesome performance this

past year to achieve this level of recognition. They are also on track to meet their contract goals of 14 place-

ments by June 30th! Way to go team!

IPS is an evidence-based program that promotes employment as a crucial part of one’s recovery. Anyone in-

terested in working is eligible. If you know of a person served that could benefit from the program and would

like employment, please complete a referral form and submit to Aimee Unakis.

WRAP News

Aimee Unakis has been asked by Re- gion 3 WRAP Trainers to become a trainer this

Fall. Aimee became a WRAP facilitator in 2015 and a WRAP Educator in 2016.

This next step becomes the highest level of achievement as a WRAP provider.

Crosspoint is one of the few agencies in Regions 3 and 4 that have 4 facilitators who also are:

Randi Jones, Diana Brenneman and Joey Smith. Any facilitator can do individual treatment or a person

served can be referred to the weekly WRAP group which is held every 12 weeks on Fridays from 10-12. The

next set of classes begin on Friday, May 2.

WRAP is voluntary and can be self-referred or by a service provider. WRAP is an evidence-based program

and can be beneficial when added to other forms of treatment. WRAP puts the Recovery in the person’s

hands. It is a self-guided foundation that assists persons served with creating their own recovery plan. Re-

covery has NO limits and NO boundaries! If you know of a person served that could benefit from the pro-

gram, please complete a referral form and submit to Aimee Unakis.

PSR News-

The PSR Department and Vocational Departments submitted a grant in February asking for fund-

ing to create a computer lab. We got accepted for the grant and were awarded enough money to fund 5 com-

puters and a printer! The CSG room will house the computer lab and it will benefit persons served in both pro-

grams. In Vocational, this will help those in job search learn how to use a computer, create their own re-

sumes, increase typing skills, learn Microsoft Word and Excel, and complete job searches. For PSR persons

served, it will also provide the skills listed above as well as doing research for the class topics they are inter-

ested in . The team is excited for this opportunity for our persons served!

PSR teaches or re-teaches living skills an individual may have lost or never learned during their mental illness

recovery. These skills help individuals through group and individual settings to learn to become more inde-

pendent and to realize their highest potential for a productive life.

If you know of a person served that could benefit from the program, please complete a referral form and sub-

mit to Aimee Unakis.

From: Aimee Unakis

Holiday’s in 2017 when Crosspoint will be closed

Memorial Day - Monday, May 29

Independence Day - Tuesday, July 4

Labor Day - Monday, September 4

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 23

Friday after Thanksgiving - Friday, November 24

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day - December 25 & 26

Testing and Training TB Testing

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

8:45 - 9:15 am

Tuesday, May 16,2017

3:30 - 4:00 pm

In Human Resources

Dee Atcher

Shara Brown

Shannon Carey

Charlie Cargile

Shanon Croell

Roberta Cundiff

Lana Douglas

Nikki Duffy

Louquita Flowers

Brenda Hays

Ken Howard

Emma Hutson

Misty Johnson

Kris Kizer

Erica McDaniel

Linda McLaughlin

Gary Miller

Cindy Montgomery

Rhonda Parrish

Christina Plummer

Linda Rudy

Rusty Snapp

Tracy Wolfe

CPR Training


9:00 am

Group Room, 210 Ave C

Cheryl Allison

Dee Atcher

Keri Auter

Ben Bernstein

Shara Brown

Shanon Croell

Sandra Davis

Lana Douglas

Lindsay Fuentes

Emma Hutson

Rebecca Lucas

Gary Miller

Christina Plummer

Thom Pollock

Katie Richter

Linda Rudy

Rusty Snapp

Michelle Toth

First Aid Training


11:00 am

Group Room, 210 Ave C

Denise Arizpe

Dee Atcher

Keri Auter

Shara Brown

Brynn Chase

Shanon Croell

Lana Douglas

Lindsay Fuentes

Emma Hutson

Christina Plummer

Katie Richter

Linda Rudy

Taylor Vollmer

Thought for the Month

When I despair, I remember that all

through history the way of the truth

and love has always won. There have

been many tyrants and murderers and

for a time they seem invincible, but in

the end, they always fall — think of it,

always.

Mohanda K. Gandi

Civil Rights Leader

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