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Community Network Services consumers are as diverse as society itself. Mental illness does not discriminate; all our lives are touched by it in some way. There are however, some strong trends in the demographic profile of CNS consumers: 79% report having no income, with over 85% unemployed or otherwise not in the workforce. 73% of our consumers participate in our Case Management programs; 54% grapple with mood disorders; 27% with psychotic disorders; 7% with anxiety and 1.3% with substance abuse. MORE VIDEOS
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CNS has helped me in so many ways. I found the “Our House Club House” and they hooked me up with CNS. I have been able to pursue all of my dreams and met many kind people because of CNS. The Clubhouse staff are kind and caring. They have challenged me to perform at my best. I have learned important life skills because of CNS, especially at the the Clubhouse. MY CNS Case Manager, Irene Beard, I am proud to say, is one of the best Case managers at CNS. She is kind and caring and has helped me arrange housing. Judy Beltzman, vocational Specialist as CNS, has hot only been my job coach but my true friend. We have presented a Soft Skills workshop and she has helped me to become an independent Facilitator. CNS has helped me from when I was at my lowest point my life. I had reached a plateau in my recovery and the helped bring me back. Mental illness threatened to devastate my life, but because of CNS, it only strengthened me. 
- Nicole Gittlelman -
In the time that I have been coming to CNS I really found that CNS lives up to their name. They helped me and I found them to be very kind people. I was living in a crowded family home situation of 6 – 8 people. There were people sleeping on the couch and on the recliner. it was not a good place to raise a one-year old child. My son’s mother had just died and because of my past problems nobody thought I could be a good father. My probation officer, my teachers (from parenting a anger management classes) backed me up in what I was trying to do for my son. With the support of my case manager, peer counselor and my psychiatrist I stayed on my medication, kept my appointments and took care of my business. The housing specialist helped me apply for a security deposit and I was able to find a safe place for me and my son to live. The staff at CNS are the captain of my ship.
- Gary Phillips
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When I came to CNS in 2005 I had been sober for seven months. I had never been on medication for my mental illness before and had self-medicated on alcohol and drugs. Because I was homeless and had nowhere to go I was living in a recovery house. After living in ¾ recovery housing for two years I was ready for independent living. My case manager referred me to the housing department to assist with the transition. The housing specialist provided me with resources to achieve this goal and I was approved for a housing subsidy that paid a portion of my rent. within two years I was able to relocate and pay my rent without subsidized assistance. without the assistance of the CNS housing department I would never have been able to live independently.
- Jean Olshefsky
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Since the age of five, I had lived a life filled with diagnosis, medication, treatments, and labels. By December of 1998 after bouncing from person to person and place to place, I found myself homeless and in desperate need of help. After recognizing that I needed professional treatment, I made my way to Community Network Services. There I was evaluated and sent to a local inpatient facility for intensive treatment and services. while there, I was prescribed an anti-psychotic ,and, for the first time, I began to experience some relief from my psychiatric symptoms.
As I continued my recovery, I first rented a room from a room and board owner, then assumed a managerial position at that home and began to rent out the rooms for the landlord and manage the property. In the midst of managing this home, I acquired a second job as a waiter and used the savings from both to purchase my own home. by applying good business sense, I made choices that allowed me to purchase four more additional properties that I have rented as well..
Keeping my recovery on track, I maintained my relationship with Community Network Services. Because I desired to help people who had once been like myself, I was offered a accepted a position as a part-time driver with the Young Adult Program and then received training to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist. Today, I work full-time at CNS as a CPSS on CSMD where I willingly meet consumers where they are to help them get to where they want to go! I credit the support I received from my grandmother as my motivation and encouragement and am driven by the love I had for her, that I now so readily share with the people I work with.
- Paul Lyons
Why CNS
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Who we are
A private, non-profit, human services agency, CNS employs over 200 professionals, paraprofessionals and support staff who deliver services to more than 4,500 consumers each year.
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