Vol 22/Issue 2
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
FEB.
CHAMBER MATTERS 2024
Rooster Booster, sponsored by RiverValley Behavioral Health featuring Minority Business Panel The Chamber will host its Rooster Booster breakfast this Thursday, February 1 at 7:30 a.m. at the (270) 926-1860 by noon on Wednesday, January 31. Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street). The program is sponsored by RiverValley Behavioral Health. This Rooster Booster program will include a Minority Business Panel discussion. COST IN ADVANCE: $15 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members. Reserve your spot now at www.chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office at COST AT THE DOOR: $20 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members.
Minority Business Panel
TICY COX K AHAWA
Mental health is an integral component of overall health and wellbeing, affecting our daily lives and underpinning individual and communal abilities to make decisions, build relationships and shape the world we live in. Since 1967, RiverValley Behavioral Health has strived to provide vital behavioral health services that fit the ever-growing needs of the community we serve and to ensure everyone has timely access to the highest quality of care. Our Community Mental Health Center serves the Green River region of Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Ohio, McLean, Union and Webster counties. For more than five decades, RVBH has been a staple in the community, offering a full range of behavioral services and supports, including substance use treatment, and services for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The full continuum of care we provide includes evidenced-based services and promising practices that are person-centered and traumainformed delivered by caring and nurturing staff. With 36 accredited programs in 25 locations, RiverValley Behavioral Health’s dedication to access and expansion of highquality care has led to the creation of 100 new jobs since 2020 and five new programs in 2023, including a men’s residential treatment center, a recovery community center, two gender-specific recovery housing programs, and a drop-in wellness and service navigation concierge located in the heart of downtown Owensboro.
During 2024, RiverValley Behavioral Health will complete and unveil an amazing $10 million renovation of the historic Cigar Factory Building and expand its treatment and recovery housing services to three more locations in the region. These are all part of our steadfast dedication to wellness, community development and social entrepreneurship. “We are incredibly honored to serve our community and take pride in the growth and development RiverValley has seen throughout 2023. As we look forward to 2024, we are enthusiastic about expanding on these initiatives in the coming year and beyond,” stated Dr. Wanda Figueroa-Peralta, President & CEO of RVBH. “Our heartfelt thanks go to our community and the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce for their unwavering support, which empowers us to persist in our mission to enhance the wellbeing of the communities we serve.”
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